Chess Books

I wa at my local bookstore earlier this week looking for a book, any book, on chess. Sadly they didn't have any.

Is there any one book that you could recommend, that is preferably still in publication, that would assist with developing my game play?

Or are there some "must haves" that deal with the specifics, that is opening moves, middle and end games, or general tactics?

Thanks

For a beginning player, I resommend Yasser Seirawan's Winning Chess series. Once you get more advanced, you MUST get a copy of My System by Aron Nimzowitsch(Nimzovich, Niemzowitsch, however the hell you spell the guy's name)

I'm reading Jeremy Sillman's "How to Reasess Your Chess" right now. So far, it's great! I also read all of Sierawan's Winning Chess series. They're also great, but you may want to stay away from the first one. It's a little basic--unless that's what you want..

Originally posted by rbmorris
I'm reading Jeremy Sillman's "How to Reasess Your Chess" right now. So far, it's great! I also read all of Sierawan's Winning Chess series. They're also great, but you may want to stay away from the first one. It's a little basic--unless that's what you want..

If you are just starting out in chess,I recommend "Logical Chess Move by Move" by Irving Chernev. It gives 33 master class games where Chernev explains every move,in a clear,easy to understand, non-technical prose. One of the best chess books of all time.

Originally posted by Mopsie
I wa at my local bookstore earlier this week looking for a book, any book, on chess. Sadly they didn't have any.

Is there any one book that you could recommend, that is preferably still in publication, that would assist with developing my game play?

Or are there some "must haves" that deal with the specifics, that is opening moves, middle and end games, or general tactics?

Thanks