pfren wrote:
Batman2508 wrote:
In my opinion my system is quite overrated, and I rwmber someone from the dogochess saying the dame
Nigel Short has said that, actually he said that it should be banned.
Well I was unaware of that.
Best 1st book for an intermediate player?
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Oct 26, 2021
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#43
ricorat wrote:
punter99 wrote:
I'd recommend you Yusupov's books
The orange books (The fundamentals) are for 1500, the blue books (Beyond the basics) are for 1800 and they are about everything: Tactical motifs, strategic aspects of the game, important endgame knowledge and also a little bit about openings. Each chapter starts with a few examples to explain you the topic, then you get puzzles (not necessarily tactics) where you have to find the right move or plan.
Another great book is Flores Rios - Chess Structures which deals with all the common pawn structures and the typical plans for both sides.
Thank you so much . I have a friend who recommended the Yusupov books. They sound good and are worth a shot! I have not heard of chess structures but will look into it as, I think it will help quite a bit! Thanks again for the recommendations!
Here are like the most prominent Chess Author's that I can think of, I probably don't know a lot lol.
Boris Avurkh (Opening prep I think...)
Jacob Aagard ( I know him from the Grandmaster Prep series)
Yusupov ( I have literally have no idea what his books are about )
And then the endgame book people like Jesus de villa and Doveretsky
Oct 27, 2021
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#44
Batman2508 wrote:
ricorat wrote:
punter99 wrote:
I'd recommend you Yusupov's books
The orange books (The fundamentals) are for 1500, the blue books (Beyond the basics) are for 1800 and they are about everything: Tactical motifs, strategic aspects of the game, important endgame knowledge and also a little bit about openings. Each chapter starts with a few examples to explain you the topic, then you get puzzles (not necessarily tactics) where you have to find the right move or plan.
Another great book is Flores Rios - Chess Structures which deals with all the common pawn structures and the typical plans for both sides.
Thank you so much . I have a friend who recommended the Yusupov books. They sound good and are worth a shot! I have not heard of chess structures but will look into it as, I think it will help quite a bit! Thanks again for the recommendations!
Here are like the most prominent Chess Author's that I can think of, I probably don't know a lot lol.
Boris Avurkh (Opening prep I think...)
Jacob Aagard ( I know him from the Grandmaster Prep series)
Yusupov ( I have literally have no idea what his books are about )
And then the endgame book people like Jesus de villa and Doveretsky
I’ll check them out!
Oct 27, 2021
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#45
"Logical Chess: Move by Move" by Irving Chernev is a great book that every beginner/intermediate chess player should read. It features classic games of some of the old greats, like Tarrasch, Alekhine, Capablanca ... with every single move explained.
It's modern sibling, "Chess: The Art of Logical Thinking" by Neil McDonald, is the same kind of book (where every move is explained), but from a modern grandmaster's perspective, using games from more recent players (Anand, Polgar, Kasparov ...)
So if you like "Logical Chess" (which you will), you'll want to grab "Chess: The Art of...", as well.
I also think you should grab "Fundamental Chess Openings (FCO)", as it does a good job of teaching all the main openings and defenses, without being too bogged down in theory. It's more expansive than Fine's "Ideas Behind the Openings", but not as dry and encyclopedic as "Modern Chess Openings". FCO is a solid additional to any intermediate player's chess library.
You might also want to begin learning/honing the fundamentals of your positional play. In my time, there was only one book to consider: Nimzowitsch's "My System". I learned a lot from it, but the text is a bit antiquated these days, and not all of the ideas have held up to modern theory.
These days, I believe Silman does a better job teaching similar ideas to intermediate players, in his "The Amateur's Mind" and "Reassess Your Chess" books. Either one of these you would probably like. "Reassess Your Chess" is the one that most players prefer ...
Oct 27, 2021
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#46
Stil1 wrote:
"Logical Chess: Move by Move" by Irving Chernev is a great book that every beginner/intermediate chess player should read. It features classic games of some of the old greats, like Tarrasch, Alekhine, Capablanca ... with every single move explained.
It's modern sibling, "Chess: The Art of Logical Thinking" by Neil McDonald, is the same kind of book (where every move is explained), but from a modern grandmaster's perspective, using games from more recent players (Anand, Polgar, Kasparov ...)
So if you like "Logical Chess" (which you will), you'll want to grab "Chess: The Art of...", as well.
I also think you should grab "Fundamental Chess Openings (FCO)", as it does a good job of teaching all the main openings and defenses, without being too bogged down in theory. It's more expansive than Fine's "Ideas Behind the Openings", but not as dry and encyclopedic as "Modern Chess Openings". FCO is a solid additional to any intermediate player's chess library.
You might also want to begin learning/honing the fundamentals of your positional play. In my time, there was only one book to consider: Nimzowitsch's "My System". I learned a lot from it, but the text is a bit antiquated these days, and not all of the ideas have held up to modern theory.
These days, I believe Silman does a better job teaching similar ideas to intermediate players, in his "The Amateur's Mind" and "Reassess Your Chess" books. Either one of these you would probably like. "Reassess Your Chess" is the one that most players prefer ...
Thanks for all the recommendations 
. I just started logical chess move by move and so far it’s pretty good, I’m only doing 1 game per though so I have time to take in everything I learn. As long as I enjoy it I’ll check out Chess: The logical art of thinking as covering modern games will be helpful to. I’ll also check out FCO as well as my opening knowledge isn’t great. The only ones I know well are the ones I play, the others I know almost nothing about. My System looks good as well and is defiantly worth a read! My positional play isn’t bad but it isn’t great either so I think giving it a read will help. The amateurs mind and reassess your chess sound good as well and I hear good things about them so I’ll give them a read as well
Oct 27, 2021
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#47
Batman2508 wrote:
pfren wrote:
Batman2508 wrote:
In my opinion my system is quite overrated, and I rwmber someone from the dogochess saying the dame
Nigel Short has said that, actually he said that it should be banned.
Well I was unaware of that.
Short doesn’t believe half the crap he says.
I'd recommend you Yusupov's books
The orange books (The fundamentals) are for 1500, the blue books (Beyond the basics) are for 1800 and they are about everything: Tactical motifs, strategic aspects of the game, important endgame knowledge and also a little bit about openings. Each chapter starts with a few examples to explain you the topic, then you get puzzles (not necessarily tactics) where you have to find the right move or plan.
Another great book is Flores Rios - Chess Structures which deals with all the common pawn structures and the typical plans for both sides.
Thank you so much
. I have a friend who recommended the Yusupov books. They sound good and are worth a shot! I have not heard of chess structures but will look into it as, I think it will help quite a bit! Thanks again for the recommendations!