Hello everyone!

I am looking for a book that is going to help me improve my playing and my rating ! I found these books, which I think can help me ! But I can get ONLY ONE ! Which of them do you suggest me ? Which of the chapters that are involved in them (endgame, tactics etc) do you think will help me improve my rating faster ? And just to give you some informations about me, I am a ~1430 player, but my rating performances are most times oner 1500. And I am playing a lot !!

There is the list with the books :

1.Turning Advantage into Victory in Chess: Algebraic Notation

2.Essential Chess Endings: The Tournament Player's Guide

3.Improve Your Chess Now

4.What It Takes to Become a Chess Master

5.Secrets of Practical Chess (New Enlarged Edition)

6.Improve Your Chess Tactics: 700 Practical Lessons & Exercises

I recommend this one:

7) How to Stop Playing Bullet Games (Second Edition)

I haven't read any of the above, but I would highly recommend this book. It will totally change the way you think about chess.

After analyzing 6 of your games, it seems clear that you should read and study, "My System" by Aaron

Nimzowistch. As a recommendation you will find that every strong player today has read this book.

Thank you all guys, but can you please choose one book of the above

I would recommend that you purchase, "Essential Chess Endings: The Tournament Player's Guide.

In most players cases it is best to improve their chess by studying the game from back to front. In other words it is better to begin with the endgame.

There are 5 visualization pattern recognition techniques. One of them is endgame visualization pattern recognition.

Number 3. Improve your chess now

You should get these

And maybe one of these

Not to hijack the thread, but the image is so small that I can't make out the author. Could you mention the full title and author, please?

Yes, can you please write the title ?

I agree with many of the posts here (except grass hopper's). My System is a must. What it Takes to Become a Chess Master is also very good. Take your time and go through the examples and quizes slowly and you'll really learn a lot. Soltis knows what he's doing. Either one of those are a winner.

Beteween essential chess endings, What it takes to become a chess master, and Improve your chess now,

which do you think will help me improve my rating-playing faster ?

apostolis1 wrote:

OldChessDog wrote:

I agree with many of the posts here (except grass hopper's). My System is a must. What it Takes to Become a Chess Master is also very good. Take your time and go through the examples and quizes slowly and you'll really learn a lot. Soltis knows what he's doing. Either one of those are a winner.

Beteween essential chess endings, What it takes to become a chess master, and Improve your chess now,

which do you think will help me improve my rating-playing faster ?

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You are polling your posters to narrow your choice. It is a good strategy, but it can also backfire because every brain learns differently. Educators have learned from experience that in order to teach many students you need a basket of teaching tools.

Get one of the books - any one - and spend the time with it that you are devoting to the choice.

Ok ! I am between 2,3 and 4 ! Can you who have already read the "Improve your chess" and "What it takes to become a chess master" tell me what are the differences between those books ? Or, if you have read only one, tell me your opininon about it and for which rating do you suggest it !

Out of the ones you are selecting from in your original post, 6 is probably your best choice.

its a tough question. People are only going on your posted rating. I guess it depends on what you think your principal weaknesses are that are holding you back at this stage of your development and with the type of games you play (fast, slow), and what you want to work on. Do you want to work on endgames? Have you examined the contents of these books and does one of them speak to you louder or softer than the others?

I have no knowledge of any of those books so I can't comment on them, or most chess books. Those are all too advanced for me. 

Sorry that was the only image I could find at the time.. Here's the details:

Better Chess (Teach Yourself Sports & Games) [Paperback]

William R. Hartston (Author)

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