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t_taylor

Okay, my tactics have gotten worse lately ( went from 1200+ TT to

t_taylor

I just lost my whole comment:(

t_taylor

What book shoud I buy? Yaser Seirawain's winning chess tactics, Martin Weteschnik's understanding chess tactics, Invisible Moves(helping to fix blind spots), John Nunn chess tactics,

t_taylor

Dan Heismasn also has a book on improving your thought process

Stormstout

Yasser Seirawan - Winning Chess Tactics, great book. Also read this article:

http://www.chess.com/article/view/chess-tactics--definitions-and-examples

mldavis617

My answer is a bit more analytical.  I would suggest that you first make sure you are recording your games.  Then go back over the games you LOST (won games seldom tell you much) and analyze them.  You can do that with an engine (many free on the internet are plenty good), or with a stronger player.  Find out what your main weaknesses are - is it pawn structure, hanging pieces, endgame, combinations, etc.  Then decide what book(s) will help you with that weakness.  "Tactics" covers a lot of area.  Be specific in what you need help with.

t_taylor

@storms tout...thanks for the link:-) I am not very good at analyzing my games, so I don't do it much:( regurgitated advice is still helpful. Guess what? OK just got back from the library with logical chess move by move, by Irving Chernev; How to improve your chess, by Fred Reinfeld and I.A. Horowitz + bagful of books for 3.00!!! I am stoked:-)

InfiniteFlash

chesstempo.com

playing actual games (OTB games) and trying to learn tactics from them in analysis if you miss something.

chess.com live long/standard games----> analyze after

 

all of these are good tools.

335394862

i agree chesstempo.com works well

00bil

i found seirawan's books pretty good, got most of em, i wouldn't say its worth buying 'winning chess openings', no real in depth coverage. personally i like the chess openings wikibooks but there are a lot of gaps. i also like the chess puzzle type books, they can be good for improving tactics/vision. i find my main problem with chess isn't seeing the tactics, which i can do a lot of times, it;s simply that i lose a lot of games with 1 or 2 stupid moves because my concentration goes, even when i'm ahead at points, and its been like that for years.

Mandy711

I recommend     Tactics Time! 1001 Chess Tactics from the Games of Everyday Chess.

http://www.amazon.com/kindle-store/dp/B009TBYA7U

t_taylor

I am leaning towards Yasser Seirawan's winning chess tactics...I also need to analyze my games

@00bil I lost a won game today cause of a couple stupid mistakes

t_taylor

I ordered Yasser Seirawan's book winning chess tactics, but received winning chess endings by Seirawann instead...I messaged seller and they promptly refunded money. I get to keep book for free:-) Gotta love it.

Stormstout

Lucky you, that book is also great :)

DiogenesDue

My System - Aron Nimzowitsch

t_taylor

I think My System may be too advanced for my teeny chess brain

DiogenesDue

Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess, then :)...always a classic.

Moyuba

the Martin Weteschnik book is really great. there is a newer edition out called chess tactics from scratch which i would say is the one to go for. 

Astrocloud

Capablanca's a Primer of Chess is made for beginners. The beginning may be too elementary (discussing how the pieces move) but the later chapter on Chess Maxims is very useful. 

Ruby-Fischer

Chess Mentor on here is better than any book.