Chess books to read?
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Jan 25, 2023
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TAPIonChess wrote:
Hello, basically im super bad at end games and middlegame. Is there any chess books for a player like me to improve at those? should i even bother reading chess books?
I think if you want to learn chess from books, i would start with a book of tactical exercizes.
The reason is that in books about middlegame strategy or endgame you will find a lot of variations that are just written and not showed graphically (otherwise you would have 3000 pages instead of 300) and it takes a lot of time and effort for a reader to understand them if he hasn't developed his visualization skills.
Tactical training gives you the visualization and calculation skills that will instantly boost your playing level and also makes easier to study middlegame and endgame books.
here is a very useful resource for both tactics and endgames
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"should i even bother reading chess books?" ++ You are rated 815. That is a sign of frequent blunders. Always check your intended move is no blunder before you play it.
As long as you hang pieces and pawns chess books will not help you.
"Is there any chess books for a player like me to improve at those?"
Chess Fundamentals - Capablanca
Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess - Fischer
Jan 25, 2023
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I recommend reading a real book like Lord of the Rings or a Best Seller
Books are very useful for filling shelve space. They are the pre-computer way to learn chess. If you go down the path of buying books, you will easily spend $100 USD and likely get little benefit.
I have a collection of 30-50 books. Only one that I look at every now and then. That book is The Chessmaster Checklist by Andrew Soltis. I have the Amazon Kindle copy and have highlight key content for quick review. At a minimum, download the sample and read it. https://www.amazon.com/Chessmaster-Checklist-Andrew-Soltis-ebook/dp/B09BD87WZP/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
The better way to spend your money is to use http://www.chesspractice.com. Practice the first 15 moves of your openings and the defenses relentlessly at this site. Several hours a week minimum. Do what if practice as your opponent won’t always make the best move. After each game copy the PGN, go to www.chesspractice.com, analyze, and play variations. Your analysis of a game should be 20+ minutes per game. TAKE NOTES WHEN YOU ANALYZE.
Many past chess masters have many notebooks in which they analyzed their games and variations. Bobby Fischer and Yasser Seirawn are two great examples. You can go to Iceland and see Fischer’s notebooks.
Taking notes is very easy In today’s computer world. All you need to do is take a screenshot of a noteworthy position and post it in a document along with a comment or two. At www.chesspractice.com, you can easily save any practice position or game and put a link to it in your notes for review and to practice again. I use an iPad so it’s easy to do screenshots and I put my notes into Notes, a free Apple app. REVIEW YOUR NOTES FREQUENTLY.
I have a collection of 30-50 books. Only one that I look at every now and then. That book is The Chessmaster Checklist by Andrew Soltis. I have the Amazon Kindle copy and have highlight key content for quick review. At a minimum, download the sample and read it. https://www.amazon.com/Chessmaster-Checklist-Andrew-Soltis-ebook/dp/B09BD87WZP/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
The better way to spend your money is to use http://www.chesspractice.com. Practice the first 15 moves of your openings and the defenses relentlessly at this site. Several hours a week minimum. Do what if practice as your opponent won’t always make the best move. After each game copy the PGN, go to www.chesspractice.com, analyze, and play variations. Your analysis of a game should be 20+ minutes per game. TAKE NOTES WHEN YOU ANALYZE.
Many past chess masters have many notebooks in which they analyzed their games and variations. Bobby Fischer and Yasser Seirawn are two great examples. You can go to Iceland and see Fischer’s notebooks.
Taking notes is very easy In today’s computer world. All you need to do is take a screenshot of a noteworthy position and post it in a document along with a comment or two. At www.chesspractice.com, you can easily save any practice position or game and put a link to it in your notes for review and to practice again. I use an iPad so it’s easy to do screenshots and I put my notes into Notes, a free Apple app. REVIEW YOUR NOTES FREQUENTLY.
Hello, basically im super bad at end games and middlegame. Is there any chess books for a player like me to improve at those? should i even bother reading chess books?