- Weteschnik's "Chess Tactics from Scratch" for tactics.
- Kmoch's "Pawn Power in Chess" for strategy.
- Playing a lot and always checking on any theory source for your "errors" in the opening.
- Yusupov's 3 "Fundamentals" in his series of 9 books for everything.
tactics - martin weteschnik's book ( go check it out, because im not sure got newer version of his book )
lol same book
What about strategy books?
simple chess by michael stean maybe, but it only explains about main element of chess strategy ( outpost, open file, weak pawn etc ).A really good book to have as the first strategy book...
then silman's " how to reassess your chess" as a 2nd book ( i dont have this book, knew it because of its reputation )
but i dont recommend silman's " The Amateur's Mind", its like nothing after you read it, mostly deal with some kind of psychology problems, which ( for me ) no help at all for my chess strategy ( a NORMAL common sense would overcome those psychological problems )
and then a good annotated + strategy book would be "best lesson of a chess coach" by Sunil Weeramantry, i have went through two lessons, and its really good for me. It gives you a FEELING about how a game went through, where does strategy come from and still alot more. More importantly, it guarantees you learn something ( should or shouldn't you exchange the pawn, which pawns formation is better for you, preventing counterplay, breaking opp's pawn structure, making a middlegame plan )
REALLY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED although it is not that popular.
I'm right in the middle of plowing through Anatoly Karpov & Anatoly Matsukevich, Find the Right Plan with Anatoly Karpov, trans. Sarah Hurst, Batsford 2008. I've found it quite good. It focuses on evaluating positions and then formulating a plan based on what the position tells you, which I think is far more helpful than a guide to strategy in Opening X or whatever, since it teaches you things that will be of use no matter what opening you choose.
Dear All,
I want to purchase some very good books about tactics, openings and strategy.
What are the recommendations for a 1400-1500 rating player?
Thanks in advance.