What Chess Books Are You Reading?
Simple Chess: A great explanation of strategy, making it very easy to understand. You have it on YT as well: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUrgfsyInqNbkyiwPSSBQ6ALkkccKItPE
Simple Chess: A great explanation of strategy, making it very easy to understand. You have it on YT as well: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUrgfsyInqNbkyiwPSSBQ6ALkkccKItPE
I've read Simple Chess twice. I think it is a great book! I think everyone should ready it!
I think you overdo on books. Play and analysis is more important.
'Chess books should be used as we use glasses: to assist the sight,
although some players make use of them as if they thought they conferred sight' - Capablanca
'In order to improve your game, you must study the endgame before everything else.'
- Capablanca
Here is a list of 20 books by GM Leitao:
https://rafaelleitao.com/chess-books-grandmaster/
I'm currently sitting around 1900 and 1800 Fide.
The books I am diligently working through or have plans to work through are the following.
This is my goal to work through these for 3 to 4 hours a day over the course of 2024. I feel like this will give me a well rounded approach to my chess. I am lucky that I own all of these books as well!
What are you reading? And what is your rating goal?
School of Future Champions 1 Chess Training
School of Future Champions 2 Secrets of Opening Preparation
School of Future Champions 3 Secrets of Endgame Technique
School of Future Champions 4 Secrets of Positional Play
School of Future Champions 5 Secrets of Creative Thinking
School of Chess Excellence 1 Endgame Analysis
School of Chess Excellence 2 Tactical Play
School of Chess Excellence 3 Strategic Play
School of Chess Excellence 4 Opening Developments
Key Concepts of Gambit Play
Domination in 2,545 Endgame Studies