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SSY090106
What chess books should I buy regarding my rating? I already know the basics and rules. What next?
kindaspongey

Below, is a list of reading possibilities that I often mention:
Simple Attacking Plans by Fred Wilson (2012)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708090402/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review874.pdf
http://dev.jeremysilman.com/shop/pc/Simple-Attacking-Plans-77p3731.htm
Logical Chess: Move by Move by Irving Chernev (1957)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708104437/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/logichess.pdf
The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played by Irving Chernev (1965)
https://chessbookreviews.wordpress.com/tag/most-instructive-games-of-chess-ever-played/
Winning Chess by Irving Chernev and Fred Reinfeld (1949)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708093415/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review919.pdf
Back to Basics: Tactics by Dan Heisman (2007)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708233537/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review585.pdf
Discovering Chess Openings by GM John Emms (2006)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627114655/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen91.pdf
Openings for Amateurs by Pete Tamburro (2014)
http://kenilworthian.blogspot.com/2014/05/review-of-pete-tamburros-openings-for.html
https://chessbookreviews.wordpress.com/tag/openings-for-amateurs/
https://www.mongoosepress.com/catalog/excerpts/openings_amateurs.pdf
Chess Endgames for Kids by Karsten Müller (2015)
https://chessbookreviews.wordpress.com/tag/chess-endgames-for-kids/
http://www.gambitbooks.com/pdfs/Chess_Endgames_for_Kids.pdf
A Guide to Chess Improvement by Dan Heisman (2010)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708105628/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review781.pdf
Seirawan stuff:
http://seagaard.dk/review/eng/bo_beginner/ev_winning_chess.asp?KATID=BO&ID=BO-Beginner
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708092617/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review560.pdf
https://www.chess.com/article/view/book-review-winning-chess-endings
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627132508/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen173.pdf
http://www.nystar.com/tamarkin/review1.htm

SSY090106
Thanks kindaspongey! 😁
SSY090106
Is FCO ok?
SSY090106
I'm planning to buy Fundemental Chess Endings. Is it ok for me regarding my rating
RussBell

Good Chess Books for Beginners and Beyond...

https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell/good-chess-books-for-beginners-and-beyond

 

kindaspongey
SSY090106 wrote:
Is FCO ok?

"... [Fundamental Chess Openings] is not particularly suited for players who are just starting out. I would imagine players rated at least 1400-1500 would get the most benefit from this volume. ..." - FM Carsten Hansen (2010)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140626173432/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen128.pdf
One can get an idea about what it is like to try to read this sort of book by looking at this sample:
http://www.gambitbooks.com/pdfs/FCO_Fundamental_Chess_Openings.pdf

For someone seeking help with choosing openings, I usually bring up Openings for Amateurs by Pete Tamburro (2014).
http://kenilworthian.blogspot.com/2014/05/review-of-pete-tamburros-openings-for.html
https://chessbookreviews.wordpress.com/tag/openings-for-amateurs/
I believe that it is possible to see a fair portion of the beginning of Tamburro's book by going to the Mongoose Press site.
https://www.mongoosepress.com/catalog/excerpts/openings_amateurs.pdf
Perhaps SSY090106 would also want to consider Discovering Chess Openings by GM John Emms (2006).
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627114655/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen91.pdf

kindaspongey
SSY090106 wrote:
I'm planning to buy Fundemental Chess Endings. Is it ok for me regarding my rating

The book has been much praised,

http://theweekinchess.com/john-watson-reviews/the-end-game-comes-before-we-know-it

http://www.gambitbooks.com/pdfs/Fundamental_Chess_Endings.pdf

but I suspect that many would be better off starting with Silman's Complete Endgame Course.

http://theweekinchess.com/john-watson-reviews/theres-an-end-to-it-all

https://web.archive.org/web/20140708103149/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review594.pdf

jambyvedar

I am sure these two books will help you improve. Take your time at studying end understanding them. These are tactic and positional books.

 

 

Chess Training for Post Beginners A Basic Course for Positional Understanding

https://www.amazon.com/Chess-Training-Post-beginners-Positional-Understanding/dp/9056914723

 

Chess Tactics for Champion by Polgar

https://www.amazon.com/Chess-Tactics-Champions-step-step/dp/081293671X

 

jambyvedar

I am sure these two books will help you improve. Take your time at studying end understanding them. These are tactic and positional books.

 

 

Chess Training for Post Beginners A Basic Course for Positional Understanding

https://www.amazon.com/Chess-Training-Post-beginners-Positional-Understanding/dp/9056914723

 

Chess Tactics for Champion by Polgar

https://www.amazon.com/Chess-Tactics-Champions-step-step/dp/081293671X

 

kindaspongey

Chess Training for Post-beginners by Yaroslav Srokovski

https://web.archive.org/web/20140712013538/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review945.pdf

Chess Tactics for Champions by Susan Polgar

https://web.archive.org/web/20140708234237/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review548.pdf

SSY090106
Tq 😊
SSY090106
Is Chess Tactics for Champions by Susan Polgar too advanced?
geebus365

Buy some games anthologies too )) Im selling 13 of them including from Kramnik, Tal, Alekhine, Reti etc. 

RussBell
SSY090106 wrote:
Is Chess Tactics for Champions by Susan Polgar too advanced?

Susan Polgar's tactics book is a good book.  However the puzzles tend to get very difficult very quickly.

I would recommend, for someone at your level, to first study Irving Chernev's classic tactics primer -

"Winning Chess- How to Perfect Your Attacking Play"...

https://www.amazon.com/WINNING-CHESS-Irving-Chernev/dp/1501117580/ref=sr_1_9?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1504632388&sr=1-9&keywords=irving+chernev+chess+books

It's an excellent chess book, introduction to tactics!

jambyvedar
SSY090106 wrote:
Is Chess Tactics for Champions by Susan Polgar too advanced?

 

It is not advance and the tactics are interesting. I used that book for my 7 years old nephew and it helped his tactics tremendously. Read the reviewers at amazon. But you can try World's Champion Guide to Chess by Susan Polgar. The puzzles here are easier than Chess Tactics fro Champion. If you are concern that the puzzle might be advance for you, try the World's Champion Guide to Chess by Polgar.

 

When solving puzzles, you should not only solve mate problems, you should also solve tactics that  wins materials. These Polgar books provide puzzles for mate and material gains.

 

Here are some tips that I also did with my nephew. When after 20 minutes of trying and you can't find the solution, look at the answer. The next day try solving again the puzzles that you failed to solve. Repetition is the key. These two tactics books by Polgar are not really advance(maybe for me), there are many puzzles here you will already know the solution just by glancing at it.

kindaspongey

https://web.archive.org/web/20140708093415/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review919.pdf

https://web.archive.org/web/20140708234237/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review548.pdf

LearnerZZZ

Just try implementing the free ideas and tactical training on sites like chesstempo.com, and chessbounty.com.  coaches.pngdiamond.png