Alekhine Best 300 seems to hard. What annotated Game Collection should I try

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Hi chess.com community,

I really wanted to study the games of gm’s and all I ever read online is read annotated games. I bought Alekhine book, not sure if it is to hard or what, but I feel I am not getting very much from my time.

I was hoping someone would have a good recommendation for me. I am low 1500 rating on chess.com.

Thanks

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BattleDuck

This is the book. 

I am around your level, greatly enjoyed this book, no others came close. Fun and for my level eye opening.

https://www.amazon.com/Logical-Chess-Every-Explained-Algebraic/dp/0713484640

 

this was the second best book for my level I found to be good

https://www.amazon.com/Lessons-Chess-Coach-Sunil-Weeramantry/dp/0812922654/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=chess+coaches+best+lessons&qid=1590630583&s=books&sr=1-2

not as awesome as the first, but both useful and fun.

Atomic_Checkmate
If you’re willing to read books with descriptive notation, you can’t fo wrong with “500 Master Games of Chess” by Tartakower and DuMont.

https://www.amazon.com/500-Master-Games-Chess-Dover/dp/0486232085
Hrungnir

Masters of the Chessboard by Reti. A classic and one of the best. Starts off with games from Anderssen and Morphy and works its way through Capablanca and Alekhine. Reti wrote it as a textbook of chess so you should learn a few things along the way.

MorphysMayhem
Dgorjones wrote:
If you’re willing to read books with descriptive notation, you can’t fo wrong with “500 Master Games of Chess” by Tartakower and DuMont.

https://www.amazon.com/500-Master-Games-Chess-Dover/dp/0486232085

Excellent book!!!!!

RussBell

For a first annotated games collection, start with either "A First Book of Morphy" by Frisco Del Rosario or "Logical Chess Move By Move" by Irving Chernev.  I highly recommend both (in the order given)...

More good annotated games collection books listed here (toward the bottom of the list)....

Good Chess Books for Beginners and Beyond...

https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell/good-chess-books-for-beginners-and-beyond

RussBell
theendgame3 wrote:

Take note of @RussBell he is the go to guy on here for books

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TheAcceleratedDragon

I recently bought Alekhine's game collection as well, I might be too weak to understand it but it is a pleasure just having it on my shelf happy.png

Bardu

Logical Chess Move By Move by Irving Chernev

vonderlasa

After you finish Chernev's book, read:

Understanding Chess Move by Move

by John Nunn

BattleDuck
vonderlasa wrote:

After you finish Chernev's book, read:

Understanding Chess Move by Move

by John Nunn

 

I tried reading it after Chernev, it’s a completely different book, its back on the shelf to be read after like 12 other books in several years. It’s of no use to me at this time at all.