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Good Chess Books for Beginners and Beyond...
https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell/good-chess-books-for-beginners-and-beyond
So far, these have been the favorites in my library:
Simple Chess - Stean
Most Instructive Games of Chess - Chernev
Grandmaster Structures - Flores Rios
Pawn Power in Chess - Kmoch
Small Steps to Big Improvement - Shankland
Search for Chess Perfection - Purdy
Under the Surface - Markos
Secrets of Chess Training - Dvoretsky
Simple Chess - Stean
Most Instructive Games of Chess - Chernev
Grandmaster Structures - Flores Rios
Pawn Power in Chess - Kmoch
Small Steps to Big Improvement - Shankland
Search for Chess Perfection - Purdy
Under the Surface - Markos
Secrets of Chess Training - Dvoretsky
All things considered…. Time, place, chess knowledge and theory at the time….. my all time favorite is the Blockade, by my all time favorite when it comes to pretty much all things chess, Nimzo
The most instructive games of chess ever played: 62 masterpieces of chess strategy by Irving Chernev. It's not the greatest book as it's a little outdated but there's a bunch of good games and they are annotated with explanation of strategy. Some good stuff for beginners.
Best books I've read thus far (in no particular order):
- Bishop v Knight: The Verdict
- The Secret Life of Bad Bishops
- Grandmaster Preparation: Calculation
- Queen's Gambit Declined (Matthew Sadler)
- All of Moskalenko's books on the French Defense
Right now I'd say the top 4 are easy (with reasons) 1. Keres greatest games [book completely destroyed I spent so much time with it], 2 Fischer, 60MG, same as #1 except I covered it in duct tape and its held together with rubber bands. 3. Barden's old book on Ruy Lopez: Looking at my bookshelf this is the only other one with duct taped spine so I have to include it. 4. Pachman, Modern Chess strategy. For me #5 varies depending on day. In times long past Smyslov's Rook endings is up there for time spent in study, Samarian's QGD book and Florian's thin pamphlet on the Schliemann. More recent books I liked a lot and studied every page in detail on a physical board were Chernev, Capa's best endings, Sokolov's Winning chess middlegames,
I know it’s probably not the intent of this thread - which may lean to more instructive books but I continue to enjoy “The Immortal Game” by David Shenk.
I often just open the paperback to any random page and read something interesting - whether it be about the specific and so-called “Immortal Game” or about the wonderful and interesting characters, skilful players and deep lore that surrounds this fine game.
A thoroughly insightful book.
I often just open the paperback to any random page and read something interesting - whether it be about the specific and so-called “Immortal Game” or about the wonderful and interesting characters, skilful players and deep lore that surrounds this fine game.
A thoroughly insightful book.
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