can you guys help me get my training in order please?

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chessmaster102

Hey so I have these books that I want to get the in the order I should read them.  Below is not the order I intend to read them just a list of all the books.

 Modern Chess Strategy by Ludek Pachman

The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played by Irving Chernev

 Chess Training Pocket Book by Lev alburt

Chess Exam and Training Guide By Igor Khelmenitsky

 Best Lessons of a Chess Coach by Weeramantry & Eusebi

303 tricky chess series mates,puzzels,tactics

Russian Chess By Bruce Pandolfini

Amatures Mind By Jeremy Silman

Modern/Fundamental Chess openings (MCO/FCO)

Rapid Chess Improvement By ??? (Forgot)

Chess Master vs Chess Amature By Max Euwe

Resseas Your Chess By Jeremy Silman (and the workbook)

 

P.S. Sorry its so long I got a lot of work to do in fact i'm not playing in any tournaments for the rest of the year till I get all these books and programs for my rating out of the way. It may be sooner if I get them done before december.

chessmaster102

Please ignore the title I was rushing when typing all this and please ignore the book by Lev Alburt cause I'm not going to read that book yet.

kco

you can fix the title by going to the bottom of your Homepage - 'manage all content'- 'view/edit'

chessmaster102

thx just did it also what order do you think the list should be in.

kco

I am no expert on this, keep away from  

Modern/Fundamental Chess openings (MCO/FCO) not quite ready to memorize opening theory is my guess.

303 tricky chess series mates,puzzels,tactics

Chess Master vs Chess Amature By Max Euwe

Resseas Your Chess By Jeremy Silman (and the workbook) they should be good to start with.

mschosting

Theres no winning formula fo this as far as I know :(

the tactics ones you dont read them as a book, you do regular exercice with them like 15 minutes a day. The others just read in any order and good luck

philidorposition

I would recommend Chess Mentor here instead of a book. It's like one huge and comprehensive but interactive book.

alanlee222

Oh by god please - alphabetical. Anything else will be an onslaught of cognitive dissonance and you'll have to sit in a dark room for two days.

TheCherusker

If you are serious about getting not just better at chess, but good, then pay no attention to what has been said by others so far and do the following:

1. Read "Rapid Chess Improvement" by Michael de la Maza immediately!

2. Read it again.

3. Believe what he says and DO it!

4. Get the book"Chess Tactics for Champions" by Susan Polgar and use it in conjunction with the training that is recommended for you to do in "Rapid Chess Improvement" instead of the program "CT-Art" (as recommended in the book).

5. After you're done with the Polgar book get "The Complete Chess Workout" and "The Complete Chess Workout 2" by Richard Palliser, as well as "Pandolfini's Endgame Course" by Bruce Pandolfini and study them in the same way as you did the Polgar book. Learn your openings as outlined in "Rapid Chess Improvement".

6. If you can do the work and stick with it, you can get good at chess.

waffllemaster
Wuehler wrote:

If you are serious about getting not just better at chess, but good, then pay no attention to what has been said by others so far and do the following:

1. Read "Rapid Chess Improvement" by Michael de la Maza immediately!

2. Read it again.

3. Believe what he says and DO it!

4. Get the book"Chess Tactics for Champions" by Susan Polgar and use it in conjunction with the training that is recommended for you to do in "Rapid Chess Improvement" instead of the program "CT-Art" (as recommended in the book).

5. After you're done with the Polgar book get "The Complete Chess Workout" and "The Complete Chess Workout 2" by Richard Palliser, as well as "Pandolfini's Endgame Course" by Bruce Pandolfini and study them in the same way as you did the Polgar book. Learn your openings as outlined in "Rapid Chess Improvement".

6. If you can do the work and stick with it, you can get good at chess.

Hehe, isn't your list in reverse order?  At least for 1 through 4.  How about instead of reading the pep talk twice he first gets Polgar's book and then solves tactical problems like a madman.  I think that would be much more efficient.

By the way did you follow de la Maza's system?  What was your experience like?  How about improvement?  I'm honestly curious :)

Suvel

idk any if those books

KairavJoshi

Silman's book you have is great. Read it.

 

Rapid Chess Improvement by Michael de la Maza is not a good book. Stay away from it.