verylate wrote:
Denverhigh, I will look for that when I get a chance.
You will love it. It has intrigue, humor, chess tournaments, old master that you will recognize. That same author wrote another FIRE but it was not as good as the first.
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Sep 27, 2015
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Alexander Kotov's Think Like a Grandmaster and Play Like a Grandmaster were helpful to me. You can download them for free
http://bellairechessclub.com/sites/default/files/kotov_alexander-play_like_a_grandmaster.pdf
verylate wrote:
I'm a little surprised to see some people rank Nunn among the worst writers for his lack of prose. Not very, but a little. I have a copy of his Secrets of Grandmaster Play, and I love it for the balance of analysis with explanation.
Most people don't want to do the work required to understand what's going on. They want it spoon fed to them.
Some people were just teasing about Nunn and others...
Fred Reinfeld
clarapca escribió:
Dragón acelerada! Es más un libro de consulta o preparación que de lectura. Como primer acercamiento a la literatura ajedrecística, puede tener un efecto disuasorio! Si aceptas recomendaciones, escoge mejor alguno de los genéricos que se han citado aquí sobre estrategia, mejora de nivel, errores típicos del amateur,... Seguro que se traducen al castellano en su mayoría.
II got this present from a friend. What do you think about the author? Is he good? I just started reading it and its my first one (and its in english :p) http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1857445309/ref=pd_aw_sim_14_1?ie=UTF8&refRID=0A9BY02BRVRR0Z3P0C0H
Oct 1, 2015
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al horowitz eugene zonosko borovsky bent larsen raymond keene, bernard caferty , these guys will take you in the kingdom of chess!!!
Chernev gets my vote hands down. I only own 5 chess books and 3 of them are Chernev's (1 coauthored with Fred Reinfeld) . He imparts personality to each game, each move is a story. For me it's much easier to comprehend and apply in that format. Honorable mention goes to Simon Webb as Chess for Tigers is fantastic.
Yasser seiriwan is great for beginners
DonJose22 escribió:
DonJose22 escribió: First Place: Vlastimil Jansa and Vlastimil Hort for "The Best Move", ...
Just got my own copy delivered at home. Thanks DonJose22!
First Place: Vlastimil Jansa and Vlastimil Hort for "The Best Move", real positions and you have to calculate to see who is winning or what is really going on You have to find the best lines like in the real world or a real game. Out of print but if you can find it even up to $75 or more, it's worth it. Each page has 2 diagram and a question for each. You get the answer plus lines on the next page and get rated (points added) based on your answer. Note: The positions are demanding and not for the 1200 player. IMPORTANT: Get the original 1980 edition not the Japanese knockoff. The cover is out of focus and the diagrams are not nearly as good as the original. I will do more research and get back with more commentary.
2nd Place: David Bronstein for his incisive in-depth analysis of all the games from "Zurich International 1953". You will find this one a little cheaper but get both.
Try Amazon. I think both are available there.
My favorites: Neil McDonald & Victor Moskalenko
Best-My personal favorite is Soltis (chess life column, what it takes to become a chess master, the great chess tournaments and their stories, etc)
Seirawan is awesome too-Chess Duels has to be the best chess book I've ever read.
Worst-Chernev (his books have no instructional value)
Ray Cheng's "Practical Chess Exercises" is a jewel IMO. I'm on my fourth go-around with it and my copy is falling apart.
Not that Cheng is a great author but it is a very nice selection of tactical, positional and fooled-you-no-tactics-here positions which keep you on your toes and offer good practice plus some solid wisdom about classic positions.
Oct 28, 2015
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I should preface this by saying i havent read that much by too many authors. That being said for me the best is Jeremy Silman. How to reasses your chess and the amateurs mind are great books. I generally dislike books that provide stiff language and many long variations. Silman is a breath of fresh air to that. He also seams like a genuinly nice abd likable guy. I can also recommend his endgame book highly.
Worst-Chernev (his books have no instructional value).
Chernev is clearly the worst-best or best-worst chess author ever, judging by the wildly different evaluations players give him.
I'd say he's like Fred Reinfeld -- a revelation for players getting up to speed on classic chess but not much use for stronger, modern players who already know the old rules and are learning to break them constructively.
I read Reinfeld and Chernev when I was young. They were good for me.
It is interesting to read Chernev's annotations while playing a game over with a chess engine.
May 8, 2019
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You guys have forgotten Richard Reti? He's the best. Bronstein is the most inspiring, though.
Best: Tal's stories about his on games are very instructive and show a lot of the mentality in chess, however for books on pure chess i like nimzowitch (my system) and books of that type.
Worst: Damian Lemos and all of his friends that keep sending me emails about their terrible books that have even more terrible prices.