I do like Kotov's work although he tends to borrow examples from other places (notably the writings of Alekhine and Euwe) as well. Pawn Structure Chess by Andrew Soltis, Winning Pawn Structures by Baburin, and a tactics book even stronger than 1001 wcsc. If you are around that, I think you will be able to handle it.Īlso here are a few books that I don't own, but would really like to get and add to that list. To put my tactical strength into perspective I'm 2525 on tactics trainer.
As it is, it takes me about 15 minutes to an hour to mostly figure out an exercise (though I will occassionally miss 1 or 2 small things). If I wasn't so strong tactically I would not be able to make any headway into it at all.
#ADVANCED CHESS BOOKS MANUAL#
Based on the first 15 pages of the Manual I will say that it's been very challenging and very rewarding. I'm especially looking forward to finishing Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual, and Endgame Strategy by Shereshevsky. While a few of the Dvoretsky books on strategy might repeat themselves, I am confident that once I finish going over these books I will be near or above master. Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual, 1001 winning chess sacrifices and combinations (have worked through it already, planning to go over it until I have each problem down cold), Endgame Strategy by Shereshevsky, Dvoretsky's Analytical Manual, Studies for Practical Players by Dvoretsky, School of Chess Excellence 3: Strategic Play by Dvoretsky, Chess Exam and Training Guide by Igor Khmelnitsky, Pawn Power In Chess by Hans Kmoch, Turning Advantage into Victory in Chess by Andrew Soltis, and of course My System by Nimzovich. I'm not where you are at Sens, just recently became a class A player (1816 uscf), but I have been improving steadily and here are the books I own that I'm planning on covering heavily to make my way to master. It is more of a psychological barrier than anything in my opinion. Because let's face it, your coming very close to your Master's title, and as far as skill goes, you got it. Therefore another way to improve your game is how you handle yourself, and the decisions you come to make in a game. You have an incredible amount of skill when it comes to chess and your preparation is second to none (out prepping several NM/FMs in their pet lines "cough" dragon "cough" ). The book I am currently reading is How Life Imitates Chess by Garry Kasparov, another great book I have heard and would like to get my hands on is The Art of Learning by Josh Waitzkin. I think another approach to looking for a book might not directly be a chess book, however a book on the psychology of dealing with a game and the pressures that come with it. Some really good books were listed above, but all took one direction specifically, to improve your chess abilities (whether it be tactics, end-game, strategies, etc etc). I'm looking for a book that isn't about opening theory (I do my own preparation), and that is not designed for intermediate players (ie. I've also read pieces of Winning Pawn Structures by Barubin, which is no doubt the book which brought me the quickest improvement (not to mention an idea I found within which won me TWO critical games in my 'career').
#ADVANCED CHESS BOOKS HOW TO#
Besides How to Reassess Your Chess by Silman, My System by Nimzowitsch, and My 60 Memorable Games by Fischer, I have no other books in my library. In said journey, I'm looking for a decent chess book. What is important, is that after being away from the game for a few months now, I'm trying to get back into it and resume my attempt at a master title. After a little more than 3 years of playing, I achieved a 2100+ rating. Kasparov's book on his match provides a somewhat biased view and his annotations are hard.I doubt I'm giving enough information to elicit a particularly useful response, but this should make for an interesting topic nonetheless. Averbakh's book on chess ending, available in English on disc is a well-organized educational book on endings that I put in the top 5.ĩ. his daughters are outstanding chess players for a reason.Ĩ. Polgar's book on combinations and progressive learning is well done and one of the best books for someone learning or even intermediate. Tal's book on his match with Botvinnik should probably be up there.ħ. Fireside Book of Chess and Chess for Fun, Chess for Blood are good story books.Ħ. Logical Chess Move by Move is a good book but probably not no. Drovetsky is one of the outstanding writers and more of his books should have made the top 50. Capablanca's Best Games by Golumbak is a very good intermediate book.ģ. Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess is a non-descript not particularly good bookĢ. In contrast, Fischer's book My 60 Memorable Games is excellent and the books about him easier to understand. Kasparov is an outstanding player, but his books are hard to understand like his play. Be careful of assuming good player, good book.