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SergeyPros
do you know some book series about openings? that one book to be for one opening. It is desirable that they be from the same publisher
FizzyBand

At your level I would focus more on Opening principles rather than openings

SergeyPros
FizzyBand wrote:

At your level I would focus more on Opening principles rather than openings

no. now's the besy time

FizzyBand
SergeyPros wrote:
FizzyBand wrote:

At your level I would focus more on Opening principles rather than openings

no. now's the besy time

Not for deep theory. Now is not a good time to really learn openings because they will be difficult to understand. I would focus on simple principled play with e4 e5, etc.

sndeww
SergeyPros wrote:
do you know some book series about openings? that one book to be for one opening. It is desirable that they be from the same publisher

which openings you want, you don't even know what openings you want to play?

SergeyPros
SNUDOO wrote:
SergeyPros wrote:
do you know some book series about openings? that one book to be for one opening. It is desirable that they be from the same publisher

which openings you want, you don't even know what openings you want to play?

in the sense? the most common. if someone knows good books, tell 

sndeww

you can't just say "i want opening books". If you don't know which openings you like, then there's no point getting a book.

SergeyPros
SNUDOO wrote:

you can't just say "i want opening books". If you don't know which openings you like, then there's no point getting a book.

its not hard to define

sndeww

then google it on amazon. e4 is popular.

ChessieSystem101
SNUDOO wrote:

then google it on amazon. e4 is popular.

Google it on Amazon?

sndeww

yes

 

Steven-ODonoghue

This thread perfectly sums up why alot of people never improve beyond the 800 level.

RussBell

Good Chess Openings Books For Beginners and Beyond...

https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell/good-chess-openings-books-for-beginners-and-beyond

Chess Openings Resources for Beginners and Beyond...

https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell/openings-resources-for-beginners-and-beyond

bong711

I will help you Google.

https://www.google.com/search?q=lakwadala+move+by+move&sxsrf=ALeKk03hdK8TatKskc4WXxLfq7Us7c48bQ:1597798624449&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiK37rbh6brAhWwy4sBHRVBCYYQ_AUoAXoECAsQAw&biw=1838&bih=926

 

ThrillerFan
SergeyPros wrote:
do you know some book series about openings? that one book to be for one opening. It is desirable that they be from the same publisher

 

Publisher is irrelevant.  What matters is that you are reading books on the opening of interest and that the book is well written.

 

If I have some book on the French Defense published by New In Chess (i.e. The Even More Flexible French - One of about two dozen books I have on the French), and I was looking for a Defense to 1.d4, and, Hypothetically, Quality Chess just came out with a book on the Grunfeld, Everyman comes out with a book on the Nimzo-Indian, Chess Stars comes out with a book on the Slav, and New In Chess comes out with a book on the Albin Countergambit, I am not going to play the Albin simply because that is what the publisher of the French book came out with.

 

I play the Nimzo-Indian as my primary defense to d4 (used to be the Kings Indian until about 4 months ago).  I will pick up the most recent Nimzo book written by a respectable author, not just some random book because New In Chess published it!

 

SMH!

bong711

I understand the OP. Books from the same publisher or author looks good on the book shelf. I recommend the Lakwadala move by move Opening Books since he needs move by move explanation. For myself and many others, Openings Manuals like Modern Chess Openings and Fundamental Chess Openings will do.

Antonin1957
SNUDOO wrote:

you can't just say "i want opening books". If you don't know which openings you like, then there's no point getting a book.

 

To me, the point in getting a book like "Modern Chess Openings" is to have a large number of openings that are explained, with variations given. That way I can play through different ones and gain a better understanding of which one(s) might fit my personality and preferred style of play. 

Getting a book helps you discover which openings you like.  happy.png

sndeww

If he wanted a varied opening book, he should have said so instead of saying "I want opening books"

Antonin1957
SNUDOO wrote:

If he wanted a varied opening book, he should have said so instead of saying "I want opening books"

From the flag beside his name, I think it is possible that English is not his native language.  All of us here speak the beautiful language of chess, but beyond that, we probably do not have much in common. happy.png

FrogCDE

Fundamental Chess Openings by Paul van der Sterren is an excellent book. It explains the principles behind each opening so that you can pick the ones that suit you. It doesn't go very deeply into any of them, but at this stage you only need to know them a few moves deep, just enough to start playing them and see whether they suit you. Later you can go on to more specialized books, or just use a database to learn the variations.