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pdve

Oct 20, 2017

Can someone recommend some books, software, etc. that will help me in improving further.

kindaspongey

Oct 20, 2017

pdve

Oct 20, 2017

I'm familiar with most of what you have recommended kindaspongey. I'm looking for for more advanced stuff but not too advanced.

kindaspongey

Oct 21, 2017

Possibly of interest:
50 Essential Chess Lessons by Steve Giddins
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708100833/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review534.pdf
Simple Chess by Michael Stean
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708104258/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review400.pdf
Amateur's Mind by Jeremy Silman
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708094419/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/ammind.pdf
Chess Secrets: The Giants of Chess Strategy by Neil McDonald
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708092313/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review620.pdf
Chess Strategy for Club Players by Herman Grooten
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708101926/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review696.pdf
Chess Training for Post-beginners by Yaroslav Srokovski
https://web.archive.org/web/20140712013538/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review945.pdf
Chess Strategy: Move by Move by Adam Hunt
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708093249/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review890.pdf
How to Reassess Your Chess (4th ed.) by Jeremy Silman
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708095832/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review769.pdf
Winning Pawn Structures by GM Alexander Baburin (1998)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140718055446/http://chesscafe.com/text/wps.txt
Understanding Pawn Play in Chess by GM Drazen Marovic (2000)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708110136/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review249.pdf
Dynamic Pawn Play in Chess by GM Drazen Marovic (2001)
http://theweekinchess.com/john-watson-reviews/books-of-many-flavours
Winning Chess Middlegames, An Essential Guide to Pawn Structures by GM Ivan Sokolov (2009)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708091955/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review676.pdf
Pawn Structure Chess by GM Andrew Soltis (2013)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708101523/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review908.pdf
Chess Structures - A Grandmaster Guide by GM Mauricio Flores Rios (2015)
"There is also masses of stuff in the book that made me go 'Oooh!' and 'Aaah!' so I think it will have the same effect on you! In particular, I loved Rios' exposition of White's plan of exerting queenside pressure against Hedgehog systems. I'd seen one of the games he quotes in his chapter but I'd never remotely made any link to a structured way of fighting the Hedgehog structure, so this chapter was a real eye-opener for me ...
In conclusion, warmly recommended. Lots to learn!" - GM Matthew Sadler
https://www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/7495.pdf
The Power of Pawns by GM Jörg Hickl (2016)
"The didactic concept of the book is admirable. Each chapter defines the structures, explains the typical characteristics and shows the plans for both White and Black. The reader participates by assessing positions and invariably receives useful tips for practical play." - FM Harry Schaack
https://chessbookreviews.wordpress.com/tag/the-power-of-pawns/
https://www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/9034.pdf
Zurich 1953 by Bronstein
http://exeterchessclub.org.uk/content/review-zurich-1953-bronstein
Python Strategy by Tigran Petrosian
http://sagarteacheschess.blogspot.com/2015/09/python-strategy-book-review.html
Petrosian’s Legacy by Tigran Petrosian (1990)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708103409/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review309.pdf
Petrosian: Move by Move by Thomas Engqvist
"Engqvist gives us a rare treat and a genuine, sympathetic understanding of one of chess' greats who nowadays tends to gets lost in the shuffle!" - Michael Ciamarra (2014)
Grandmaster Chess Strategy by Jürgen Kaufeld & Guido Kern
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708093410/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review812.pdf

pdve

Oct 21, 2017

What do you think of the Grandmaster Preparation Series by Quality Chess written by Aagaard.

kindaspongey

Oct 21, 2017

http://www.qualitychess.co.uk/ebooks/CALCULATION-excerpt.pdf

https://web.archive.org/web/20140708091636/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review869.pdf

http://www.jeremysilman.com/shop/pc/Positional-Play-77p3729.htm
http://www.qualitychess.co.uk/ebooks/PositionalPlay-excerpt.pdf
https://www.qualitychess.co.uk/ebooks/StrategicPlay-excerpt.pdf

RussBell

Oct 21, 2017

"Pawn Structure Chess" by Andrew Soltis (get the 2013 Batsford edition if available)...

https://www.amazon.com/Pawn-Structure-Chess-Andrew-Soltis/dp/1849940703/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1483316269&sr=1-1&keywords=pawn+structure+chess+soltis

"Chess Structures - A Grandmaster Guide" by Mauricio Flores Rios...

https://www.amazon.com/Chess-Structures-Mauricio-Flores-Rios/dp/1784830003/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1483316332&sr=1-1&keywords=mauricio+flores+rios

"Pawn Power In Chess" by Hans Kmoch...

https://www.amazon.com/Pawn-Power-Chess-Dover/dp/0486264866/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1483316663&sr=1-1&keywords=pawn+power+in+chess+by+hans+kmoch

In my opinion, Kmoch's book is one of the masterpieces of the chess literature. Every serious chess player would be well served to study it. Although the usage of the outdated "Descriptive" chess notation, and the somewhat quirky, but apt, terminology used to describe structures and concepts may require getting acclimated to, absorbing the lessons in this book will continue to pay dividends throughout your chess career.

A YouTube glossary of Kmoch's terminology....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwlOSiCBVMk&list=PLCMNc_5BaXsfpKki7gqXwnghI9NCTZgzm

A good supplement, or follow on, to Kmoch's book would be...

"The Power of Pawns...." by Jorg Hickl

http://www.amazon.com/Power-Pawns-Structure-Fundamentals-Post-beginners/dp/9056916319/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1453513802&sr=1-3&keywords=pawn+structure+chess