Hurt/Heal: Chess Books

Here is how it works: I will list some of the most famous and highly acclaimed chess books and give each 20 points. Each day, you can hurt one and heal one. Hurting takes away four points while healing gives it two. If you wish, you can choose only to hurt or heal, but you cannot use both turns.

Hurting a book makes it lose 4 points while healing one gives it 2. When a book hits 0 points, it is removed from the competition. If a book is not listed, you can list it and I might include it. May the best book win!

Books in Competition:

Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual (Dvoretsky) [22]

Pawn Power (Kmoch) [8]

My System (Nimzowitsch) [20]

Chess Praxis (Nimzowitsch) [18]

Silman's Endgame Manual (Silman) [32]

How to Reassess Your Chess (Silman) [30]

Zurich 1953 (Bronstein) [18]

60 Memorable Games (Fischer) [30]

How to Choose a Chess Move (Soltis) [10]

Play Like a Grandmaster (Kotov) [22]

The Art of Attack in Chess (Vukovic) [20]

Pawn Structure Chess (Soltis) [20]

Finished Books:

Rapid Chess Improvement (de la Maza) [0]--16th Place

Pandolfini's Ultimate Guide to Chess (Pandolfini) [0]--15th Place

Think Like a Grandmaster (Kotov) [0]--14th Place

Modern Chess Openings (de Firmian) [0]--13th Place

As of post #102 by chessisgood

Heal HTRYC (Silman)

Heal Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual

Hurt 60 Memorable Games

hurt pandolfini's ultimate guide,

heal silman's reassess

I'd like to heal:

How to Reassess Your Chess by IM Silman

Hurt Pawn Power (Kmoch) 

Heal The Art of Attack in Chess (Vukovic)

heal art of attack

hurt How to Choose a Chess Move (Soltis) [20]

heal Pawn Power (Kmoch) [16]

heal Dvoretsky Endgame

hurt HTRYC Silman

hurt pawn power heal My system

heal silmans endgame course hurt Rapid chess improvement.

Heal - Pandolfini's Ultimate Guide to Chess

Hurt - Rapid Chess Improvement (de la Maza)

Heal Pawn Power

Hurt Zurich

Heal/include Simple Chess by Stean.  If no Simple Chess, heal Silman HTRYC.

Hurt Kotov Think LIke a Grandmaster.

My System HEAL

This is really helpful for someone coming new to the world of books about chess, as opposed to just playing and hoping to get better through practice alone.  I hope the list continues to continues to develop.  I'm going to try and look at Rapid Chess Improvement for a starter.

Healing Dvoretsky (again)

Hurting AoAiC Vukovic

Heal Art of Attack

Heal How to Reassess Your Chess (Silman)

You know, it just occurred to me that these book are all good, in their own way (duh!)  So...I don't think I'll play this one any more.