Chess books in a specific format?

Hello all,

I'm trying to improve my chess, trying to break into 1000 Elo. I have spent a year getting to around 800 and I very happy with this so far.

What really helped me improve was doing puzzles because I it helps me understand how to coordinate pieces a certain way or maybe get a unsuspected checkmate from a totally losing position. But I find that there are games where it seems I get completely stomped from the opening before I even have the opportunity to employ tactics. I try and follow some general principals of developing pieces early, not moving a piece twice, etc and I've improved a lot as a result.

What I am looking for now is there are some openings I like to play, the Italian game mostly because there are many lines that lead to checkmate. I don't like the London, but I think its beneficial to learn and usual I can get to a point where I can use tactics and win. As black I like the petrov just because I think at my elo people don't expect it and its easier to win, not because I play well.

I mention these because I have a learning style that I like that I have been unable to find books that teach this way. For example, I watched a video on the London, thought I understood the basics, but besides the set up I could not attack correctly and lost a lot of games. Then I saw Hikaru teach Pokimane the London through a series of puzzles and I got the idea of how to attack and started winning more games with the London.

Now to the crux of the question, is there a book that teaches chess through puzzles? Like, these are popular tactics in this position so look for these? Also I would like a book that discusses certain openings that I like to play and can explain the goal of the opening at various stages. Staying with the London I understand your heavily controlling the e4 and e5 squares and your able to attack the king in the upper right corner (Assuming they castle which in every video they do but never in my games...interesting...). But I want to the book to explain, okay so they didn't castle? Perfect because now I your going to look for this...

Sorry for such a long post but I hope it will be beneficial to someone besides myself to hear this feedback.

Thank you,

MG_Chesskatier

There are a few apps from Chess King called "chess tactics in...". I haven't tried these myself and they aren't free either. But there are free demo versions. Maybe that's something for you.

For openings, you might be interested in Fine’s The Ideas Behind the Chess Openings (rather old, so it won’t have the London, but still very good) and Seirawan’s Winning Chess Openings.

There are many excellent tactics books, but they usually teach those by tactic type and not position type.

this is a good question.

if you learn best by puzzles, maybe collect a number of complete master or higher rated games in the openings you like to play and start playing through them and with each move ask yourself why?

A) what is the plan?

B) What is the threat?

C) why did he place the pieces there?

D) and pay attention to how and when the game changes from an opening, to a middlegame, and an endgame.

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"is there a book that teaches chess through puzzles?"

++ Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess - Fischer

Just for anyone unaware - Fischer had very little to do with this book. He is named as one of the three authors but the title of the book is effectively a lie.