8 Best Chess Books for 1000 Rated Players

Once a player reaches a 1000 rating, improving without proper resources becomes difficult. Many players start studying from random chess books, which will not help them to improve faster. 

The way to choose the books is to ask your chess coach. Your coach will help you to provide the proper material. The coach knows all the strengths and weaknesses of students.

We have listed the 8 best chess books for 1000-rated players, which will eventually help you to become a stronger chess player. 

As usual, we recommend you buy 1 or 2 books at a time and study them properly. Once you have finished the book, purchase another one.

Best Chess Books for 1000 Rated Players

Following are some of the best chess books. All the links will redirect you to the Amazon store. Also, all the recommended ratings 

1- My system

My system is a complete solution for a chess player to learn chess fundamentals. Learning chess fundamentals will be effective in the long term. You should know three principles of chess, how to find weaknesses, piece value, etc.

My system is one of the best-selling chess books in the world. Originally written by Aron Nimzowitsch in German language, later translated into the English language. 

Currently, this book is sold by Quality Chess and available on all the chess stores and websites.

2- Chess Pattern Recognition for Beginners

Pattern Recognition is useful when you get a worse position and also when you get a winning position. There are certain patterns in chess, such as the Lucena position and lasker’s sacrifice, which you should know as a beginner.

This book will look at basic chess patterns and also some advanced-level patterns.

This book is recommended for 1000-1500-rated players.

3- Back to Basics: Chess Openings

Learning thousands of chess opening variations can be time-consuming for beginners. Beginner chess players needed an understanding and basic knowledge of chess openings. They don’t need to go into depth. For this, this book comes as a rescue.

In this book, Carsten Hansen mentioned basic opening principles, pawn play, How to decide openings, various types of openings, etc.

After studying this book, you will get your thoughts cleared about chess openings. This book is recommended for 800-1400 chess players.

4- How to Study Chess on Your Own

I suggested this book in many previous articles. No doubt this book is best suitable for everyone. For 1000-rated chess players, this might not be needed. But I strongly believe in having this book in your library. It will help you from time to time. 

Once you reach a certain level, you can again read this book and choose different material to study.

GM Davorin explained everything you need to learn chess on your own. Not all players can afford the luxury of hiring a chess coach, or even some players don’t seem able to find a good chess coach. For those players, this book can be a game-changer.

5- Chess Opening Names: The Fascinating & Entertaining History Behind the First Few Moves

This is an audiobook presented by author Nathan Rose. In this book, he explained 50 openings and their origin. This is a completely different chess book than usual chess books. 

Knowing chess history will surely improve your love of chess. 

This audiobook is a brisk, enjoyable addition to any chess player’s library. Prepare to be surprised, amazed, amused, and informed. 

6- New in Chess Magazine

New in Chess magazine is the world’s most popular chess magazine. This magazine is distributed all over the world via offline and paperback modes. 

Recently chesscom acquired Play Magnus, and New in Chess was a part of Play Magnus Group. Hence, now new in chess is owned by chesscom.

New in Chess magazine will help you to keep updated with the latest chess news and information. All of the articles are written by top chess authors or Grandmasters.

New in Chess magazine is a chess magazine that costs less than $15 for an issue. The yearly plan, which consists of 8 magazines, costs around $99. 

7- Practical Chess Endings: With Modern Chess Notation

Written by Paul Keres, Practical Chess Endings is one of the wholesome chess books to study chess endgames. Paul covered all the endgame positions and techniques that are sufficient for beginners and intermediate chess players.

This book is easy to study without any deep thought. Another recommendation is 100 Endgames You Must Know.

8- How To Beat Anyone At Chess

Sometimes titles can be misleading. Studying this book will not make you a grandmaster but will definitely help you to beat chess players similar to your level.

You will learn how to play classic games by using some techniques.

This book is recommended for 800-1200-rated players. 

The above 8 books are perfect for 1000-rated players. If you want to prepare openings, I would highly recommend 3 resources.

1- Chesscom videos - For players rated 1000, the most important factor to consider is to learn basic tactics and basic opening. Chesscom is the best way to learn the basics of chess openings.

2- ChessMood - Chessmood is a video course platform where you will find hundreds of hours of material. They have two types of memberships from which you can learn everything. It's a one-stop solution for your chess needs.

3- Youtube Videos - Channels like Hanging Pawns are creating a lot of valuable content and you can learn chess openings from YouTube. The only problem is you will not find a systematic way on YouTube.

This article was written by FM Nikhil Dixit and Originally published on the Chess Article website

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