Books to start with

Hello everyone, I've got a library of chess books, suposedly good books, but I don't know where to begin with and I thought maybe someone could help. At the beggining I was mostly interested in endgame books, but to reach a good engame postion midlegame is also required, so I guess I´ll be studying both parts at the same time. Here is a list of the books I have:

Alexander Kotov - Play like a Grandmaster

Alexander Kotov - Think like a Grandmaster

Alexander Kotov - Train like a Grandmaster

Aron Nim. - My system

Aron Nim. - Chess Praxis

Bernd Rosen - Chess endgame training

Dvoretsky - Endgame manual

Fundamental chess endings

Garry's Kasporov greatest chess games (2 vol.)

Dan Heisman - The elements of positional evaluation

Jacob Aagaard - Exceling at chess

Jacob Aagaard - Practical chess defense

Jeremy Silman - How to reasses your chess

Jonh Null - Tactical chess endings

Jonh Null - Chess endings (2 volumen)

Jose Raul Capablanca - Chess fundamentals

Dvoretsky - School of chess excelence endgame analysis

Nick de fierman - Modern chess openings

Silman's complete endgame course

The amateur mind turning chess misconceptions into mastery

Yursupov training books, boost your chess 1 and 2, built up your chess 1, 2 and 3, chess lessons

and Yasser Seirawan books (winning...)

Personaly, I think it is a good idea to start with My system and Silman's complete endgame course. But I would like to complement the endgame study with maybe Dvoretsky endgame manual (seems to have a lot of information, but I don't really feel comfortable with the way it is explained), John Null endgame volumes (maybe), Bernd Rosen chess endagame training and Yusupov's boost your chess. 

Any suggestions?? As you can see i am an intermediate player (around 1400-1500 blitz rated). I want to be helped, so if you want to ask me something in order to have more information about me and be able to give me a more accurated answer, feel free to ask anything.

Thanks!

I recommend Capablanca, Chess Fundamentals. Then My System and the chapters up through one level above your current rating in Siman's Endgame Course.

Wow ! You bought a lot of books before asking yourself what you were going to do with them !

I would recommend keeping only a handful of them (maybe 4-5), sell the others and enter 2-3 OTB tournaments with the money you've collected.

Ziryab : Thanks, I have to admit that at a first glance at Capablanca's book I didn't pay much attention due to its small size and that it started with "mate with rook and king", but I have taken a deeper look and seems not to be just for that level

hicetnunc: I haven't bought them yet, that is one of the reasons I wanted to know good opinios before wasting my money in useless material. I am not interested in OTB tournaments yet, I don't think I am ready. But I will be interested in a future, thanks!

Ah, then I would recommend to start with Capablanca's book.

But you're missing game collections in the library !

richie_and_oprah: Ok, 2 points for Capablanca 

hicetnunc: Am I? Well, then you are mostly welcome to suggest new ones 

You've probably already been to Heisman's website but just in case:

http://danheisman.home.comcast.net/~danheisman/Events_Books/General_Book_Guide.htm#anthologies

Ok, here is my suggestion : Reti's Masters of the Chessboard

I started with Capas books then later on studied master games to get acquainted with how they think at play (middle games and what openings they play ex: Fischer M60MG, Petrosian, Spassky 300 best games, Karpov 300 games) Since youve got Kasparovs book then i suggest you study his games Igor Stohl is certainly great at analysing Kapsys games. Youll notice an improvement in your games.gluck

hicetnunc: Ok, If you think it is worth it, I will try it ;)

konhidras: About annotated books, I don't understand how to study them. Do I reproduce the match in a board reading the coments? or do I have to think what I would have done in every single case? or what?? Thanks!

The books of Dr.Tarrash are worth too.

I agree with ziryab. Read capablanca, silmans endgame and my system.

I'm reading Silman's Endgame Course right now and I really like it, especially how it's organised. Much more enjoyable than your average endgame book.

Is Capablanca's "Fundamentals" that good? I've heard many good things about it and am wondering about getting one.

Also, while "My System" has an undisputable reputation, I've heard that some concepts in it are a bit outdated? I'm not on the level to judge that myself though.

Well, I've kinda finished Silman's Endgame Course up to the and including "B" Class material, so I think I'll pass on the remaining content so far (after I read "Endgames for Pleasure" chapter, because that looks like fun). I'm thinking about reading Stean's "Simple Chess" next. Meanwhile I'm looking at 2-3 games in "500 Master Games" by Tartakower's daily, usually in the opening I'm currently interested in.

But still, is Capablanca's "Chess fundamentals" good? And also, what kind of book is that? Because I'm not in the mood for a "general" book on chess :P

Agood essay on learning is abook by Patrick Wolf Chess for idiots

Yes, after Capablanca's book, or maybe at the same time I want to start with a book of endgame (probably silman's) and another of midlegame (I though of my system because everyone says it is a must read, but I also had in mind think and play like a grandmaster). 

If my system is for higher level players, should I start reading another midlegame book? or just give it a try anyway?

Ok :D

If you're looking for a book that's a lot of fun to read, and primarily aimed at helping you find killer mating patterns, I highly recommend "How to Beat Your Dad at Chess" by Murray Chandler

The capablanca book is indeed very good and the e+chess version is great and you get it for free as an introduction to the series.