People nowadays put WAY too much stress on the openings.
Titled players need to have a solid opening repertoire.
I need a book...
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blueemu wrote:
People nowadays put WAY too much stress on the openings.
Titled players need to have a solid opening repertoire.
So perhaps you would not approve of 72 Tarrasch pages in the chapter about the opening?
Nobody mentioned Chernev?
Did Chernev write a "book that covers everything from openings to checkmates for someone" at the level of Tigerfunx?
"... Does anyone know any book that covers everything from openings to checkmates for someone my level?" - Tigerfunx (~11 hours ago)
"'The Game of Chess; is, of course, a great choice. ..." - BobbyTalparov (~7 hours ago)
"Opening coverage might be considered to be a little dated." - kindaspongey (~4 hours ago)
"... having any of those old masters as a guide is not going to inhibit the growth of a beginner. …" - BobbyTalparov (~1 hour ago)
BobbyTalparov wrote:
kindaspongey wrote:
My guess is that Tigerfunx wanted HELP with openings instead of mearly an absence of inhibition.
... I'm not sure where you got that he "wanted help with openings" when he specifically asked for a book that covered everything.
"... everything from openings to checkmates for someone my level?" - Tigerfunx (~11 hours ago)
The OP is asking for a book that has everything at his level. So i think a book like Winning Chess Strategy for Kids by Coackley is perfect for him. The Coackley book has opening,tactics,strategies ,endgame lessons and much more for his level. This book also has exercises.
BobbyTalparov wrote:
… kindaspongey … The books suggested are perfectly fine for his level (beginner to ~1500). ... state your case.
"Opening coverage [in the Tarrasch book that was published over 80 years ago] might be considered to be a little dated." - kindaspongey (~4 hours ago)
Sep 19, 2018
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#29
Chess made Easy. C.J.S. Purdy
In a month you rating will probably advance 300 points.
BobbyTalparov wrote:
... Tarrash spends about 17 pages going over opening principles and the purpose of opening moves. He then spends about 1-2 pages each going over the ideas behind many common opening lines: … As you might expect, since he spends 1-2 pages on each, he is not going into a great amount of detail on them. The purpose of those pages is to give the reader an idea of what the underlying approach is for each of their beginning moves. He gives some example variations, and even points out some common mistakes, ... Are there some modern books that accomplish the same thing better? Sure. …
And do the modern books have more of a reflection of practice from the last 80 years? Also, sure.
As for the Soviet book:
https://chessbookreviews.wordpress.com/2015/06/04/the-soviet-chess-primer/
"... The title might suggest it is for beginners, but that is not the case. [The Soviet Chess Primer] does start off with some basic positions, but quickly moves on to much more advanced material including chapters on positional play and techniques of calculation." - IM John Donaldson
https://www.qualitychess.co.uk/ebooks/Soviet_Chess_Primer-extract.pdf
And Lasker's Manual of Chess:
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708104828/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review658.pdf
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5856bd64ff7c50433c3803db/t/5a0dcda2ec212de097e22482/1510854051856/lasker%27s_manual_excerpt.pdf
kindaspongey wrote:
Did Chernev write a "book that covers everything from openings to checkmates for someone" at the level of Tigerfunx?
Welll, no but there is a whole lot to be gained in instructional value from the analysis of whole games which chernev has done.
"Nobody mentioned Chernev?" - pdve
pdve wrote:
kindaspongey wrote:
Did Chernev write a "book that covers everything from openings to checkmates for someone" at the level of Tigerfunx?
Welll, no but there is a whole lot to be gained in instructional value from the analysis of whole games which chernev has done.
I agree, but attention is being given to what Tigerfunx requested.
I think there is a good book by Fred Wilson called Simple Attacking Plans that may fit the bill for what the OP asked for.
Sep 20, 2018
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#35
Back when I was a pooch... say, 1400 or under... I was given a few Fred Reinfeld books. By modern standards they are probably classed as "garbage", but I think they did me a lot of good at the time.
Sep 20, 2018
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#36
pdve wrote:
kindaspongey wrote:
Did Chernev write a "book that covers everything from openings to checkmates for someone" at the level of Tigerfunx?
Welll, no but there is a whole lot to be gained in instructional value from the analysis of whole games which chernev has done.
I agree that the "whole game" format is quite instructive, especially at low-to-mid levels of play. At the upper levels, a different format might pay off.
This book is one of my favouritehttps://www.amazon.com/Combinations-Heart-Chess-Dover/dp/0486217442
Sep 20, 2018
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#38
Look at your Local Library. Not only will they have a few on hand most will get you books from other libraries in the system.
Sep 20, 2018
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#39
Just to throw some more confusion into the mix - Lev Albert’s “comprehensive chess course vol 1 and 2” (actually just one book) is a great book which fits in with the OP’s request.
… none of the books mentioned so far advocate for any specific opening lines (though they will have some sample games from the time) - they specifically talk about principles (develop pieces, control space in the center, get your king safe, etc).
My guess is that chapters 3, 6, and 9 from the Gude book would be more useful to a beginner than the 72 Tarrasch pages.