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"I was thinking of buying some chess opening books" ++ No good idea
"Kings Indian Defence by Gawain Jones"
"Caro Kann for e4, the ones by Johanna Houska and Cyrus Lakdawala"
"London System by Oscar de Prado, Sverre Johnson and Alfonso Romero"
"Coffeehouse Repertoire series by Gawain Jones"
++ 1 endgame book benefits more than 7 opening books
"Is my plan up until this point solid?" ++ No, not at all.
If you want to play the King's Indian Defence,
then study games of Bronstein, Nezhmetdinov, Tal, Fischer, Kasparov, Radjabov, and Nakamura.
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1800188
If you want to play the Caro-Kann, then study games of Karpov and Anand.
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1943478
If you want to play the London System, then study games of Kramnik and Carlsen.
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1908642
First time poster here!
I was thinking of buying some chess opening books to build my repertoire. I want to learn the books on the Kings Indian Defence by Gawain Jones to the non e4 openings, the books on Caro Kann for e4, the ones by Johanna Houska and Cyrus Lakdawala, but for white I am still browsing through some options: I am thinking of either the books on the London System by Oscar de Prado, Sverre Johnson and Alfonso Romero or getting the Coffeehouse Repertoire series by Gawain Jones for e4. Between learning the London and these repertoire books, is one better? Should I get both? Is my plan up until this point solid?
I appreciate any and all help I can get. Thank You!