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Books for 1700 elo
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Dec 25, 2024
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Good topic. Probably the best free classic is Capablanca's Chess Fundamentals via ForwardChess.
IMO, the best new resource on the market is Jesus De La Villa's 50 Mistakes You Should Know. I'm currently reading it, and the content is well-written for improvers, which I would define as 1100 to 1800-level players. If you are a 2000+ level player, you probably are looking for other books in this New In Chess series (like Erwich 100 Tactical Patterns or 100 Endgames You Should Know).
You need to know a few things to get into 50 Mistakes, but the text is simple and comes in bite- sized chunks.
Dec 25, 2024
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#5
Honestly, instead of books much easier to buy a course on chessable or chessly. Books are much harder to learn from because you just use up more energy reading instead of listening or watching.
Dec 25, 2024
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CheessLordeX wrote:
Honestly, instead of books much easier to buy a course on chessable or chessly. Books are much harder to learn from because you just use up more energy reading instead of listening or watching.
than why do the creators of thous courses right books as well?
i read books so I am biassed in the favor of books.
There are hunderds of good books. I have around 150 books in PDF, if you're interested in one of them, I can send you via WeTransfer.
Dec 25, 2024
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CheessLordeX wrote:
Honestly, instead of books much easier to buy a course on chessable or chessly. Books are much harder to learn from because you just use up more energy reading instead of listening or watching.
The group may know this already, but almost all new print chess books are released in Forward Chess. Its puzzle-oriented mode allows you to follow any line in a Chessable-like experience with hidden answers, and Stockfish evals are included. At any point, you can go off-book and let the computer show you where you're thinking is incomplete.
If you're working on openings, Chessable is superior, and if you have Christmas money, the videos are often better than the print product). But if you are looking for a brilliant middle game, endgame, or strategic thinking, Forward Chess has a leg up.
Either way, reading to learn chess has never been better.
FCO fundemental chess openings
I'm currently at 1700, any good books for recommendation??
Taking recommendations of those only above my level