A list of recomended books.

Hi everyone!

This is a list of Chess books I recommend. My copies of the first two are Arabic translations so I’m not quite sure of how much did the translator modify them, and that’s why I didn’t write their publishers’ names. I’m not saying that any of these books is the best on its subject, but that together they make a decent bookshelf & a fine self-learning course for those who want to dedicate time for learning Chess. This list is for those who already know the basics, for those who don’t I guess that “My System” by Nimzowitsch or “The Soviet Chess Primer” by Ilya Maizelis would be a great start. I hope this will be a helpful list & Thanks much for all the friends here who helped me a lot in selecting them:

1) “The Opening Game in Chess”. Ludek Pachman.

2) “The Middlegame”. Max Euwe & H. Kramer.

3) “Soviet Middlegame Technique”. Peter Romanovsky. Quality Chess.

4) “How to Reassess Your Chess” 4^th edition. Jeremy Silman. Siles Press.

5) “Techniques of Positional Play”. Valeri Bronzik & Anatoli Terekhin. New in Chess.

6) “Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy”. John Watson. Gambit Publications.

7) “Chess Strategy in Action”. John Watson. Gambit Publications.

8) “Pawn Structure Chess”. Andrew Soltis. Bastford Chess.

9) “Chess Structures, a Grandmaster Guide”. Mauricio Flores Rios. Quality Chess.

10) “Art of Attack in Chess”. Vladimir Vukovic & John Nunn. Everyman Chess.

11) “New Art of Defense in Chess”. Andrew Soltis. Bastford Chess.

12) “The Art of Sacrifice in Chess, 21^st Century Edition”. Rudolf Spielmann & Karsten Muller. Russell Enterprises .

13) “Draw! The Art of the Half-Point in Chess”. Leonid Verkhovsky. Russell Enterprises.

14) “Liquidation on the Chess Board”. Joel Benjamin. New in Chess.

15) “Dvoretsky’s Analaytical Manual”. Mark Dvoretsky. Russell Entreprises.

16) “Dvoretsky’s Endgame Manual”. Mark Dvoretsky. Russell Entreprises.

Insha’ Allah I will update this list when something new comes. Your comments on it are most welcome.

You evidently read a lot but don't play. Why is that? One of the things people do is to look at the rating of the person making a recommendation. It helps to judge if the books are suitable for beginners or experts. Your comments on the books, such as which is your favorite or which taught you the most could also be useful.

I bought this collection quite recently after months of searching and getting advice, I put it here in order to save others that time & effort. Insha' Allah I'll write a detailed post about each one of them when I finish reading it.

As for why I don't play here, it's because I think it's better to focus now on learning & playing against computer as a training until I feel that my level is good enough to start.

I respectfully disagree with that approach, anyone should start playing (preferably vs. humans and OTB), the sooner and the more often the better. 

Thanks for the advice I shoud start quite soon.

thanks for yours recomendation. i will try to find one of those books in my contry bookstore. (until now,i never saw any chess book sold in my contry's local bookstore)

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My system is far advanced for people who just know the basics.

It would be a great help to the readers of this thread if you write a few words about your own experience with the books you have already finished.

Cool. Do you know online sites where to buy good chess books in Arabic language? Not much there on amazon I am afraid.

I guess all these books are not sold in any bookstore in my country either. I got them from Amazon after becoming desperate.

I haven't looked through "My System" but some fellows here say that it's quite good although they don't call themselves advanced players, that's why I guessed it would be good. If you have read it then you're the expert & your opinion is considered not mine.

Insha' Allah I will start reading "How to Reassess Your Chess" soon and it will be the first to write about here.

Dvoretsky's Analytical Manual is directed to those 2200 and above...that's not for someone who just learned the basics.

Thanks :) I know only neelwafurat.com but I have no experience with buying from it. There are many good Chess books in Arabic on this list:

http://www.neelwafurat.com/locate.aspx?search=books&entry=%d4%d8%d1%e4%cc&Mode=0

Both Dvortesky's books are to be read after finishing all the other books on the list.

Good luck!

Those who ask for advice on books generally don't read them, so I always suggest, the very first book, by Natalya Pogonina, 'Chess Kamasutra'. :D

And those who reads a lot about chess and never plays, they're like cooking a lot of food and never eats anything... That shouldn't happen, generally....

Not everyone who posts in the forums is active in the various player pools here.

Gracias

People have different ways, some prefer to learn through playing, others prefer books, others prefer Chess teaching software etc...

I agree. Being inactive here doesn't mean being inactive in real life.