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my age is 14.I am somewhat new to chess. i have been playing for 6-8 months. i have been playing continuously and i have read a very basic book( which i find very very easy ) namely "Chess for Dummies". it didn't improved my game much but introduced me to the chess world. After reading that book ( about 5 months before ), i have been playing chess continuously on www.chess.com and www.chesscube.com. i play many games a day. i usually play blitz 5 minutes games. i can see improvement in my chess. i dont know my exact rating but it would be about 1500 or something. 

Now ... i have started reading a book namely "How to reassess your chess" expanded 3rd edition( i never buy a book .. i read online from ebook).Now i have completed 5 % of that book and i think that this book is really improving me. But i think that this book is little hard for me( in the sense that it is taking me a lot of time to read every single page ). now can you answer the following questions please so that i can improve myself:-

1. What books should i study now ? should i study those books ( which you will recommend ) after or before that " how to reassess your chess" book?

2. How can i test my improvement?  How should i be able to know whether i am improving or not .. please suggest me a good method so that i can track my progress.

3. As a white player i need an opening book that is specifically meant for e4 players . So .... could you suggest me one?

4.Should i keep playing Blitz games or should i play slow games? ( i like playing blitz games but i would like to hear your opinion. ). 

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Please try to answer as many questions as possible. Your answers can prove treasure for me.

To get you the idea of how i play ... i am included a game. Here....

http://www.chess.com/forum/view/game-analysis/i-lost-this-game---its-a-very-good-blitz-game-i-played-of-5-minutes

in the given link.

Help me in return i will help u by giving u an engine named Deep Rybka 4.

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thanks ! ..... 

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ok ... can u recomment a wesite to learn tactics?

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It *should* take you a long time to go through a book. You want to play through every example yourself, either on a computer board or a real one, and follow along.

I'd recommend not buying another book until you've worked your way through all the ones you have in that manner. Buying book after book is a tempting path, but down that road lies (chess) madness.

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I'd recommend the Artur Yusupov training course. All in one study books i.e tactics, strategy, endgame. Won the FIDE 2009 award for best training books as well, I think they were published in German first and over the last year have started being published into English.

Link: http://www.qualitychess.co.uk/docs/14/artur_yusupovs_awardwinning_training_course/

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KyleJRM wrote:

It *should* take you a long time to go through a book. You want to play through every example yourself, either on a computer board or a real one, and follow along.

I'd recommend not buying another book until you've worked your way through all the ones you have in that manner. Buying book after book is a tempting path, but down that road lies (chess) madness.


thank you .... now u gave me motivation... i will finish my book then i will start the book recommended by Vheydur .... ( thanks to you also )my I think that his book are awesome .. i have read all amazon reviews and found that i will soon start those books... i will purchase one copy.

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KyleJRM wrote:

It *should* take you a long time to go through a book. You want to play through every example yourself, either on a computer board or a real one, and follow along.

I'd recommend not buying another book until you've worked your way through all the ones you have in that manner. Buying book after book is a tempting path, but down that road lies (chess) madness.


I have a library of over 50 chess books. I am pretty sure I am not crazy.... Yet!

To answer the original question I would recommend to go over supplementary tactical puzzles every day. There are many pattern books, take a look at some at your local chess book store and by the one that you like.

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hello i dont know what your're into, but i really recommend "Behold A Pale Horse" by William "Bill" Cooper. A lot of interesting facts and a lot of conspiracy, you decide wich is wich

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thanks

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50 Essential chess lessons by Steve Giddins.

Themes include: Attacking the King. Defence. Piece Power. Pawn-Structure. Endgame Themes.

best wishes.