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Elninor

Hi. I am beginner. I am 36 years old. I want to learn chess. I only know piece move. Yasser seirawan's books is good for me to start and learn chess? What is the reading order these book?

kindaspongey

I think this is the order in which the books were published:
http://seagaard.dk/review/eng/bo_beginner/ev_winning_chess.asp?KATID=BO&ID=BO-Beginner
http://www.nystar.com/tamarkin/review1.htm
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627132508/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen173.pdf
https://www.chess.com/article/view/book-review-winning-chess-endings
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708092617/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review560.pdf

I imagine that they work for some people and not others. I suggest buying only one book at a time and only go on to another if you continue to be a happy reader/player. If you do not know the material in Play Winning Chess, you should almost certainly start with that one. For the others, I would think that the publication order would be fine, although some alteration of the order would probably not be a big deal. There are alternatives if it turns out that these books are not right for you.

RussBell

The following article suggests many instructive books that are appropriate for your level, and which might be of help to you - especially those that are listed at the beginning of the article.  At this stage of your development, focus on learning fundamentals and principles.....don't try to study books that are too advanced for you....(learn to walk before trying to run)......

Good Chess Books for Beginners and Beyond...

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

To begin with, focus on basic tactics and endgame technique, and opening principles - get comfortable with these fundamentals before attempting to progress to more advanced topics such as positional chess and strategy.  For your first book on opening principles I highly recommend "Discovering Chess Openings" by John Emms.

Also play mostly longer time controls, including "daily" chess, so you have time to think about what you should be doing - blitz and bullet chess may be fun, but at this stage of your development they will do little to promote your rapid improvement or your understanding of how to play correctly.....

https://www.chess.com/article/view/longer-time-controls-are-more-instructive

https://www.chess.com/forum/view/general/how-blitz-and-bullet-rotted-my-brain-don-t-let-it-rot-yours

Additionally, in my opinion it is not necessary to read books linearly. That is, restricting yourself to, and finishing one book before reading another book, or reading books in a particular order. In fact, for the typical amateur I suggest a process of reading portions of several books on different topics at the same time, depending at any given instant on what you are motivated by and interested in. I believe that this approach would provide a more well-rounded exposure to a variety of topics.

Finally, I suggest to avoid books which are too advanced for the player's skill level, that is, in terms of the sophistication and difficulty of the concepts that are presented, or the author's presentation, which may be targeted to the advanced player. In that case it would be prudent to focus on introductory level books, until such time as the player's understanding and skill become commensurate with that of advanced books. As an analogy, when embarking on the study of mathematics, attempting to study calculus before first mastering arithmetic and algebra would be an exercise in futility.  Many of the books recommended in the "best chess books" lists are of the “calculus” variety, and over the head of the lower rated chess amateur.  

Some of the better chess book authors who write primarily for the beginner-intermediate level player include Bruce Pandolfini, Dan Heisman, Yasser Seirawan, Irving Chernev, Fred Reinfeld, Jeff Coakley, Jeremy Silman, John Emms, and Neil McDonald.

eheadsfan

They are good for you and will improve you. Study these well in order.

1. Play Winning Chess

2. Winning Chess Tactics

3. Winning Chess Startegies

4. Winning Chess Brilliancies

RussBell
eheadsfan wrote:

They are good for you and will improve you. Study these well in order.

1. Play Winning Chess

2. Winning Chess Tactics

3. Winning Chess Startegies

4. Winning Chess Brilliancies

That's the correct reading order for these excellent "Winning Chess" series of books by Yasser Seirawan

kindaspongey

https://web.archive.org/web/20140627132508/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen173.pdf
https://www.chess.com/article/view/book-review-winning-chess-endings
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708092617/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review560.pdf

Elninor

Thank you. Am ı need tactic question book to improve calculation? Which is good with yasser book?

RussBell
Elninor wrote:

Thank you. Am ı need tactic question book to improve calculation? Which is good with yasser book?

I recommend to read these in the order listed...

1. Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess by Bobby Fischer, Stuart Margulies, Don Mosenfelder...

https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell/bobby-fischer-teaches-chessa-book-review

2. Winning Chess by Irving Chernev and Fred Reinfeld...

https://www.amazon.com/Winning-Batsford-Chernev-7-Nov-2013-Paperback/dp/B012HV5RB6/ref=sr_1_12?crid=36XA7QBVZSRCG&keywords=winning+chess+irving+chernev&qid=1558077639&s=books&sprefix=Winning+chess+Irv%2Cgarden%2C196&sr=1-12

3. Winning Chess Tactics by Yasser Seirawan....

https://www.amazon.com/Winning-Chess-Tactics-Everyman/dp/1857443861/ref=sr_1_1?crid=34Y6FBSWAA4D&keywords=winning+chess+tactics+seirawan&qid=1558077725&s=books&sprefix=winning+chess+tacti%2Cstripbooks%2C195&sr=1-1-catcorr

Also many good tactics books recommended here...

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

 

kindaspongey

The Yusupov series of (10) books seems to be pretty demanding, so I suggest that you look carefully at available samples and reviews before buying. If you do decide to go for it, you should probably know that the correct reading order is Build 1, Boost 1, Evolution 1, Exam 1, Build 2, Boost 2, Evolution 2, Build 3, Boost 3, Evolution 3. If one just buys the "Build" books, one will be getting the 1st, 5th, and 8th books in the series.

http://www.qualitychess.co.uk/ebooks/Build-up-Your-Chess-1-exceprt.pdf
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708103321/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review699.pdf
http://www.qualitychess.co.uk/ebooks/Build-up-your-chess-2-excerpt.pdf
http://www.qualitychess.co.uk/ebooks/Build-up-Your-Chess-3-exceprt.pdf
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708103659/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review778.pdf
http://dev.jeremysilman.com/shop/pc/Boost-Your-Chess-1-77p3744.htm
http://www.qualitychess.co.uk/ebooks/Boost-Your-Chess-1-excerpt.pdf
http://dev.jeremysilman.com/shop/pc/Boost-Your-Chess-2-77p3745.htm
http://www.qualitychess.co.uk/ebooks/BoostYourChess2-excerpt.pdf
http://dev.jeremysilman.com/shop/pc/Boost-Your-Chess-3-77p3746.htm
http://www.qualitychess.co.uk/ebooks/BoostYourChess3.pdf
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708103149/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review834.pdf
http://www.qualitychess.co.uk/ebooks/Chess-Evolution-1-excerpt.pdf
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708085817/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review843.pdf
http://dev.jeremysilman.com/shop/pc/Chess-Evolution-2-77p3643.htm
http://www.qualitychess.co.uk/ebooks/Chess_Evolution_2-excerpt.pdf
http://dev.jeremysilman.com/shop/pc/Chess-Evolution-3-Mastery-77p3753.htm
http://www.qualitychess.co.uk/ebooks/Chess_Evolution_3-excerpt.pdf
http://www.qualitychess.co.uk/ebooks/QandAwithArturYusupovQualityChessAugust2013.pdf
https://www.qualitychess.co.uk/ebooks/Revision&Exam1-excerpt.pdf

Perhaps of interest:

https://www.chess.com/forum/view/general/yusupov-and-the-older-lower-rated-player

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