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heavyhorse253

Looking to improve my chess but not sure what book to read based on my rating. 1826 Blitz and 1801 Rapid, any recommendations so that I can improve from that level? Thanks

NM ThunderClap

Looked at some of your games be back with an idea

NM ThunderClap

And ... ( Never start a sentence with And ) ,,, I'm still thinking !!

NM MrPushwood

And we're still waiting!

NM ThunderClap edited

@heavyhorse253 Two books I will ask you to read for now' ... Book One' Capablanca's Best Endings (In 60 complete games) by Irving Chernev ... Book Two ... Blockade by Aron Nimzovich ( If you can & cannot find Blockade read portions of My System ...(Usually I don't recommend My System unless YOU can benifit) BTW there are 2 more books that come to my mind for you My 60 memorable games by Fischer & Zurich 1953 by Bronstein >>> you can supplement at some point here some work with databases

Jarklen

For like puzzle study a good book is: Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess.

heavyhorse253

@ThunderClap said in #6:

@heavyhorse253 Two books I will ask you to read for now' ... Book One' Capablanca's Best Endings (In 60 complete games) by Irving Chernev ... Book Two ... Blockade by Aron Nimzovich ( If you can & cannot find Blockade read portions of My System ...(Usually I don't recommend My System unless YOU can benifit) BTW there are 2 more books that come to my mind for you My 60 memorable games by Fischer & Zurich 1953 by Bronstein >>> you can supplement at some point here some work with databases

Hey thank you! Appreciate you taking the time to look at my games and give me recommendations. Cheers

@ThunderClap said in #6: > @heavyhorse253 Two books I will ask you to read for now' ... Book One' Capablanca's Best Endings (In 60 complete games) by Irving Chernev ... Book Two ... Blockade by Aron Nimzovich ( If you can & cannot find Blockade read portions of My System ...(Usually I don't recommend My System unless YOU can benifit) BTW there are 2 more books that come to my mind for you My 60 memorable games by Fischer & Zurich 1953 by Bronstein >>> you can supplement at some point here some work with databases Hey thank you! Appreciate you taking the time to look at my games and give me recommendations. Cheers

Alientcp

Any.
But if you want something more specific, Any that talks about chess basic principles or common endings.

Skip the midgame.
The reason is because while you play to learn, every single game will need resolution anyways. So you study common endings asap so you can start converting.

The ending is irrelevant if your basics are crap. If you are lost from the opening, you wont win in the midgame. And if you dont have the basics, you wont understand the concepts anyways.

So, chess principles and endings (mostly rook endings). Be as best as you can with that, then focus on something about middle game. Then opening theory.

Any. But if you want something more specific, Any that talks about chess basic principles or common endings. Skip the midgame. The reason is because while you play to learn, every single game will need resolution anyways. So you study common endings asap so you can start converting. The ending is irrelevant if your basics are crap. If you are lost from the opening, you wont win in the midgame. And if you dont have the basics, you wont understand the concepts anyways. So, chess principles and endings (mostly rook endings). Be as best as you can with that, then focus on something about middle game. Then opening theory.