What chess book are you reading right now?

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13th June 2009, 11:42pm
#141
by kco
Perth Australia
Member Since: Jun 2008
Member Points: 7055

haha erikido23n you sound like just like me, yeah I got too many books, haven't read them all, I even got Art of the Middlegame too, currently reading Anatoly Karpov's Best Games (from the library) is interesting.

16th June 2009, 01:18am
#142
by chesscrazy018
bangalore India
Member Since: Jun 2009
Member Points: 36

Can anyone plss suggest me the best chess books for Beginners!!

16th June 2009, 03:18am
#143
by kco
Perth Australia
Member Since: Jun 2008
Member Points: 7055

Well alot people keep saying 'idiot Guide to Chess' and 'Chess for Dummies' and I think ' Alpha Teach Yourself Chess in 24hrs' is good.

16th June 2009, 03:31am
#144
by NM Reb
Lisbon Portugal
Member Since: Sep 2007
Member Points: 4042

Currently I am working on Viktor Moskalenko's " The Dynamic French "

16th June 2009, 04:17am
#145
by chesteroz
Melbourne Australia
Member Since: Apr 2009
Member Points: 81

Chesscrazy asks:"Can anyone suggest me the best chess books for beginners"

While I haven't read those suggested by kco, "Guide to good chess by CJS Purdy" (12th printing  or later) is very highly regarded and very modestly priced. Well worth considering.

16th June 2009, 04:48am
#146
by arthurdavidbert
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan United States
Member Since: Mar 2009
Member Points: 231

"The Everything Chess Basics Book" is endorsed by the U. S. Chess Federation.Cool

16th June 2009, 07:35am
#147
by erikido23
United States
Member Since: Sep 2007
Member Points: 972
Reb wrote:

Currently I am working on Viktor Moskalenko's " The Dynamic French "


 I have that one too.  More because I was looking for new ideas as white...It is kind of hard for me to follow at times(I am not sure which line he is on at times)

16th June 2009, 07:51am
#148
by NM Reb
Lisbon Portugal
Member Since: Sep 2007
Member Points: 4042
erikido23 wrote:
Reb wrote:

Currently I am working on Viktor Moskalenko's " The Dynamic French "


 I have that one too.  More because I was looking for new ideas as white...It is kind of hard for me to follow at times(I am not sure which line he is on at times)


 I play the french from both sides so any new french book by a reputable player/author I usually snap up. This book has already caught my serious attention by having some new ideas against lines I have trouble with.

16th June 2009, 08:03am
#149
by RazaAdeel
Lahore Pakistan
Member Since: Jun 2008
Member Points: 386

Bent Larson's "good move guide". A bit of difficult for me, but its a great book becasue all it has got is test positions about combinations,planning,endgame and match the masters!

16th June 2009, 10:04am
#150
by arthurdavidbert
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan United States
Member Since: Mar 2009
Member Points: 231

I've switched to "The Everything Chess Basics Book, which is endorsed by the U. S. Chess Federation.Cool

16th June 2009, 10:13am
#151
by NM ozzie_c_cobblepot
United States
Member Since: Feb 2008
Member Points: 3725

In the past week I've been reading "Clash of the Titans" which is about the 1990 K-K New York/Lyons match.

16th June 2009, 05:06pm
#152
by erikido23
United States
Member Since: Sep 2007
Member Points: 972
Reb wrote:
erikido23 wrote:
Reb wrote:

Currently I am working on Viktor Moskalenko's " The Dynamic French "


 I have that one too.  More because I was looking for new ideas as white...It is kind of hard for me to follow at times(I am not sure which line he is on at times)


 I play the french from both sides so any new french book by a reputable player/author I usually snap up. This book has already caught my serious attention by having some new ideas against lines I have trouble with.


 I am thinking about starting to play the french as black as well(at the moment I exclusively play the hyper-accelerated dragon).  But, I am working more on getting my responses to 1.d4 down

17th June 2009, 01:33pm
#153
by Vynas
Grevenmacher Luxembourg
Member Since: Jun 2009
Member Points: 28

I'm instantly trying to get through the endgame book of the Polgars.

18th June 2009, 06:26am
#154
by arthurdavidbert
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan United States
Member Since: Mar 2009
Member Points: 231

I'm going to take time out and study the section of "Silman's Complete Endgame Course: From Beginner to Master" for my level of player.Cool

19th June 2009, 06:41am
#155
by tommmas
Bratislava Slovakia
Member Since: Nov 2008
Member Points: 7

Mark Dvoretsky- School of chess excellence 2- Tactical play

19th June 2009, 07:51am
#156
by ericmittens
London, ON Canada
Member Since: Sep 2007
Member Points: 1851

Currently I'm revamping my white repertoire for the Canadian Open Chess Championship. Books I am using are:

Grandmaster Repertoire 1.d4 by Boris Avrukh

Openings for White According to Kramnik Vol 1-4 by Alexander Khalifman

19th June 2009, 08:30am
#157
by arthurdavidbert
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan United States
Member Since: Mar 2009
Member Points: 231

Now I'm going back to "The Everything Chess Basics Book".Cool

21st June 2009, 02:06pm
#158
by NM tonydal
United States
Member Since: Oct 2007
Member Points: 4393
LostCauseOne wrote:

Right now am going through "Chess Marches On" by Reuben Fine. I found a great old copy of it a couple of weeks ago in Portland. Published in 1945 and as Reuben put it.. "a vivid record of chess activities in the leading centers of the world."

I am playing through a Keres vs Botvinnik where Botvinnik trashes him in a Nimzo in 22 moves... great stuff...


Funny you should mention that one!...I found my copy at a library book sale (had never even heard of it).  Published between VE and VJ day (and it kinda looked like it had been through a war)...one of the best parts was the gung-ho "On to Japan" tone of the notes in places--where do you ever find anything like that in a chess book?!  A slew of great games from the world over as well...

21st June 2009, 02:07pm
#159
by NM tonydal
United States
Member Since: Oct 2007
Member Points: 4393
jchurch5566 wrote:

Kasparov's, "My Great Predecessors"


Which one?

21st June 2009, 02:11pm
#160
by NM tonydal
United States
Member Since: Oct 2007
Member Points: 4393
ozzie_c_cobblepot wrote:

In the past week I've been reading "Clash of the Titans" which is about the 1990 K-K New York/Lyons match.


The greatest match ever! (unfortunately though, I think that's the one by Keene).

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