Chess Books

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I'd say try "How to Win at Chess" by Levy Rozman aka GothamChess

I just picked up 500 Chess Questions today. I put it down only to hop on here. It's interesting and written like a narrative between the author and the reader. It's not so informative for me anymore but I've enjoyed it.

As someone who has read the book and have a physical copy, I treat it more as a merchandise then a actual means to improve your chess, it’s literally just the advice you get in his video but in a book form, it’s decent for under 1000 but it’s only decent for 1000-1500 but above It I don’t see any appeal at that point, there’s many other good books out there.

The Complete Book of Chess Strategy by IM Jeremy Silman, I have has the book for a while and it helped boost my knowledge along with my rating

well, that book was more for beginners and early intermediates, he's working on part 2 which will be for intermediates and early advanced players

An excellent middlegame book is Simple Chess by Michael Stean: https://www.amazon.com/Simple-Chess-New-Algebraic-Dover/dp/0486424200

"Silman's Complete Endgame Course" is brilliant. Good for any level player, thorough but not confusing. Must read for anyone looking to improve their (end)game.

Hi!

Here a list of some books I would recommend due to their excellent content. I 've included an aproximate indication of the level intended by the authors:
Openings

Some are distinguished by the rigor with which they cover specific lines, while others stand out for including all openings with varying degrees of depth.

• Fundamental Chess Openings - P. Van Der Sterren (very good for learning the main ideas of all the main openings, beginner/intermediate)
• Mastering the Chess Openings - Vol 1 y 2 - Watson (very good for detailed study of king's pawn -Vol 1 - and queen's pawn -Vol 2- main openings,intermedite/advanced)
• Modern Chess Openings 15th Ed - N. De Firmian (reference book, intermediates and beyond)
• The Complete Ragozin - Cornette (for intermediates and beyond willing to specialize in this opening)
• The Modern Benoni - Watson (for intermediates and beyond willing to specialize in this opening)
• Understanding The Marshall Attack - Vigorito (for intermediates and beyond willing to specialize in this opening)

Competitive topics

Books particularly suited for tournament players

• David vs Goliath (a book on how to outplay top dogs!, for all levels)
• Pump up your rating - A. Smith (upper intermediate and beyond)

More recommendations coming soon.

Good luck!

maafernan

chess.com coach

I have that book as well, silman is a great author

I really like that one. I put it on the back burner because I need more help with tactics. But as soon as I finish Introduction to Chess Calculation by CM Azel Chua, I will pick it back up.

I think GM Igor Smirnov's 3 Steps to 2000 Elo is the best for amateur players.

Two books about world championship preparation:

The Inner Game by Dominik Lawson. The story of Nigel Short's Match with Kasparov - before computers existed. Little about the moves, more about the preparation and stress of playing at that level. Suitable for any level.

The Anand Files by Michiel Ableln. The story of several of Annad 's world championship fixtures using computers. Covers the best games as well so more advanced.

The ultimate book on wold championship chess is Tal - Botvinnik 1960 by Michael Tal. The best analysis and story of a world championship match ever written. Everyone should really have a copy of this book. Tal was a very good writer as well as a good chess player.

I recently started to read "100 Chess Endgames You Must Know" by GM Jesus De La Villa. As a beginner it has already helped me to understand some endgame concepts a bit better.

In the future I'm also planning to read "The Life and Games of Mikhail Tal", by Mikhail Tal, as I am very fascinated by his playing-style and personality.

Makes sense, I still study a lot of tactics aswell but I also wanted to try different things. What helps me and what I think every beginner should do is set up the positions on a chess board while you're reading and go through all of them very slowly and carefully.

For anyone who is around 1500+ and is feeling like their progress has slowed down a bit, I would highly recommend "How to Reassess Your Chess" by Jeremy Silman. I found it incredibly easy to read compared to other chess books that have whole pages of lines you have to work through. I feel the book itself focuses more on thought processes rather than individual moves, and builds upon easier concepts to help you understand the more advanced things. I really enjoy how funny the book is at some points as well, and the personal anecdotes from Jeremy make it seem more like a conversation than a lecture.

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agree

For tactics

•Woodpecker method. - Recommended for every intermediate-advanced player

Strategy and middlegames

•How to reassess your chess (4th edition recommended)

Theoretical endgames

•100 endgames you must know by jeus de la vida

•Jeremy silman's complete endgame course

50 Mistakes You Should Know by Jesus De La Villa.