Something my dad always says "When you buy a book, you're not buying the time to read it."
....................let me know how it goes in ten years :D
A holy Bible for chess?
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checkhappens wrote:
There are many. I've heard old men at clubs say things for years like " there are several 'bibles' of chess literature..." and they all have their own short list. Top ten books? Obviously My System will always be high on that list. Chess Tactics for the Advanced player, (SportVerlintag, 1984, Berlin) by Averbakh would be one of my personal favs. I have been putting off digging into the Zurich candidates book by Bronstein from 56(?) but so many other books have insisted it is a must.
The question was is there one book. The opening sentence of this reply is illogical.
I_Am_Second wrote:
For beginners, i dont know if there is one. But 3 beginners books that will really do alot of good are:
My System
Chess move by move
Bobby Fischer teaches chess
Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess is good for anyone around 1000-1300, but I would not tackle My System until 1400-1600...
Your First Move (Sokolsky) takes you from being an absolute beginner to a class/club player. I showed this to a couple of friends (2300+) and they both had the same reaction when they reached the latter part of the book - "This is a beginners book???!?!?"
There is no opening theory in this book, but it emphasizes piece activity in the opening. It covers a little bit of everything which makes it a good basic book. It is no nonsense. It literally is a serious beginner's book.
Two good books by an "old timer"... Larry Evans: New Ideas in Chess and What's the Best Move?
Although I doubt that grandmasters would get much from them, but they are very helpful to the rest of us.... Best book ever, in my humble opinion, is Fisher's 60 games. I have read & played the games many times, always enjoying it.
RG1951 wrote:
checkhappens wrote:
There are many. I've heard old men at clubs say things for years like " there are several 'bibles' of chess literature..." and they all have their own short list. Top ten books? Obviously My System will always be high on that list. Chess Tactics for the Advanced player, (SportVerlintag, 1984, Berlin) by Averbakh would be one of my personal favs. I have been putting off digging into the Zurich candidates book by Bronstein from 56(?) but so many other books have insisted it is a must.
The question was is there one book. The opening sentence of this reply is illogical.
Well, if you're gonna split hairs here, the OP is the one who 'asked' something illogical. If there WAS one book, then everyone would have read it. I'm just doing what others are doing, throwing ideas out there without being needlessly critical.
The Holy Bible is a collection of various forms of written media.
Therefore, for there to be a "chess bible", there would have to be a collection of written media about chess, such as opening books, tactics, books, puzzles, etc.
Just ordered MCO from Amazon....Thanks for this thread
sipawitz wrote:
Just ordered MCO from Amazon....Thanks for this thread
MCO is a good opening reference, but FCO has alot fewer errors.
I've been reading 500 Master Games of Chess by Tartakower. It feels like reading a bible because it is just a huge collection of games ordered by opening, each game contains some variations and comments. I don't know if *all* players should have it (probably not too useful for super advanced players) but I'm liking it a lot.
*disclaimer: it is written in descriptive notation, which for some reason turns people off reading chess books. It was originally published in 1952, so you know a lot of the opening theory is outdated... neither of these impede me from enjoying and learning a lot from it.
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Steve212000 wrote:
WeakLightSquare wrote:
Thanks for your input. I have bought many books myself, and are still looking for more material. I heared the book called "Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess" is well known but overrated.
BTW: David Bronstein has played at my local chess club :-)
Have you read The Sorcer's Apprrentice?
I've read it through(the prose) and have played through the first 40 games a couple of times. Love it. Awesome book.
Thank's for all the tips, I have about seven books myself, but with this thread I now have enough for the next ten years!
Steve: Nope, will check it out.