Book focused solely on evaluating positions?

Hi All. Just curious, wondering if there are any chess books that are focused solely on having the reader evaluate the given position and then being able to compare their evaluation to that of the author's? It would just be page after page of position evaluation. Whereas Silman explains how to evaluate positions in his series of books, is there another source where one can actually practice it? Thank you in advance for any suggestions.

I once had a book like that and I loved it. I can't remember what it was called now. I probably still have it somewhere. This is partly what motivated me to write and app for the iphone that does just that - it shows you a position and you have to guess the best move - the app then scores your move and tells you what the best move was and why. 

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/chesstutorapp/id1096289047

 

@PVTogh -

Sounds to me like you are describing a tactics puzzle book.  If so there are many recommendations here...

Good Chess Books for Beginners and Beyond...

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

Silman’s most recent (4th) edition of How to Reassess Your Chess has several quiz positions at the end of each chapter.

He also has a Reassess Your Chess Workbook from roughly 20 years ago (perhaps closest to what you are looking for?)

Emanuel Brickard has written a relatively recent book entitled Strategic Chess Exercises.

Yaroslav Srokovski has written a book entitled Chess Training for Post-Beginners: A Basic Course in Positional Understanding ... he says it is written for players in the 1400-2200 range (similar to Silman’s How to Reassess Your Chess) and each chapter has exercises to solve at the end.

I know there are some older books with strategic and “best move” exercises that have names like “Test your Chess”, etc. (books by Bellin, Horst, Dunnington, for instance, can’t remember their specific titles). It’s Your Move series by Chris Ward might also fall into this.

Practical Chess Exercises by Ray Cheng is a mixed bag of 600 problems to solve, but there are probably a good more than 100 that would fall under the category of “positional” or “strategic” ... won’t be much verbiage, but the quick hit answers will tell you what to look for in the answer.

Finally, if you really want to be challenged, you can join the International Chess School which is meant for advanced players seeking to become masters ... strategy, positional assessment, test positions are their forte.

There is also the Chess Choice Challenge books (Ward) and Multiple Choice Chess books (Buckley, I think). Again, not full fledged essay-type answers for the given test positions, but likely will point out the strategic/positional elements you want to learn for that skillset.

I believe there are 2 books by IM Igor Khmelnitsky that give positions then asks questions for the reader to evaluate each position. When done, the books are said to be able to give you a close approximation of your rating/level. The first book is, "Chess Exam and Training Guide" and covers ALL skill levels from beginner to Master. I think there is a second book with a similar title, but I'm not sure.

His website is www.iamcoach.com

Good luck.