Agreed.... start with the end game. Silman's is a good study in my opinion. I recently upgraded my membership so that I could use Chess Mentor and I find it to be a very good "workout" as well. It's loaded with lessons on endgame and more
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I've got a similar background to you. I'd highly reccomend Lazlo Polgar's "CHESS: 5,334 Problems, Combinations, and Games" as a work book. Tons of end game puzzles, middle game positions, etc. 1,037 pages. Can probably pick it up from a Barnes and Noble for $10 bucks or less.
As far as other books go, Aron Nimzovich's "My System," Vladimir Vukovic's "The Art Of Attack In Chess," and Samuel Reshevsky's "The Art Of Positional Play," are all good selections. I thoroughly enjoyed each.
If you have read ''Reassess your chess'' then you should be a half decent player already. Best of luck with whatever or however you decide to study.
Hey everybody. I'm new to the boards.
I'm interested in beginning a moderately serious study regimen, and was wondering if anyone had any pointers they could give me.
My background in chess is that I played with my school's chess club, and chess team, in school. Went to USCF tournaments and generally did pretty well.
I feel like I have a natural aptitude and that with a little study, that I might get really good.
I've read Jeremy Silman's "Reassess Your Chess" and I have a copy of Nimzovich's "Chess Praxis", but haven't had a chance to sit down with it after I bought it.
Where's a good place to begin study? How much study is good if my goal is to be near unchallengable on a NON-tournament level?
I've never bothered learning too many openings, and feel like this is definitely an area in which I can improve significantly. I feel like my intuition is a great tool in my chess games, and that if I can couple it with more theory that I will quickly increase my skill level.
Thanks in advance for any help.
-Santiago