Who’s better? By how much? Why?
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psherman31
Sep 22, 2019
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I’m trying to get better at evaluating positions, weighing imbalances, etc. is there any good book that’s like a puzzle book, but instead that presents progressively trickier positions and quizzes on who’s better, by how much, and why?
Sep 22, 2019
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You’re right that I play too quickly (although my biggest problem in blitz right now is time management).
I’d still be interested in knowing if a resource like this exists, though.
I’d still be interested in knowing if a resource like this exists, though.
Sep 22, 2019
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Thanks! Any other recommendations in this genre would be appreciated. I’m specifically curious about collections of exercises (position, explanation, position, explanation, etc.).
I'm not sure about "progressively trickier", but otherwise two books have what you are asking for. The first is "Strategic Chess Exercises" by Emmanuel Bricard and "Test Your Chess Skills" by Sarhan and Logman Guliev. In both books, you are given positions and asked to evaluate them and sometimes to find the right continuation. The solutions are detailed explanations.
In the same vein is "Chess Exam and Training Guide" by Igor Khmelnitsky. This book follows the same pattern of positions that you have to evaluate, followed by detailed discussions. It differs in that it allows you to grade yourself on 12 different aspects of the game.
None of those books are easy. They all take a lot of work, sometimes quite frustrating. The great value of the Khmelnitsky book is that your grades in the various areas will point out your most significant weaknesses so you can work on them first.
Best of luck in all your chess endeavors.