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Following a proposed long-term strategy for myself. I would greatly appreciate any and all input. It starts with a bunch of links, then I get into books I plan to read over the coming thousand years. Thanks in advance.
Chess Books, Resources, and Learning Strategy
August 19, 2014 (I am approximately 1250 Elo at turn-based online chess.) I know some basics, such as what pins, forks, and skewers are, as well as some basic opening strategy.
What should I delete? What should I add? In what order should I go through everything? What other resources besides books, if any, should I add and where? Novice Nooks? Videos on CD-ROM / DVDs? Online videos, resources, and articles? Where do I get these resources? At what rating (approximately) should I be going through the various resources?
http://danheisman.home.comcast.net/~danheisman/Main_Chess/chess.htm
http://home.comcast.net/~danheisman/Events_Books/General_Book_Guide.htm
http://danheisman.home.comcast.net/~danheisman/Articles/subject.htm
http://home.comcast.net/~danheisman/Events_Books/General_Book_Guide.htm
http://www.chesscafe.com/text/heisman19.pdf
http://www.chesscafe.com/text/heisman06.pdf
http://www.chesscafe.com/text/heisman133.pdf
http://www.chesscafe.com/text/heisman118.pdf
http://www.chesscafe.com/text/heisman121.pdf
http://danheisman.home.comcast.net/~danheisman/Lessons/chess_lesson.htm
In progress -Continue proceeding through diamond membership Chess.com Study Plan, Tactics and Training, playing games, briefly reviewing played games, etc.
OWN – in progress - Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess –Fischer (I am about two-thirds through this as of August 17, 2014, and understand everything.)
Complete Idiot’s Guide to Chess (probably too basic for me – skip this)
OWN - 101 Killer Chess Strategies (101 Chess Tactics.pdf) (ebook)
ORDERED - Everyone’s 2nd Chess Book – Heisman
Logical Chess – Move by Move – Chernev
Winning Chess Strategy for Kids – Coakley (can read at around 1200)
New Ideas in Chess - Evans
Modern Chess Strategy - Pachman
My System – Nimzowitsch
Amateur's Mind 2nd Edition - Jeremy Silman
Back to Basics: Tactics (ChessCafe Back to Basics Chess) by Dan Heisman (Sep 15, 2007)
Learn Chess Tactics – Nunn
Winning Chess Exercises for Kids – Coakley (USCF 1600+, or USCF 1500-1700)
Winning Chess Puzzles (vols. 1 and 2) for Kids – Coakley (also intermediate 1500-1700 USCF)
How to Reassess Your Chess 4th Edition - Jeremy Silman
The Workbook - Jeremy Silman
Pawn Power in Chess – Kmoch
Discovering Chess Openings - John Emms
Silman's Complete Endgame Course - Jeremy Silman
Chess Openings for Black, Explained: A Complete Repertoire 2nd Edition
(Revised and Updated) - Lev Albert, Roman Dzindzichashvili, and Eugene Perelshteyn
Chess Openings for White, Explained: Winning with 1.e4, Second Revised and Updated Edition by Lev Alburt, Roman Dzindzichashvili and Eugene Perelshteyn (Mar 30, 2010)
Modern Chess Openings
Fundamental Chess Openings
Chess Master vs. Chess Amateur - Euwe and Meiden
The Art of Attack - Vukovic
Game of Chess – Tarrasch
Winning Chess Tactics – Seirawan
Combinational Motifs – Blokh
Improve Your Endgame Play – Flear
The Inner Game of Chess - Andrew Soltis
My Chess Career - Capablanca
Three Hundred Chess Games – Tarrasch
Chess Master vs. Chess Amateur – Euwe
Modern Chess Strategy – Ludek Pachman
Tactics for Students- Bain
Polgar's Chess: 5334 Problems, Combinations, and Games - Polgar
1,001 Sacrifices and Combinations - Reinfeld
Understanding Pawn Play in Chess - Marovic
Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy - Watson
Understanding Chess Move by Move - Nunn
Capablanca's Best Games - Golombek
Tal-Botvinnik 1960 - Tal
Art of Attack in Chess - Vukovic
Chess Tactics for Advanced Players - Averbakh
Dvoretsky's and Nunn's books on tactics
Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual - 3rd Edition.
Endgame Manual (2nd edition) – Dvoretsky (delete?)
School of Chess Excellence 3 - Strategic - Dvoretsky
Positional Play – Dvoretsky
Thought and Choice in Chess – deGroot
Attack and Defence - Dvoretsky
Chess Strategy in Action - Watson
Dynamic Pawn Play in Chess - Marovic
Exploiting Small Advantages - Gufeld
Winning Pawn Structures - Baburin
Fundamental Chess Endings - Mueller - Lamprecht
Chess Tactics for Advanced Players - Averbakh
School of Chess Excellence 2 - Tactical - Dvoretsky
Analysis Manual - Dvoretsky
School of Chess Excellence 1 - Endgame - Dvoretsky