ok so I find the Bobby Fischer teaches chess book to be overrated (I bought it). I heard that Bobby Fischer's My 60 Memorable Games is the go to option for a Bobby book but I never read it. My favorite chess book is probably Silman's Complete Endgame Course as I find it not too dry to read and I learned how to get good at endgames from it. Some other chess books I have read and would recommend are Watson's opening book's (only if you REALLY want to learn openings), How to Reassess Your Chess by Silman too (a bit complicated would not recommend for beginners) and Dvoretsky's Complete Endgame Manual ( more like a reference book but way too advanced for you and me, only buy when you get 1700-2000 or so).
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Good Chess Books for Beginners and Beyond...
https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell/good-chess-books-for-beginners-and-beyond
A problem for many lower rated players is that they may act on book recommendations that are made without regard to the skill level of the intended reader. For example when the lower rated player buys a book on faith that it will be useful, only to discover that the book is too difficult for them, typically because they were not sufficiently prepared for the level at which the material in the book is presented. As an analogy, it is like a student who wants to learn mathematics attempting to read a book on calculus, when they have not yet mastered arithmetic, algebra, etc.
The point is that even though one person (e.g., a higher rated player) may find a particular book useful or appropriate for them at their level, another, less knowledgeable or less experienced player may find that same book to be over their head. Just like school subjects, one has to prepare oneself for the level of material which (s)he is about to learn.
For example,, check my comments here regarding a couple of the books mentioned previously...
https://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess-equipment/which-book-should-i-buy-first
RussBell a écrit :
Good Chess Books for Beginners and Beyond...
https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell/good-chess-books-for-beginners-and-beyond
A problem for many lower rated players is that they may act on book recommendations that are made without regard to the skill level of the intended reader. For example when the lower rated player buys a book on faith that it will be useful, only to discover that the book is too difficult for them, typically because they were not sufficiently prepared for the level at which the material in the book is presented. As an analogy, it is like a student who wants to learn mathematics attempting to read a book on calculus, when they have not yet mastered arithmetic, algebra, etc.
The point is that even though one person (e.g., a higher rated player) may find a particular book useful or appropriate for them at their level, another, less knowledgeable or less experienced player may find that same book to be over their head. Just like school subjects, one has to prepare oneself for the level of material which (s)he is about to learn.
For example,, check my comments here regarding a couple of the books mentioned previously...
https://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess-equipment/which-book-should-i-buy-first
His Bobby Fischer's 60 Memorable games that advanced? (I didn't know because I never read it) Also do you think that Silman's Complete Endgame Course his good or do you prefer 100 endgames you must know by Jesus de la villa?
"The Catcher in the Rye." Pretty sure it has been translated to Spanish.
Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess is good.
Gothams book is pretty good for beginners but only up to 1000 so it would be fine for you I just found it too basic
Lordpotato999 wrote:
RussBell a écrit :
Good Chess Books for Beginners and Beyond...
https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell/good-chess-books-for-beginners-and-beyond
A problem for many lower rated players is that they may act on book recommendations that are made without regard to the skill level of the intended reader. For example when the lower rated player buys a book on faith that it will be useful, only to discover that the book is too difficult for them, typically because they were not sufficiently prepared for the level at which the material in the book is presented. As an analogy, it is like a student who wants to learn mathematics attempting to read a book on calculus, when they have not yet mastered arithmetic, algebra, etc.
The point is that even though one person (e.g., a higher rated player) may find a particular book useful or appropriate for them at their level, another, less knowledgeable or less experienced player may find that same book to be over their head. Just like school subjects, one has to prepare oneself for the level of material which (s)he is about to learn.
For example,, check my comments here regarding a couple of the books mentioned previously...
https://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess-equipment/which-book-should-i-buy-first
His Bobby Fischer's 60 Memorable games that advanced? (I didn't know because I never read it) Also do you think that Silman's Complete Endgame Course his good or do you prefer 100 endgames you must know by Jesus de la villa?
Yes, Fischer's "My 60 Memorable Games" is written for a very experience audience (i.e., higher than 1500 Elo).
excerpt of "My 60 Memorable Games".....
Both Silman's and de la Villa's endgame books are excellent and instructive for their intended audience (players below about 2000 Elo). However de la Villa's book has a more "advanced" presentation and format which is not as "easy" to learn from as Silman's book where the lessons are progressively graduated in difficulty as a function of the student's Elo rating. For those reasons I would recommend Silman's as a first course, especially for anyone rated below about 1500-1600 Elo. Having mastered the lessons in Silman's book, de la Villa's book would then be a more easily digestible follow-on.
Jun 15, 2024
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It's going to be less about your age and more about your skill level.
You have a chess.com membership so I would even suggest completing all the beginner lessons. Do lots of puzzles to practice tactics. Whenever I have time I solve a few.
Fischer Teaches Chess is likely a good book to start with.
Jun 18, 2024
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Fischer’s “My 60 Memorable Games” is way too advanced for a player rated 400.
Jun 21, 2024
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Masters of the Chessboard by Richard Reti. It’s meant as a textbook for people that know the basics. It’s a classic for a good reason.
Oct 17, 2024
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For someone who is already familiar with mating patterns and tactics, Fischer Teaches Chess is a little bit redundant, because all that training is available online in tactical puzzles galore, so I wouldn't bother getting it except just to have for the sake of completing your chess library. Capablanca's Chess Fundamentals is good. I bought it on Amazon then found a copy in a thrift store shortly thereafter. I would recommend Capablanca to every beginning player.
When I saw the title of this thread, I too immediately thought of Catcher in the Rye. It would be a pity not to mention On the Road and Atlas Shrugged too.
I really like Levy’s book, How to Win at Chess - it has both a beginner section and intermediate section. I started on the beginner section (I might be about 200 elo on my usual account lol) and I’m on the last chapter of it, about to start part two. Part 1 starts with the basics on checkmating, resignation, and other ways to win, then it goes through some opening basics, plus a few mentions of specific openings. It does that for both black and white. After that it gets into basic endgame mates (ladder mate, king and queen, king and rook) then it talks about some solo checkmates: back-rank mate, smothered mate, forced checkmate, etc. after that it talks about two-piece checkmates, particularly batteries. It also talks about lufts. Then it talks about checkmates in 1, 2, and 3+. Then it goes into draws. Afterwards, it goes attacking, defending, and capturing- and if course, tactics. That chapter was pretty helpful to me. I’d already begun to learn a little bit about them and spot them, but when I put a name to the tactics, suddenly I was looking for pins, skewers, forks, etc. The last chapter in the beginner part is on beginner strategy, which I’m currently on.
The Part 2 chapter names are as follows:
Intermediate Openings
Intermediate Openings for White
Intermediate Openings for Black
Gambits
Intermediate Endgames
Intermediate Tactics (Yay! I really thought I was a more positional player until I realized how much I love tactics!!)
Intermediate Strategy
This book has really helped me to improve my chess, and I’m not even halfway through. Hope this helps!!
Tyy 🫶