Let's see how long it takes for someone to recommend a Jeremy Silman book
1590 standart player looking for books.
Let's see how long it takes for someone to recommend a Jeremy Silman book
Do you not like Silman's books? And in the interest of full disclosure I LOVED Silman's 'The Amateur's Mind" but did not care for his Endgame book as much as everyone else did.
I think his stuff is great. In the early 90s, "My System" by Nimsowitsch was the book everyone recommended, but Silman's "How to Reassess your Chess" came out and it became the best book by far...though I prefer more aggressive books like "Art of Attack in Chess" by Vukovic or books on games like the big book of Tal's games.
http://www.chess.com/blog/NimzoRoy/endgame-books
http://www.chess.com/blog/NimzoRoy/beginner-chess-book-recommendations (not just strictly for beginners!)
What's wrong with Silman's Complete Endgame Course?
I just never liked the "by rating" lay out. I like Nunn's Understanding Chess Endings and the Lev Alburt Endings book. But on the flip side when I was a premium member here I went through Silman's Chess Mentor Courses on Pawn Endings and then Rook Endings and they were SUPERB!! Silman's ability to explain things is almost without equal. (although I think Nunn is UNDERrated in this regard) I just didn't like the structure of Silman's endgame book.
My System, Reassess your Chess, My 60 Memorable Games, Art of Attack. I could probably list about 30 more books but these are what first come to mind.
Let's see how long it takes for someone to recommend a Jeremy Silman book
Moves came a bit insticntive to me till i read his books which are good but the way it is written is like a rule book. Put this way it was like a rule of how to turn the page. Somtimes you just need to simply things that are simple.
"Captain Underpants" a series by Dav Pilkey.
These books will teach you everything you need to know to annihilate your opponents. I'm actually not joking, it's fascinating how the Capt. faces off against villains and refuses to accept authority.
"Captain Underpants" a series by Dav Pilkey.
These books will teach you everything you need to know to annihilate your opponents. I'm actually not joking, it's fascinating how the Capt. faces off against villains and refuses to accept authority.
Man little man already think he is tough if he reads this he will think he is invincible! Problem his friends have this also.
The Mammoth Book of the World's Grestest Chess Games and 1000 Best of the Best are my recommendations for games collections.
Read in this order:
1) Predator on the chessboard
2) Ameteur's mind by Silman
3) How to Reassess your chess
Read in this order:
1) Predator on the chessboard
2) Ameteur's mind by Silman
3) How to Reassess your chess
I think the 2nd is better than the 3rd.
http://www.chess.com/blog/NimzoRoy/endgame-books
http://www.chess.com/blog/NimzoRoy/beginner-chess-book-recommendations (not just strictly for beginners!)
Who would you call beginners (rating wise)?
http://www.chess.com/blog/NimzoRoy/endgame-books
http://www.chess.com/blog/NimzoRoy/beginner-chess-book-recommendations (not just strictly for beginners!)
Who would you call beginners (rating wise)?
Well first of all by "beginner" I don't mean someone who just learned how the pieces move necessarily but offhand I'd say anyone who can't readily ID concepts such as the Lucena Position (and win when they achieve it), Triangulation, Near and Distant Opposition, draws by triple repetition, when Bishops are superior to Kts and vice versa and so on is a beginner IMHO regardless of their rating and considering how inflated the ratings are around here I'm not sure what the cutoff is but my beginner book list includes books appropriate for tyros and for players rated up to 1800 or even higher if they're interested in a book on the list I don't think it would be a waste of their time to check it out.
im looking for good chess books to strenght up my overall gameplay. if you could suggest tactics, strategy, endings and games compilations books it would be very appreciated.