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SerbianChessStar
Are there any books that teach u how to analyse better?
There are a couple like Secrets of Practical chess and Think like a grandmaster but what do you guys prefer?
Its my bullet rating
theoreticalboy
You're probably running out of book-based thread topics now, so may I suggest you go to 'Books I definitely won't buy,' 'Books I probably wouldn't buy, but may borrow from the library if they have a copy,' and then perhaps 'Books that have nothing to do with chess that I might buy at the same time I buy books about chess, in the hope that they might supplement my intellectual development enough to allow mye to absorb the chess-based material better.'
Seriously though, this is a fine topic, and I'm glad someone raised it, but you made it a third topic about books for you to buy in two days?
Yes because I want to know what people think of in different "topic" of chess in books
Archaic71
I would be more inclined to get a few good GM game collection books that are well annotated to work on calculation, especially if you can play through them with an engine running.
hicetnunc
What do you call analyzing ? Is it post-mortem, or thinking during the game ?
Sorry i ment thinking during the game, how to think of candidate moves etc..
Well, there are many methods, but I don't think you really need a book here, as most of it comes with experience, and as your level of play increases, most of the thinking is done subsconsciously anyway...
In a nutshell :
Ah, and as Nunn and Tisdall have rightly pointed out, the Kotov's tree of analysis method just doesn't work, so you don't really need his famous book
electricpawn
I've seen a number of "check list" style analysis systems, but I've never seen one that includes, "I don't have a plan, how can I improve my worst piece?" I think this is an excellent step, and I think I will employ this method during games on a trial basis.
Estragon
TLAG is a bit advanced for you - and contains some flawed premises like the "tree of analysis" approach mentioned by hicetnunc above.
The simpler version is to 1) check what your opponent's last move or two is trying to do, is there a threat? or an opportunity? 2) visualize what you want to do, how you want your pieces to be placed if you could just put them where you wished, and then see if there is a plan to get them to those positions efficiently 3) make sure your candidate move or moves conform to basic principles, or have a good reason why they need not 4) look for what your opponent's move or two may have weakened, most moves have some drawbacks, what are his?
One thing from TLAG that does work is: analyze each variation in a tactical sequence only once. If you keep going over the same lines you will just waste clock time and not get closer to a decision. Check the line you choose once before playing the move, but only for something simple you may have missed.
And a caution about "analyzing" in general. Unless you are in a very forcing tactical sequence, it will quickly become impossible to analyze the possibilities thoroughly. Analyze to look for hidden threats for both sides, but make your moves based on principled considerations. You will win far more games in the long run by making good moves more quickly than by burning time trying to find the perfect move.
M8_you_lose
What I'd do is just forget about books, and see the most forcing lines or train tactics. But don't don't take my word for it, I'm just a 1300 :(
chessmaster102
I have think like a grandmaster on pdf I can send it to you whenever you want it.
But that's a copyright breach, right ?
idk I I've done it before if its illegal i'll stop but i havent gotten a warning or anything.
Shall we call Anova (owners of Batsford chess books rights) to check if they enforce their copyrights or just stop advertising the .pdf ?
Anova Books Group LimitedThe Old Magistrates Court 10 Southcombe StreetLondon W14 0RA United Kingdom
phone: (+44) 020 7605 1400 fax: (+44) 020 7605 1401 email: customerservices@anovabooks.com
ok ill stop from now on
You can download PDF's who cares your not the first person to download anything illegal.. probably the billionth person to do so.
lol
Sorry, but I do care : piracy is just killing the chess book publishing industry...
It is a terrible problem for publishing in general. Unfortunately there is no practical solution in an age of these digital interwebs.
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