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8th February 2008, 08:19am
#1
by LEE2000
Deep Run, NC United States
Member Since: Oct 2007
Member Points: 100

If you could buy ONE chess book and ONE chess book only, to go from an  intermediate or average player to advanced, which ONE would you buy?

tks, lee 


8th February 2008, 08:27am
#2
by elcomandante66
Portugal
Member Since: Oct 2007
Member Points: 1249
Depends which kind of book you want. If you want an opening book(if so ,depends on the openings you want to explore),midllegame book or endgame book.
8th February 2008, 07:56pm
#3
by rgp89
New Jersey United States
Member Since: Jan 2008
Member Points: 676
A good and hard question to answer!
8th February 2008, 08:17pm
#4
by Unbeliever
United States
Member Since: Nov 2007
Member Points: 1119
Understanding Chess: Move by Move.  It has opening theory, tactics, attacking principles, sacrificial principles, and endgame principles (basic), as well as wonderful annotated grandmaster level games.
8th February 2008, 09:07pm
#5
by LEE2000
Deep Run, NC United States
Member Since: Oct 2007
Member Points: 100
Thank you Mr. Unbeliever.  I just ordered off of Alibris and got a first edition first printing.  Yea!  I am a book nut.  Look forward to reading it and then a challenge.  It will be like Darth Vader vs Luke Skywalker.  lol :-)   Thanks again...   lee
12th July 2008, 07:03pm
#6
by jamesblackburn
Edmonton, Alberta Canada
Member Since: Jun 2008
Member Points: 1
I recently asked this very same question of a great chess player in my town - his recommendation was "Logical Chess: Move by Move" by Irving Chernev.  So far I can see why he recommends it - it's fantastic! 
12th July 2008, 07:41pm
#7
by Badenstein
Ohio United States
Member Since: Jun 2008
Member Points: 42

The Amateur Mind,  by  Jeremy Silman

 

Without a doubt.


12th July 2008, 08:07pm
#8
by goldendog
beertopia United States
Member Since: May 2008
Member Points: 2272

Logical Chess may be great for getting, or rather helping,  one to intermediate stage but for advancing beyond that...not really. Understanding Chess Move by Move picks up at this point in the same vein.

Amateur's Mind followed by How to Reassess your Chess seems sensible.

 Pawn Structure Chess by Soltis might be very helpful too. 


 
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