Sounds about right! Heisman for novices and Aagard and Dvoretsky at the advanced end of the literature.
Appropriate calculation book progression?
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Hi! As we all know calculation is one of the three fundamental chess skills along with planning and positional imbalances (can't exactly plan without knowing what to plan around).
What I'm interesting in knowing is what would be a good first calculation book? My current list goes as follows:
1.Heisman's Improving Chess Thinker (covers the other two basics as well since he not only says scan for all checks, captures, and threats but also to form a positional assessment and develop plans)
2.Kotov's Think Like a Grandmaster
3.Dvoretsky's School of Chess Excellence 2: Tactical Play (better than a tactic book since he explains concepts, has some whole games, and not all problems are x side to play and win with xyz amazing sacrifice but sometimes x side to play for an advantage or get out of a seeming mess to equality)
4.Aagard's GM Preperation: Calculation
5.Dvoretsky's Analytical Manual.
Is this an appropriate order? I have Heisman's, Kotov's, and Dvoretsky's School of Chess Excellence 2, completed the first two and am working on the School of Chess Excellence currently.
I just want to know if I'm skipping an appropriate book between Kotov and Dvoretsky's book. I get most of the problems right in it but still have problems in places and on a couple problems I didn't even have the best move as a candidate! Still, a little over half right so far (I'm on page 70) should be about my level I think.