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ThePinVariation wrote:
I play at a 1600 level and I am looking for a good chess book. I play the Queen's Gambit and the Najdorf/Kings Indian Defense. Any type of chess book suggestion would be helpful.
What do you consider the weakest part of your game?
taffy76 wrote:
ThePinVariation wrote:
I play at a 1600 level and I am looking for a good chess book. I play the Queen's Gambit and the Najdorf/Kings Indian Defense. Any type of chess book suggestion would be helpful.
What do you consider the weakest part of your game?
I'm pretty good at calculating and know a solid amount of opening theory, but I'm not very good at making plans if that makes sense.
Jan 2, 2016
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ThePinVariation wrote:
I play at a 1600 level and I am looking for a good chess book. I play the Queen's Gambit and the Najdorf/Kings Indian Defense. Any type of chess book suggestion would be helpful.
I found this book really good:
Winning Chess: How to Perfect Your Attacking Play (Batsford Chess) http://www.amazon.com/Winning-Chess-Perfect-Attacking-Batsford/dp/1849941106
If your looking for a book to help you with making plans than try this:
http://www.amazon.com/Chess-Secrets-Petrosian-Capablanca-Nimzowitsch/dp/1857445414
You do not have to buy from the sites, I put the links so you know the name and have a reference.
In that case I would start with The Amateur's Mind by Jeremy Silman.
ThePinVariation wrote:
I play at a 1600 level and I am looking for a good chess book. I play the Queen's Gambit and the Najdorf/Kings Indian Defense. Any type of chess book suggestion would be helpful.
What do you consider the weakest part of your game?
ThePinVariation wrote:
I play at a 1600 level and I am looking for a good chess book. I play the Queen's Gambit and the Najdorf/Kings Indian Defense. Any type of chess book suggestion would be helpful.
When you say you play at a 1600 level, are you talking 1600 ches.com, or 1600 USCF?
After looking over some of your games, I would suggest the following:
Tactics...tactics...tactics... There are many good books on tactics.
Understanding Chess Middlegames by John Nunn
Study endgames. Silmans Complete Endgame Course.
ThePinVariation wrote:
I'm pretty good at calculating and know a solid amount of opening theory, but I'm not very good at making plans if that makes sense.
Maybe it would be helpful to look at Simple Chess by Michael Stean.
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708104258/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review400.pdf
Jan 2, 2016
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Yasser Seirawan 'Winning chess strategies' is good. Still a bit advanced for me, but for you it should be great!
For you, I would suggest playing gambit openings. They are not viewed the best at GM level but are you a GM? At your level I find that the player who plays a gambit with good preparation wins most of the time.
Jan 2, 2016
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IMHO, if you're a 1600 USCF, then you have a body of games to analyze--so start there to determine your true weaknesses. If you have access to a 2000+ club player, they would probably be willing to take a look at a few games as well.
Then I'd check out Jeremy Silman's How to Reassess Your Chess, and My System by Aron Nimzowitsch and the sequel, Chess Praxis (both in the 21st Century Edition edited by Lou Hays).
Regarding tactics, Martin Weteschnik's Understanding Chess Tactics is high quality. This contains a ridiculous number of diagrams of positions from real games; but the key is that you don't have to play through the game to get to the tactical position. This is a systematic work with 4 exercises at the end of each tactic-focused chapter.
It's interesting how chess and the martial arts are similar. In fact, this same question is posed in a myriad of contexts: How should I prioritize my training? Do we try to become perfectly balanced by addressing our weaknesses (leaving strengths in place)? Or do we seek a balanced training methodology that will address weak areas, but allow for growth in our strengths? I vote the latter. And since you say you are solid on calculating and openings, I think Nimzowitsch could add to your overall understanding the concepts of overprotection, positional play, and the isolani (since you play the QG).
Happy New Year to one and all! Let's make this a great chess year! (Don't forget connection with family and self-care!) I'm rambling at this point, so peaceout! 
Winning Chess by Irving Chernev & Fred Reinfeld
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708093415/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review919.pdf
Chess Secrets: The Giants of Chess Strategy by Neil McDonald
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708092313/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review620.pdf
Amateur's Mind by Jeremy Silman
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708094419/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/ammind.pdf
Understanding Chess Middlegames by John Nunn
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627012322/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen154.pdf
Silman's Complete Endgame Course by Jeremy Silman
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708103149/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review594.pdf
Queen's Gambit Declined by Matthew Sadler (2000)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708234438/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen15.txt
Winning Chess Strategies by Yasser Seirawan
http://seagaard.dk/review/eng/bo_beginner/ev_winning_chess.asp?KATID=BO&ID=BO-Beginner
How to Reassess Your Chess (4th ed.) by Jeremy Silman
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708095832/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review769.pdf
My System by Aron Nimzowitsch
http://theweekinchess.com/john-watson-reviews/john-watson-book-review-108-of-eplus-books-part-2-nimzowitsch-classics
Chess Praxis by Aron Nimzowitsch
http://theweekinchess.com/john-watson-reviews/john-watson-book-review-107-of-eplus-and-chess-praxis
Chess Tactics from Scratch by Martin Weteschnik
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708091717/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review851.pdf
I play at a 1600 level and I am looking for a good chess book. I play the Queen's Gambit and the Najdorf/Kings Indian Defense. Any type of chess book suggestion would be helpful.