Opening Book

Amateur *

It's generally recommended you master the basic principles and become more of an "intermediate" player before attempting to work on openings. So if you're more of an intermediate player I like the concepts behind John Emm's Discovering Chess Openings as the idea is built on understanding opening principles vs memorising specific opening sequences. 

My first opening repertoire for White

My first opening repertoire for Black

I think these are solid books that give a nice introduction and thematic themes to openings.  From here you can see what gravitate to. 

Ibuildchess thank you for your comment. I understand the basic principles. I've been advised before that it's better first to work on tactics strategies endgame, before pursuing the opening. I will do that and thanks I will save that book anyway👍

@KineticPawn thank you for your reply also I will check it out

You're welcome. Just want to say @Ibuildchess is correct in what he said. A book giving the principles of openings in general, tactics and endgame (Jeremy Silman Complete Endgame Course) will do more to improve chess than openings.  With that said I like the books I recommended because they give a good well rounded overview of openings and not just spewing move orders. i.e. Kings Indian black will be looking yo get an f4 pawn break. White should generally play on the Queen side. 

@KineticPawn i agree that @Ibuildchess is also correct and it makes sense why he does.Thank you again for this advice. Fortunately I've got that endgame book!

The great thing about JS endgame book is that it avoids the user from studying endings that aren't really pertinent to their rating. I would suggest going a chapter or so above your rating and periodically reread it. I study endgames once a week and I most just start from chapter 1 to about 1 level above my peak rating and then repeat. I usually go through it in about 6-8 weeks and I believe my endgame fundamentals are rock solid. 

@KineticPawn honestly it's great it's organised by elo/level and thank you for your advice I hope I too will be at your level one day on endgames

Oh, I'm not that high but I will say it's the strongest aspect of my game. It just comes down to what catches your interest.  I have friends with literally dozens of opening books and they constantly study and switch openings and that's what they enjoy. (Although objectively it's probably not the optimal way of improving). I enjoy endgame studies so that aspect has outpaced my growth in the other aspects of chess. One interesting crazy aspect of chess is how fulfilling it is to swindle a draw from a worst position. Feels as good as a win. 

@KineticPawn I get what you mean and I agree its so satisfying,you could be down a few points in game material but unleash a killer blow out of nowhere. That's interesting how different you and your friends approach the game and that's why chess is so interesting too as some players specialise in different areas!

Good Chess Openings Books For Beginners and Beyond...
https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell/good-chess-openings-books-for-beginners-and-beyond

Good Chess Books for Beginners and Beyond...
https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell/good-chess-books-for-beginners-and-beyond
https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell

@RussBell thank you very much