Book Recommendations Please

I may be getting a new chess book soon, and I was wondering what would be good to get. If there is a book that you like please let me know!

I am looking for either an opening repertoire, a tactics book, or a middle game book.

Thanks!

How to Reassess your Chess by Jeremy Silman.

- One of the best books existed for chess on the planet.

novice nook dan heisman. talks about how to apply and study all facets of chess. and yeah you can't go wrong with reassess though

A list of good chess books for those who have yet to add "Master" to their chess title....

https://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess-equipment/good-chess-books-for-beginners-and-beyond

Enjoy!

According to your profile here you play mostly fast chess at a relatively low level. I don't imagine many of your opponents stay in the book very long, therefore a repertoire book doesn't make sense. Furthermore most middle game book are about positional chess, where as most of your games are dominated by tactics. That leaves a book on tactics. If you don't have one I recommend a book on mates in one and mates in two

well its mostly 4 otb tournaments

if this book is so good why didnt it help you to get any decent blitz rank?

Shots fired!

The Amateur's Mind by Jeremy Silman

Reassess Your Chess by Jeremy Silman

Silman's Endgame Course

.....pretty much everything Silman makes!

I'm not a blitz player. However, my rapid rating is about as good as yours. I have only played 24 blitz games in real life chess and my rating is 1188 USCF. I have beat an 1800 opponent, a rated opponent you will never face in your life. Think before you speak and atleast people dont write i am bullsh*t all over my profile. Have a nice day!

Oh look, a troll admitting he's on two accounts (Ipawnedmychessboard and nikoBelic143).  Smart!  You'll go far...

I wasnt talking to you.

...or, perhaps you just forgot which account you were on when you posted ;).

Get How to Reassess your Chess by Jeremy Silman.

If you like "The Complete Book of Chess Strategy" by Jeremy Silman, I believe you might also like...

"Weapons of Chess..." by Bruce Pandolfini....

https://www.amazon.com/Weapons-Chess-Omnibus-Strategies-Fireside/dp/0671659723/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1474260230&sr=1-1&keywords=weapons+of+chess

https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Book-Chess-Strategy-Grandmaster/dp/1890085014/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1474260566&sr=1-1&keywords=the+complete+book+of+chess+strategy

Both books are very instructive for the chess beginner-novice as an introduction to the basic elements and techniques of positional chess, strategy and planning.

I suggest that it would be a good idea for the beginner-novice to absorb the fundamental concepts in the two books above before diving into the more advanced (and also very instructive)...

"How to Reassess Your Chess...." by Jeremy Silman...

https://www.amazon.com/How-Reassess-Your-Chess-Imbalances/dp/1890085138/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1474260773&sr=1-1&keywords=how+to+reassess+your+chess+4th+edition

Here's what I recommend for chess novices.  I like these books for my own benefit too even though I'm B-class.

• The Q & A Way in Chess   by Bruce Pandolfini
• Weapons of Chess  by Bruce Pandolfini
• Is Your Move Safe?  by Dan Heisman
• Back to Basics: Tactics  by Dan Heisman
• The Amateur's Mind: Turning Chess Misconceptions Into Chess Mastery by Jeremy Silman
• The Chess Kid's Book of the King and Pawn Endgame by David MacEnulty
• Power Chess for Kids  by Charles Hertan

As someone already pointed out, Reassess Your Chess  by Silman is a bit too advanced for novices.  But after finishing some of the above books, it could be next.  If you're a teenager or adult, don't let the "Chess Kid's" or "for Kid's" phrases in the titles bother you -- these are good for any age!

Amateur's Mind by Jeremy Silman

https://www.amazon.com/Mate-Five-Chess-puzzle-collection/dp/1731003781/ref=mp_s_a_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1549533419&sr=8-5&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=mate+in+5

Has Josif7 been here since 2016?

very interesting books