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| Posted by wadvana uskidscompute.com 12/14/2003 12:35:09 play online chess |  Subject: Progression from "Reassess your chess"Message: After reading The renowned How to Reassess your chess by Jeremy Silman, i was looking for other books which would slowly build on the base of chess understanding that Mr Silman introduced. Of course i cant expect other writers to have written with the same thought process, but can anyone recommend books which progresss from the 1800 level which the book consolidates for the reader. Thanks in advance |
| Posted by wadvana uskidscompute.com 12/14/2003 12:36:57 play online chess | Message: i forgot to mention that i was speaking of both How to reassess you chess, and the workbook. |
| Posted by coyotefan uskidscompute.com 12/14/2003 22:34:28 play online chess | Lev Alburt Message: "Comprehensive chess" 5 book series |
| Posted by baseline uskidscompute.com 12/15/2003 01:35:43 play online chess | Jacob Aagaard Message: Excelling at Chess and Excelling at Positional Chess both from Everyman Chess |
| Posted by janpot uskidscompute.com 12/15/2003 05:45:03 play online chess | Chessbooks to improve Message: Hi! I can strongly recommend John Watson's 'Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy'. further: Have you read Silman's 'The Amateur's Mind'? I also still find a lot of pleasure in re-reading John Nunn's 'Understanding Chess Move by Move'. It's on my toplist. Jeremy Silman, who I emailed quite some time ago, also recommended a good book on tactical puzzles. I chose John Emms' 'The Ultimate (sic) Chess Puzzle Book' (1001 problems for you to solve). That keeps you busy for a while! John Rowson's 'The Seven Deadly Chess Sins' is a remarkable book by a enigmatic chess writer. I also bought 'How to think in chess', but that is SO much over my head, that I placed in back on the bookshelf forever. A very fine one, to conclude, is 'Heroic Tales: The Best of ChessCafe.com - 1996-2001'. Great reading. Really! See you. Cheerio! Jan |
| Posted by nottop uskidscompute.com 12/15/2003 07:22:15 play online chess | chessbooks Message: Agree about Watson book. Very good choice. But I suggest also reading all the books by Dvoretsky. The one book breaks things down - the other ones build things up. They are fine in combination. |
| Posted by baseline uskidscompute.com 12/15/2003 14:26:05 play online chess | Watson's & Dvoretsky's books Message: Are very good indeed but they are written for expert level players. wadvana, Lev Albert's Course Chess Strategy for the Tournament Player The King in Jeopardy Chess Strategy for the Tournament Player Just the Facts are all written for players at your level |
| Posted by baseline uskidscompute.com 12/15/2003 14:26:05 play online chess | Watson's & Dvoretsky's books Message: Are very good indeed but they are written for expert level players. wadvana, Lev Albert's Course Chess Strategy for the Tournament Player The King in Jeopardy Chess Strategy for the Tournament Player Just the Facts are all written for players at your level |
| Posted by mitchst uskidscompute.com 12/15/2003 17:05:40 play online chess | Going from 1800 to master Message: If you're through with the workbook, maybe check out "How to Reasess your chess" It's a great book and also offers recommendations once players advance beyond the confines of the book. I would recommend "Think Like a Grandmaster" (calculation) and "Play LIke a Grandmaster" (strategy) both by GM Kotov. Vukovic's "Art of Attack" is also excellent. For endgames, "Basic Chess Endings" by Fine is pretty much the most comprehensive one-volume thing out there but I am hearing great praise for the Dvoretsky's new Endgame Manual (available in print or as a CD) |
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