Irving chernev logical chess move by move. and a dan heisman book
What chess book should i read third.
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Since you find the Winning Chess Series amazing, I suggest you get Winning Chess Brilliancies. This book is the fourth book in the series after Play Winning Chess, Winning Chess Tactics and Winning Chess Strategies.
I like Winning Chess Brilliancies. This is one his best book in the series. You will see here instructive strategies,tactics,combinations and attack on the king. Famous games of Fischer,Karpov and Kasparov are here. Seirawan's best games/memorable games are also here. He annotated well all these games from move one to the end(kinda like Logical Chess Move by Move).
"... For almost every player, the best advice is to simply study what you like most. ..." - IM Willy Hendriks (2012)
"The logical approach to chess" by former World Champ Max Euwe
"Chess The Easy Way" by Reuben Fine. Fead it first, second and third.
The ideas behind the chess openings by reuben fine. Most useful chess book I ever read by far.
Given the original poster's games, I would say the third book would definitely be the Chessbase manual.
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How comfortable are you at applying what you just read? I posted thread with quite bit books selection and looking for similar advice. If you're very comfortable with what you've learned, Amateur's Mind is a good book. I did the mistake to buy it as my first chess book (i wasn't complete beginner, but still). It was very interesting, but very hard for me to apply in games and people on my thread advised me to solidify my basics. Since i fought i did know the basics, i wasn't sure. But i followed their advice and it was the best thing I did (i bought Chess tactics - S. Polgar and Weapons of Chess by Pandolfini). Maybe stick with the "Winning Chess" series? I have Winning Chess strategy but haven't read it yet. Hear many good things of it
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hallelujahcat wrote:
Irving chernev logical chess move by move. and a dan heisman book
Which Dan Heisman book ?
The new Art of Defence in Chess by Andy Soltis
Nov 16, 2016
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novice nook is a compilation his articles but you could Google heismans thought process that's the most helpful and like most replys about improvement tactics tactics tactics and play slow time controls
Nimzowitsch's my system is my favorite so far followed by chess tactics for the tournament Player by lev Albert and Sam something. I think my biggest jump in tactical understanding was brought about by lev Alberts book it's phenomenal
The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played by Irving Chernev (1965)
https://chessbookreviews.wordpress.com/tag/most-instructive-games-of-chess-ever-played/
A Guide to Chess Improvement by Dan Heisman (2010)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708105628/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review781.pdf
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alex-rodriguez wrote:
Endgames are important but too many chess players know virtually nothing about it. The endgame should be studied before anything else. I recommend "Capablanca's Best Chess Endings, 60 Complete Games" by Irving Chernev and "Pandolfini's Endgame Course" and "Endgame Strategy" by Mikhail Shereshevsky.
Out of the four books you suggested, if one has to read only two, which ones would be those ? Thanks
I think alex-rodriguez only suggested three books. If I remember correctly, the Shereshevsky book is for those who already have some basic endgame knowledge. Here are some links to some commentary on a bunch of possible choices for endgame reading:
http://theweekinchess.com/john-watson-reviews/endings-endings-endings
http://theweekinchess.com/john-watson-reviews/the-end-game-comes-before-we-know-it
http://theweekinchess.com/john-watson-reviews/theres-an-end-to-it-all
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708105702/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review645.pdf
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708234309/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review704.pdf
https://chessbookreviews.wordpress.com/tag/chess-endgames-for-kids/
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708095144/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review701.pdf
Before buying any particular book, I suggest going to the publisher site to see if it is possible to view a sample.
I have read winning chess tactics and winning chess strategys by Yasser Seirawan. They were amazing books, really instructive and well written catching the reader's eye. However, I am uncertain about what third book I should pick. I have had some suggestions such as: "Amateurs Mind" by Jeremy Silman and "Logical Chess move by move" by chernev. Others have encouraged me to continue the winning chess series with "Winning Chess Openings". Please help me choose.