Schach, aber richtig! by Jeremy Silman

I found today an exemplar of Silman's The Amateur's Mind, German edition. A nice copy for only 3 Swiss Francs (similar to dollar). 

I have already the English edition, and worked a while with it, but as people usually do, not very consequently. Did you somebody here go through the whole book? And how was the impact on the game? 

I did go through the whole book back in the spring/early summer. I thought it was quite helpful at the time. I personally would recommend going through it first, even for those who are strong enough to benefit from "How to Reassess Your Chess." All the usual caveats about books apply. You really need to go through the games actively, etc.

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I started once a club to go through the book HtRYC, and although we had a decent group at the end I was alone there. I think that in the case I decide to go through the book I have really to do this alone. I guess a player can get a rather good idea about strategy after he works seriously with it. 

It's a nice read. Not entirely sure though if all reading about all those "wrong" plans really helps...

It is i think less about the wrong plans and more about the right ones. And how a good player can turn a game when somebody plays the wrong moves. The main advantage of this book is (compared with books with games between super GMs) is that you can understand most things.

I am reading The Amateur's Mind now. After 50 pages I have to say I really like it. I am reading about 10 pages each time I pick it up. Using a chessboard for all the moves too. I have read about 50 pages of How to reassess your chess too. But I have only been reading in that while travelling. So I had no board for all the moves. Due to this I really prefer the TAM book. I am also reading the endgame book. I only own these 3 chessbooks.

Better to have only three books and work seriously through them instead of having 300 books without proper work.