Its called how to win at chess
What's your favourite chess book?
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Nov 10, 2025
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Mine's the revised algebraic notation version of Chess Fundamentals by Jose Raul Capablanca. Pretty good book albeit a little outdated, it's still very helpful. I haven't finished reading it though.
Nov 10, 2025
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Depends - do we mean any chess book? Because the one that’s been arguably the most helpful for me is a puzzle book by Maxime Blokh
The chess player by stephan Zweig ?
I like Bobby Fischer teaches chess because it has easy multiple options challenges. It is just a small fun book. Levy's How To Win at Chess is another good one. Although challenges would have been nice in that one too. I enjoy the fun fact boxes and the list of key terms and concepts. I feel I got scammed with the "Simple Chess" book by Michael Stean. It looks more like advanced and not for a beginner like me with all the coordinate rows. Etc. difficult concepts.
Nov 10, 2025
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Thanks, Dare Tower! Yes, I have "How to Win at Chess," and it’s definitely a really good one. Also, thank you to Nonotrocosto for the recommendation of "The Chess Player"—it looks like a great choice! And Thanks DoYouLikeCurry (yes, I do) for the puzzle book suggestion 🙂.
These are all really helpful books!
Nov 10, 2025
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laughing-labradors wrote:
Thanks, Dare Tower! Yes, I have "How to Win at Chess," and it’s definitely a really good one. Also, thank you to Nonotrocosto for the recommendation of "The Chess Player"—it looks like a great choice! And Thanks DoYouLikeCurry (yes, I do) for the puzzle book suggestion 🙂.
These are all really helpful books!
Did you use AI for this? Looks sus ngl.
laughing-labradors a écrit :
Thanks, Dare Tower! Yes, I have "How to Win at Chess," and it’s definitely a really good one. Also, thank you to Nonotrocosto for the recommendation of "The Chess Player"—it looks like a great choice! And Thanks DoYouLikeCurry (yes, I do) for the puzzle book suggestion 🙂.
These are all really helpful books!
Mine was supposed to be a joke it's a novel not a chess book but I'm happy to see you so dedicated ;
Nov 10, 2025
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Modern Ideas In Chess by Richard Reti. Such a wonderful book! Reti was a fanstastic author even though he only wrote two books. His book, Masters Of The Chess Board is also a masterpiece!
He wrote in descriptive notation, though. Learning descriptive notation is a small price to pay to be able to read his books!
Nov 11, 2025
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Thanks Zipho Lunika! Yes I'll have to learn descriptive notation. I agree with you I have read MASTERS OF THE CHESS BOARD and it is great!
Nov 11, 2025
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laughing-labradors wrote:
Thanks Zipho Lunika! Yes I'll have to learn descriptive notation. I agree with you I have read MASTERS OF THE CHESS BOARD and it is great!
What's your favourite chess book?
Mine one by GOTEMCHESS