Book to improve over 800 points?

Hi guys,
I’m not particularly new to chess. I started about 20 years ago, with a lot of stopping and starting. Back then I read about half of an Italian book, Lezione di scacchi (Chess Lessons) by Alvise Zichichi.

Recently I’ve gotten back into chess, and I’d like to study just one solid book to help me improve my rating.

I checked online and found several recommendations, but I’m not sure which one to start with or whether there are better options out there.

Here’s the list:
Logical Chess: Move By Move — Irving Chernev
Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess — Bobby Fischer
Chess Tactics for Champions: A Step-by-Step Guide — Susan Polgar & Paul Truong
How to Reassess Your Chess — Jeremy Silman
The Amateur’s Mind: Turning Chess Misconceptions into Chess Mastery — Jeremy Silman
The Complete Book of Chess Strategy: Grandmaster Techniques from A to Z — Jeremy Silman

Can you suggest one that really helps?

Thank you.

Hi Fet, 
Thanks a lot for your answer! You seem really enthusiastic about Silman, so I’ll follow your recommendation, and I’ll also take your tip about using a real board.

I got nothing out of the Silman books.

Now you're giving me doubts 😅

I recommend Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess by Bobby Fischer & Attacking Chess: Aggressive Strategies & Inside Moves from the U.S. Junior Chess Champion by Joshua Waitzkin. Happy chess, 🙂♟️

just play 10000 hours, there is no such book

Certainly, playing countless games helps you improve, but it’s better to start by learning from someone more experienced than you, so you can spot your mistakes sooner.
Thank you @Gomoto, as well @TetrisFrolfChess and @yousuckaton

I think that the Silman books may be aimed at somewhat stronger or more experienced players. 

I recommend the Chernev book. Also, a player at your level cannot go wrong with Reinfeld’s Complete Chess Course.

Good luck.

Not to downplay it, but I’ve started using Bobby Fischer’s Teach Yourself Chess, and I found it full of quizzes, which I reached up to number 60 quite easily. Perhaps I need something that will make me think a bit more.

Chernev’s book, which analyses games, beginning with the first one… and I discovered there’s even a mistake, as White actually has an escape in the ending.

Thank you.

You cannot go wrong with any of the selected books you mentioned. The return on invested time would be Susan Polgar and Irving Chernev as a pair, with Fischer 3rd.

Thanks for your comment.

I had a look at Polgar’s book on the Amazon preview, and the puzzles seem more challenging than Fischer’s indeed.