Learning from books vs on line lessons, is one better than the other?
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what books to buy is the topic of controversy on chess.com, and know that is a mind-boogling amount of chess books.
before you can even start to sort it out, you need to decide what kind of chess book, you want to buy...
I like general compilations of strategy and advice with a focus on the middlegame AND good tactics workbook.
how about Alburt's "300 most important positions". very nice book- covers both....
Possibly helpful:
Simple Attacking Plans by Fred Wilson (2012)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708090402/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review874.pdf
Logical Chess: Move by Move by Irving Chernev (1957)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708104437/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/logichess.pdf
The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played by Irving Chernev (1965)
https://chessbookreviews.wordpress.com/tag/most-instructive-games-of-chess-ever-played/
Winning Chess by Irving Chernev and Fred Reinfeld (1949)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708093415/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review919.pdf
Discovering Chess Openings by GM Johm Emms (2006)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627114655/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen91.pdf
Openings for Amateurs by Pete Tamburro (2014)
http://kenilworthian.blogspot.com/2014/05/review-of-pete-tamburros-openings-for.html
Chess Endgames for Kids by Karsten Müller (2015)
https://chessbookreviews.wordpress.com/tag/chess-endgames-for-kids/
A Guide to Chess Improvement by Dan Heisman (2010)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708105628/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review781.pdf
I am a novice player and would like to start a library of must read books, I do a lot of studying on line, is it worth my time, which I have plenty of being old and retired, to read books as well. If so a recommendation on a few starting books would be appreciated. I thank you in advance for any help or suggestions.
Nick