Hello everyone! I’ve been playing chess for about a year and a half now. Most of my learning has come from YouTube, tactics, opening database, and playing / analyzing my games. I still have not read a chess book and was wondering what would be a good one to start with? I feel like reading books is one of the ways I can reach that “next level”. All suggestions are greatly appreciated
try the woodpecker lol
Hello everyone! I’ve been playing chess for about a year and a half now. Most of my learning has come from YouTube, tactics, opening database, and playing / analyzing my games. I still have not read a chess book and was wondering what would be a good one to start with? I feel like reading books is one of the ways I can reach that “next level”. All suggestions are greatly appreciated
try the woodpecker lol
he did already...
I would read Chernev's Logical Move by Move or whatever the book is called, went through it a bit and is quite instructive, has a couple decisive games in the Italian at the start 
also 1001 best short games of chess (something like that, can't remember) is a fun one.
Hello everyone! I’ve been playing chess for about a year and a half now. Most of my learning has come from YouTube, tactics, opening database, and playing / analyzing my games. I still have not read a chess book and was wondering what would be a good one to start with? I feel like reading books is one of the ways I can reach that “next level”. All suggestions are greatly appreciated
try the woodpecker lol
he did already...
I would read Chernev's Logical Move by Move or whatever the book is called, went through it a bit and is quite instructive, has a couple decisive games in the Italian at the start
also 1001 best short games of chess (something like that, can't remember) is a fun one.
I like de Villa's 100 Endgame You Must Know. I believe Hanging Pawns the youtuber has made 2 videos talking about good chess books(one video focuses on endgame books and the other middlegames.
Hello everyone! I’ve been playing chess for about a year and a half now. Most of my learning has come from YouTube, tactics, opening database, and playing / analyzing my games. I still have not read a chess book and was wondering what would be a good one to start with? I feel like reading books is one of the ways I can reach that “next level”. All suggestions are greatly appreciated
try the woodpecker lol
I’ve done the puzzles in the woodpecker method but a tactics book is a bit different than what I’m looking for
Hello everyone! I’ve been playing chess for about a year and a half now. Most of my learning has come from YouTube, tactics, opening database, and playing / analyzing my games. I still have not read a chess book and was wondering what would be a good one to start with? I feel like reading books is one of the ways I can reach that “next level”. All suggestions are greatly appreciated
try the woodpecker lol
he did already...
I would read Chernev's Logical Move by Move or whatever the book is called, went through it a bit and is quite instructive, has a couple decisive games in the Italian at the start
also 1001 best short games of chess (something like that, can't remember) is a fun one.
Thanks 
I’ll look into that one!
I’ll defiantly take a look into it as you’re the 2nd person to recommend it
I like de Villa's 100 Endgame You Must Know. I believe Hanging Pawns the youtuber has made 2 videos talking about good chess books(one video focuses on endgame books and the other middlegames.
I’m going to read De Villa’s book but I think it’s more for the 2000+ (otb not online). I’ll look into hanging pawns videos to as he usually has good suggestions! Thank you for the info
100 Endgames is actually more for Intermediates. The book you might be talking about is Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual(which is one of the most advanced books in chess).
1000 Checkmate Combinations. Perfect book for reading in class.
Thanks I’ll look into it
I’ll defiantly take a look into it as you’re the 2nd person to recommend it
@KevinOSh made a thread filled with analysis from the entire book here on the forums
quite useful, don't have to buy the book
it's also preached by many others as a really good resource in similar threads from my experience 
100 Endgames is actually more for Intermediates. The book you might be talking about is Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual(which is one of the most advanced books in chess).
Ahhhh okay good to know!
I’ll defiantly take a look into it as you’re the 2nd person to recommend it
@KevinOSh made a thread filled with analysis from the entire book here on the forums
quite useful, don't have to buy the book
it's also preached by many others as a really good resource in similar threads from my experience
Thanks I have a reading app and I’m able to get a lot of books for free on it but, if the books not on it then I’ll find his thread!
I’ll defiantly take a look into it as you’re the 2nd person to recommend it
@KevinOSh made a thread filled with analysis from the entire book here on the forums
quite useful, don't have to buy the book
it's also preached by many others as a really good resource in similar threads from my experience
Thanks I have a reading app and I’m able to get a lot of books for free on it but, if the books not on it then I’ll find his thread!
Sent it to you already...
Hello everyone! I’ve been playing chess for about a year and a half now. Most of my learning has come from YouTube, tactics, opening database, and playing / analyzing my games. I still have not read a chess book and was wondering what would be a good one to start with? I feel like reading books is one of the ways I can reach that “next level”. All suggestions are greatly appreciated