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Post by Wookiee on Mar 7, 2006 18:35:57 GMT -5
What Chess Book (that you have read) helped or influenced your game the most?
Mine was "Winning Chess" by Irving Chernov - not Master level material, but it introduced me to forks and skewers, double and triple attacks, discovered checks, intricate mating patterns and many other tactics that moved me from a novice to a decent tournament player.
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dbear
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Post by dbear on Mar 7, 2006 18:48:52 GMT -5
has to be "the amateurs mind" by IM silman,clarified alot of things i was sort of aware of,and many new ideas too. i cant recommend it enough,at least for players of my level.
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Post by Wookiee on Mar 8, 2006 11:42:07 GMT -5
A friend ("snappleguz") loaned me that book. I've read about 1/4 of it. He said the same thing about it. You've given me incentive to finish it.
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Post by beck15 on Mar 9, 2006 5:55:38 GMT -5
the only chess book i ever read was 'First Moves' by david pritchard. also have an e-book called 'chess strategies' by edward lasker but never read it.
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Post by savin on Mar 9, 2006 10:31:43 GMT -5
I really struggled in answering this question and came up with a few different answers: My favorite advanced chess book is Art of the Attack in Chess
-Vladimir Vukovic My favorite Advanced Beginnner to Intermediate Book on chess is: The Game of Chess
- Siegbert Tarrasch The book I give as a present to young chess players just starting to learn the game is: Pandolfini's Ultimate Guide to Chess
--Bruce Pandolfini He has a whole series of "Fireside Chess" books. But i may be a little biased since I know him. By the way, if you want a very weell written book with superb annotations in my opinion one of the best chess books ever written is: Zurich International Chess Tournament, 1953
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Post by Diet_Coke is better than chess on Mar 9, 2006 10:35:42 GMT -5
Me and chess books don't get on. I have about 20-30.  |
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Post by dim7th on Mar 9, 2006 16:52:05 GMT -5
My 60 Memorable Games (Bobby Fischer) and Fire On Board (Alexei Shirov)
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Post by dan3 on Mar 9, 2006 16:56:26 GMT -5
Famos openings
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Post by tool on Mar 10, 2006 12:05:05 GMT -5
I improved more after reading J.Silman "How to Reassess your chess"...a direct otb increase of about 200 points CFC (in my opinion). A very easy to understand style of teaching chess to the "snc level 2-4 ish " player.
Also really enjoyed the Savin mentioned "Art of Attack" as it is simply fun to attack, which makes reading the book less of a "job".
Another I recommend is "Art of Defence" maybe somebody can help me remember the author? A tougher read but now I actually enjoy defensive positions. Teaches you to calmly defend/when to defend/how to defend and to "not see ghosts".
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Post by perseus on Mar 10, 2006 17:40:03 GMT -5
Pandolfini's Ultimate Guide to Chess
--Bruce Pandolfini
That look's a good one, when I get a
around to reading it, I am sure I will improve.
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Post by Blockhead on Mar 12, 2006 9:11:56 GMT -5
Like savin I struggled trying to answer this question. I suppose my all time favourite advanced chess book is: 'The Chess Mind' by Gerald Abrahams My favourite Advanced Beginner to Intermediate Books are: '1001 Brilliant Ways to Checkmate' by Fred Reinfeld and '1001 Winning Chess Sacrifices and Combinations' also by Fred Reinfeld I should add I consider Fred Reinfeld probably one of the worst authors of chess books ever! But here his words of explanation/advice mercifully few. I found working through all the chess positions (hopefully you'll only need to check the actual 'back of the book' solutions to confirm your solution!) considerably helped my combinational ability. Some are easy, some less so. If you are like me, working through to a mate (or a winning position!) will give you a buzz each and every time!  |
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Post by j64sqs on Mar 14, 2006 23:03:25 GMT -5
I also like Reinfield's '1001 Winning Chess Sacrifices and Combinations.' I prefer positional chess over tactical chess. But I recently realized that many of my OTB opponents know this as well and they have started steering my games toward open, tactical positions. And since tactics have always been my biggest weakness, I often get crushed in such positions.
But I've found Reinfield's book to be very helpful in strengthening this area of my chess. I'm actually reading it for a third time now. Eventually, I hope to make it through each chapter without getting one problem wrong, but that might be awhile. Anyway, it is definitely worth a read or two.
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Post by Wookiee on Mar 17, 2006 14:00:20 GMT -5
Two of my favorite books that aren't chess, but quite applicable to chess and strategy are:
*The Art of War - Sun Tzu
*The Book of Five Rings - Miyamoto Musashi
I recommend them to anyone. They are both available free online...
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Post by perseus on Mar 24, 2006 6:34:14 GMT -5
Is there a recommended book on avoiding opening traps and lines where it is easy to make a boob? I boobed: White can make a move and I might as well resign after six moves. www.stansco.com/cgi-bin/nc_game.cgi?347601?5b?black?largeLuckily, the opponent missed it, but would you? If I play too many games, I cannot think so long. I do not know know how people can play 30 games unless they are fanatics. I am just practising to try (and failing) to keep up with my OTB opponents. |
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Post by Diet_Coke is better than chess on Mar 24, 2006 7:01:39 GMT -5
6. Bxf7+ Kxf7
7. Ng5+ Kg8
8. Ne6 Qe8
9. Nxc7 Qd8
10. Nxa8
A rook and two pawns for a knight (it can't be saved) and a bishop, plus Blacks set up is screwed up
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