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LogoCzar

I am high class b in rating (1753 USCF) but I am estimated to be class a in strength.

I am looking for what would be the best books for me to improve, I am 14 (almost 15) and have study time and a lot during the summer.

I won't skim the books if they are good, but actually study them.

 

I already have:

My System

Chess Praxis

New York 1924

Dvoresky's endgame manual

Silmans endgame

Chess strategy for the tournament player

 

and plan to study those completely first, but what other books are worth buying and studying at my level?

LogoCzar

I know there are lots of good books, but which are best for class b/class a?

dashkee94

Two books from Everyman Press:

The Giants of Power Play and The Giants of Strategy, both by Neil McDonald.  I have both and they are excellent.

At your USCF rating, another book is Tactics For Advanced Players by Yuri Averbach.  It helps a lot on all levels; opening, middlegame, endgame, calculating--one of the best books I have read on chess.  Hope this helps!

Robert_New_Alekhine

Logozar should also  mention that he has a 2600 tactics rating on this site.

Silman's How to Reasses Your Chses is the way to go. 

LogoCzar
Robert_New_Alekhine wrote:

Logozar should also  mention that he has a 2600 tactics rating on this site.

Silman's How to Reasses Your Chses is the way to go. 

4th edition? I have the 2nd (I got it for 10 dollars at half price books).

Is it worth giving away or putting away the 2nd edition and buying the 4th?

DoctorStrange

Buy some opening books.

DoctorStrange

Grandmaster repertoire

LogoCzar
Harish73 wrote:

Grandmaster repertoire

I am doing that. Forgot to mention:

I have the kings gambit and semi slav from quality chess.

I plan to buy opening books, but I only study 1 opening at a time (except review on chessable) so I will be busy with the ones I have atm

Robert_New_Alekhine

Goodness gracious...why is everyone screaming "opening books opening books opening books"?? Honestly, that's the ONE area that logozar does not need to work on.

I keep pushing him to work on endgames. Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual is a must-have. Opening books--bah, nobody needs them. 

LogoCzar
Robert_New_Alekhine wrote:

Goodness gracious...why is everyone screaming "opening books opening books opening books"?? Honestly, that's the ONE area that logozar does not need to work on.

I keep pushing him to work on endgames. Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual is a must-have. Opening books--bah, nobody needs them. 

But I haven't finished learning Najdorf/Kings gambit/Semi slav yet!

Robert_New_Alekhine
As I told you, once you have finished them, IMMEDIATELY jump to Dvoretsky. Even do it right now if you can. 
kindaspongey
dashkee94 wrote:

... The Giants of Power Play and The Giants of Strategy, both by Neil McDonald ...

... Tactics For Advanced Players by Yuri Averbach ...

https://web.archive.org/web/20140708112104/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review711.pdf

https://web.archive.org/web/20140708092313/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review620.pdf

https://web.archive.org/web/20140708110628/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review675.pdf

Robert_New_Alekhine wrote:

... Silman's How to Reasses Your Chses ...

https://web.archive.org/web/20140708095832/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review769.pdf

achja wrote:

... Pump up your rating by IM Axel Smith ...

https://web.archive.org/web/20140708085005/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review918.pdf

Robert_New_Alekhine

ChessCafe has been unreliable in the past couple of years. 

Skinnyhorse

     "Techniques of Positional Play" by Valeri Bronznik and "What It Takes To Become A Chessmaster" by Andrew Soltis.

kindaspongey
Skinnyhorse wrote:

     "Techniques of Positional Play" by Valeri Bronznik and "What It Takes To Become A Chessmaster" by Andrew Soltis.

https://www.chess.com/blog/SamCopeland/book-review-techniques-of-positional-play-by-bronznik-and-terekhin-ebook

https://web.archive.org/web/20140708093409/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review857.pdf

Mandy711

At your rating and the opponents you played, simple combinations wont work. Time to read/ solve Encyclopedia of Chess Combinations by Chess Informant.

DoctorStrange

I have GM repertoire Sicilian defense.

Build Up your chess 2

Art of chess (not recomended)

DoctorStrange

Buy Artur Yusupov's books. 

Those are really good.

pfren

Yusupov's book are great, although to get the max out of them you MUST follow the author's work program faithfully- else they are just like any other training book.

DoctorStrange

I have only one book of him.