chess books vs computer chess programs to study!!
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cyberwarior
Mar 8, 2017
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As I am a beginner player I want to improve my chess and want to get better at chess that is why I want to ask you all that from which resource I study chess by computer programs or by books I have read some books like think like a grandmaster and also uses some chess tactics app on my smartphone I have analyzed my games by a computer program stockfish 8 but still I am confused that from which resource I study. I also want a book on chess openings so pls suggest that also
Books. Active study with a book, real board, and pieces is a much better way of studying.
Yes, books!
Good Chess Books for Beginners and Beyond...
https://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess-equipment/good-chess-books-for-beginners-and-beyond
Good luck!
@Diakonia. I don't have an actual physical board. Is going through books and using PGNs still an effective way to study?
Mar 9, 2017
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#6
ed1975, that is probably the most convenient to go. Something like Chessbase Reader would be good, and there are some opening books (and also middlegame and endgame books) that are on PGN or Chessbase format.
ed1975 wrote:
@Diakonia. I don't have an actual physical board. Is going through books and using PGNs still an effective way to study?
Studying with software is still good. Its just a passive form of studying. Hey...some study is better than no study at all right? :-)
For someone seeking help with openings, I usually bring up Openings for Amateurs by Pete Tamburro (2014).
http://kenilworthian.blogspot.com/2014/05/review-of-pete-tamburros-openings-for.html
https://chessbookreviews.wordpress.com/tag/openings-for-amateurs/
I believe that it is possible to see a fair portion of the beginning of Tamburro's book by going to the Mongoose Press site.
https://www.mongoosepress.com/excerpts/OpeningsForAmateurs%20sample.pdf
Perhaps cyberwarior would also want to look at Discovering Chess Openings by GM John Emms (2006).
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627114655/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen91.pdf
"Each player should choose an opening that attracts him. Some players are looking for a gambit as White, others for Black gambits. Many players that are starting out (or have bad memories) want to avoid mainstream systems, others want dynamic openings, and others want calm positional pathways. It’s all about personal taste and personal need.
For example, if you feel you’re poor at tactics you can choose a quiet positional opening (trying to hide from your weakness and just play chess), or seek more dynamic openings that engender lots of tactics and sacrifices (this might lead to more losses but, over time, will improve your tactical skills and make you stronger)." - IM Jeremy Silman (January 28, 2016)
https://www.chess.com/article/view/picking-the-correct-opening-repertoire
http://chess-teacher.com/best-chess-openings/
https://www.chess.com/blog/TigerLilov/build-your-opening-repertoire
https://www.chess.com/blog/CraiggoryC/how-to-build-an-opening-repertoire
https://www.chess.com/article/view/learning-an-opening-to-memorize-or-understand
https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-perfect-opening-for-the-lazy-student
https://www.chess.com/article/view/3-ways-to-learn-new-openings
https://www.chess.com/article/view/how-to-understand-openings
https://www.newinchess.com/Shop/Images/Pdfs/9035.pdf
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627110453/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen169.pdf
https://www.newinchess.com/Shop/Images/Pdfs/9029.pdf
https://www.newinchess.com/Shop/Images/Pdfs/7277.pdf
ed1975 wrote:
@Diakonia. I don't have an actual physical board. Is going through books and using PGNs still an effective way to study?
I do the vast majority of my chess book studying using the chess.com game editor - analysis board.
Thanks, Russ.
ed1975 wrote:
Thanks, Russ.
You are welcome...
Mar 10, 2017
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#12
thanks to all of you for your response and special thanks to kindaspogey for sharing me the links of these books.
@kindaspongey. Great info, thanks.
Books is by far much better.
The engine will simply show you the best moves, but you will not understand at all why those moves are made.
Books will explain you the patterns, the ideas, the strategies and so on.
I have that problem too.
I should use some PGNs given in a course and analyze the games (without engines), but I don't know if I can effectively study the games on chessbase or if I should use a physical board.
Mar 12, 2017
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#16
I'd use software for tactics only, this saves time not having to set up every position on a board. For whole games, strategy, endgames and openings I use books
Mar 12, 2017
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#17
I prefer books and a real board and pieces. It is my experience that if you use a computer PGN's you end up moving too fast without paying attention to what is going on. If there are a lot of variations in the book game I study, I sometimes study the mainline on the board and afterwards look at the variations on the computer though.
RussBell wrote:
ed1975 wrote:
@Diakonia. I don't have an actual physical board. Is going through books and using PGNs still an effective way to study?
I do the vast majority of my chess book studying using the chess.com game editor - analysis board.
We can't save the pgn if we are not paid member. better use offline software like scid.
