Studying Chess Books

When studying or reading chess books, how much time do you spend on each different set of moves (diagrams) they show you?

You could study quite awhile on each one, but chances are you will probably forget, because there are 100's or more to read.

What do you do when you study chess books ?

I have begun reading Irving Chernev's book "Winning Chess." 

 

Thanks,

Jerry

Depends on what im studying to be honest. Some books need more effort and time to understand what its teaching u fully some dont.....

i enjoy more of chess puzzle books....Bobby Fischer teaches chess is a GREAT book, and also Pandolphini has a great one two. It shows more tactical moves in the middle and end games and is more comprehensible ! At this point, most opening moves are so predictable, that the info on strategy and tactics of what the "best move" is more clearer and easier to understand.

 

Are you talking about tactics drill books? If so, you should spend no more than 5 minutes on each problem. If you can't get it by then, look up the answer and move on. The point is not to get it right but to get as many problem patterns into your brain as possible.

Nimzovich suggests having two board sets one for game the other for analysis. Usually opening moves last about 8 moves but now it can go up to 20 moves deep.Don't always trust the annotator because each position is unique it just depends on whic type of position you want. Study books that suit your style. If youre positional , try Petrosian books or karpov,if you are a strategist try Fishcer and Karpov, tactician try Tal, Speilman, Shirov and Morphy, Kasparov. Be sure that the books you read are not biased. be objective when reading their suggestions. Who knows you might find some moves that are better than the once the annotator chosen.