Very difficult with all the terminology on pawn placement and pawn structures. 
Good tactics/strategy chess books
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I wasn't ready for Watson's Secrets. Just made me want to quit playing. I wish he would have kept those things secret.
Chess Secrets Giants of Strategy by Mc Donald..
Tactics books -
Chess Tactics for Champion by Polgar -
Winning Chess Tactics by Seirawan -
Ultimate Chess Puzzle book by Emms -
1001 Deadly Checkmates by Nunn -
Strategy Book(+cess) -
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Winning Chess Startegy by Seirawan -
Chess Secrets: Giant of Strategy by McDonald -
Chess Strategy For Club Players by Grooten -
gnuvince wrote:
Yasser Seirawan's "Winning Chess Tactics" and "Winning Chess Strategies".
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jambyvedar wrote:
Chess Secrets Giants of Strategy by Mc Donald..
Whoa...massive link coils.
Nov 12, 2013
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Scottrf wrote:
Martin Weteshnik - Understanding Chess Tactics.
@Scottrf have you used Understanding Chess Tactics, the first edition, or the second edition called something like Tactics from Scratch? If you used the first, did you have difficulty with the fact that he doesn't say whose move it is? thanks, I'm interested to hear from someone about that issue.
Hi Somebody, been a while since I looked at it, and yeah that seems like a problem in the chapters. I don't think they are supposed to be solved unlike the tests after the chapters, but perhaps you can look for tactics for either side?
Nov 12, 2013
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Scottrf wrote:
Hi Somebody, been a while since I looked at it, and yeah that seems like a problem in the chapters. I don't think they are supposed to be solved unlike the tests after the chapters...
ahhhh, that makes soo much sense. You have just explained what a bunch of reviewers failed to note. thanks man.
I can see why it's not ideal though, it's probably more instructive to work through the examples first before reading the explanations.
Nov 12, 2013
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it got some bad press, and he came out with a new version of the book which noted which side was to move. Got a lot of flack for the first book, and some strong defenders, who said that it helped to develop tactical vision to not be told who's side to move. But it was too unpopular, for precisely the reason you state here. but maybe,as you imply in your first post, the point is to NOT work through the exapmles in the text;;;to see them, and to read the explanations, and then to work through the examples in the end-of-chapter tests. One of the other revisions in the second edition is many more test puzzles.
If you have ever checked out Mateojalek (spelling ?) on youtube, he recommends the 1st edition. The 2nd maybe better, but, figuring out whose move it is, can help people tremedously, not only remembering it more, but being able to recognize the important reasons why it will succeed. This is just my opinion however. I don't own the book, but I have always liked tactic puzzles that added that challenge. I can't remember the book name nor author, but I had one that asked you what move to make to give you checkmate after x number of moves, and it progressively got harder, and the number of moves increased. It had some real difficult puzzles in it. Anyone remember the book I am talking about ?
Nov 12, 2013
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#35
CrimsonKnight7 wrote:
If you have ever checked out Mateojalek (spelling ?) on youtube, he recommends the 1st edition. The 2nd maybe better, but, figuring out whose move it is, can help people tremedously, not only remembering it more, but being able to recognize the important reasons why it will succeed. This is just my opinion however. I don't own the book, but I have always liked tactic puzzles that added that challenge. I can't remember the book name nor author, but I had one that asked you what move to make to give you checkmate after x number of moves, and it progressively got harder, and the number of moves increased. It had some real difficult puzzles in it. Anyone remember the book I am talking about ?
ahhh, thank you CrimsonKinght, always appreciate your posts. Of course I know Mato. He's one of my faves (Mato Jelic). I didn't know he recommended the first, but that decides it!!!I love him!! so , yes, I will get the first, and work it work it work it...awesome you guys. When this virtual community is good, its great!
SBS, I am not positive it was the 1st edition he recommended, I do know he recommended that book for sure. I needed to clarify that, so sorry. I listened to the video he recommended it, a long time ago. I think it was the 1st edition, I just am not 100% positive. My memory plays tricks on me sometimes now.
Nov 13, 2013
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CrimsonKnight7 wrote:
SBS, I am not positive it was the 1st edition he recommended, I do know he recommended that book for sure. I needed to clarify that, so sorry. I listened to the video he recommended it, a long time ago. I think it was the 1st edition, I just am not 100% positive. My memory plays tricks on me sometimes now.
thanks, I'm looking through his vids now to find the reference.
Don't forget Pawn Power in Chess, by Hans Kmoch. A bit difficult with all the terminology on pawn placement and pawn structures, but a very interesting read. Especially helpful in deciding when to transfer from a middle game to end game.