I know there are lots of good books, but which are best for class b/class a?
Chess Book Recomendations
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!
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.
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?
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
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.
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!
... 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
... Silman's How to Reasses Your Chses ...
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708095832/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review769.pdf
... Pump up your rating by IM Axel Smith ...
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708085005/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review918.pdf
"Techniques of Positional Play" by Valeri Bronznik and "What It Takes To Become A Chessmaster" by Andrew Soltis.
"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
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?