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TheBlackBishop138

I have acculumated quite a few chess books and I'm wondering what order I should read them in. I'm still a beginner (<1200), so keep that in mind!

The Ideas Behind The Chess Openings by Reuben Fine

The Mammoth Book of Chess by Graham Burgess

Logical Chess Move By Move Every Move Explained by Irving Chernev

Chess for Everyone: A Complete Guide for the Beginner by Robert M. Snyder

The Amateur's Mind Turning Chess Misconceptions Into Chess Mastery by Jeremy Silman (IM)- second edition/expanded

Mastering the Chess Openings Vol 1 by John Watson

Fundamental Chess Openings by Paul van der Sterren

Silman's Complete Endgame Course From Beginner to Master by Jeremy Silman (IM)

Chess Endgame Training by Bernd Rosen
Chess Puzzles in Russian
Tips For Young Players by Matthew Sadler
Studying Chess Made Easy by Andrew Soltis
Build Up Your Chess: The Fundamentals by Artur Yusupov
Endgame Workshop Principles for the Practical Player by Bruce Pandolfini
How to Reassess Your Chess by Jeremy Silman
Chess 5334 Problems, Combinations, and Games by Laszlo Polgar
Understanding Pawn Play in Chess by Drazen Marovic
 
notmtwain
TheBlackBishop138 wrote:

I have acculumated quite a few chess books and I'm wondering what order I should read them in. I'm still a beginner (<1200), so keep that in mind!

The Ideas Behind The Chess Openings by Reuben Fine

The Mammoth Book of Chess by Graham Burgess

Logical Chess Move By Move Every Move Explained by Irving Chernev

Chess for Everyone: A Complete Guide for the Beginner by Robert M. Snyder

The Amateur's Mind Turning Chess Misconceptions Into Chess Mastery by Jeremy Silman (IM)- second edition/expanded

Mastering the Chess Openings Vol 1 by John Watson

Fundamental Chess Openings by Paul van der Sterren

Silman's Complete Endgame Course From Beginner to Master by Jeremy Silman (IM)

Chess Endgame Training by Bernd Rosen
Chess Puzzles in Russian
Tips For Young Players by Matthew Sadler
Studying Chess Made Easy by Andrew Soltis
Build Up Your Chess: The Fundamentals by Artur Yusupov
Endgame Workshop Principles for the Practical Player by Bruce Pandolfini
How to Reassess Your Chess by Jeremy Silman
Chess 5334 Problems, Combinations, and Games by Laszlo Polgar
Understanding Pawn Play in Chess by Drazen Marovic
 

Have you read any of the 1002 chess books you downloaded when you asked a similar question two years ago?

http://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess-equipment/1002-hidden-online-chess-books

Someone suggested  "Logical Chess Move By Move" by Chernev at the time, and you said you actually had a physical copy which your dad bought for you?  Did you read that?

SilentKnighte5

I haven't read half of the books on your list.

I'd start reading Chernev and doing problems out of Polgar.

Use the Watson/Fine books on the opening as a reference when going over your games to see where you went astray.

I'd finish with the first 2 chapters on Silman, maybe using some of Rosen's endgame book as test questions to reinforce your Silman reading.

Robert_New_Alekhine

The Mammoth Chess Book by Burgess is quite good for an <1200 player.

VLaurenT

In no particular order, but these are the ratings bracket I think these books are useful for :

U1300 :

  • Studying chess made easy (an excellent first read)
  • Mammoth book of chess
  • Logical chess
  • Silman's complete endgame course (first chapters)
  • Tips for young players

1300-1700 :

  • Amateur's mind
  • FCO
  • Build up your chess - Yusupov 1
  • Chess 5334

1700+ :

  • Watson's mastering the openings
  • Chess endgame training (Rosen)
  • Reassess your chess
  • Understanding pawn play

Other books in your list, I don't know.