Originally posted by Deathyxyeah it's a classic, you can't go wrong with that book...
any experience with this book mate ?
I just started re-reading a followup to that book called The Amateur's Mind - and this book may be better because it teaches you basically the same things but lets you see how regular players misunderstand the game.
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I would skip Silman entirely. I have both of these, RYC will be useful at a later level (I find it difficult at this point but can see why it is highly reccomended). I regret buying the amateurs mind.
The Winning Chess series by Yasser is very good (but expensive). I have found the tactics volume very useful in this series and believe it would be a decent starting point. My favourite beginner book is Weapons of Chess by Pandolfini (sp?). A good overview. As you can tell by my rating I am a beginner too so I'm advising you as a peer.
Here are a few good websites: chesstactics.org, chesskids.com (great tactical quizzes), chesscafe.com (novices nook)
Personally I have yet to come across a better basic strategy book than Michael Stean's Simple Chess. Recommended to me by an opponent in an Oxfordshire League match in the 1970's I was pleased to see this was reprinted recently. It is probably 1/4 of the size of any of the Silman Books
(which I don't like) and explains, Space, Colour Complexes, Outposts, Open and Half Open files, using a few grandmaster games as examples, without the onesidedness of Chernev's Logical Chess Move by Move.
So long as you understand that anything strategical is always of secondary importance to what is going on tactically, books like this can always help you to find ways to try for advantage over opponents who have learned not to drop pieces or pawns, or leave obvious targets to exploit.
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Originally posted by WayneCI'd recommend Weapons of Chess by Pandolfini as well.
My favourite beginner book is Weapons of Chess by Pandolfini (sp?). A good overview. As you can tell by my rating I am a beginner too so I'm advising you as a peer.
You can read it being discussed in these threads:
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Originally posted by briancronThat was a follow up. The original post just asked for a book sugestion. All posts have been on topic so far.
I would just pick up ChessMaster 10th
It has many of the same lessons from Winning Chess etc... plus it does a lot more too...
but the question was about RYC
Originally posted by DeathyxIf you can find it, Point Count Chess by Horowitz and Mott-Smith is outstanding. It was one of the first chess books that I bought, back in the '70s.
Im pretty new to the whole chess scene and was wondering if anyone had suggestions for a good strategy book... One that implores a "beginner"'s tactition...