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Originally posted by rubberjaw30
need a kleenex?
sure a nice cyber kleenex would help a lot.

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Originally posted by Drew L
My mom needs ideas for gifts for me for Christmas.

I was thinking about a chess book or two.

With that said I am a very relaxed chess player. I try to keep my game load low and play for the fun of it. I dance to Saturday Night Fever when I win and sob like a baby on the floor when I lose. I need a chess book that is simple, for the beginner, that has pictures, and covers a variety of topics. Any suggestions? (Name and author if at all possible)
The Latvian Gambit Lives by Tony Kosten

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Originally posted by tomtom232
sure a nice cyber kleenex would help a lot.
oh yeah...
that's not going to work...
you'll just have to use talcum powder, until the milkman comes to clean up his unstable product.

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Originally posted by Dutch Defense
The Latvian Gambit Lives by Tony Kosten
The Latvian Gambit Sucks by Rubber Jaw

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Originally posted by tomtom232
The complete chessplayer

by Fred Reinfeld
Yes! A classic! And relatively easy to find.

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Originally posted by WayneC
I would go with "Weapons of Chess" Pandolfini and Yasser's tactics books is a good one too. I have recently purchased Chess Understanding Chess:Move by move, by Chernev. This comes highly reccomended by others, but I am finding it slow going.
I hate to be a picker of nits, but here goes:

I think you mixed up two different books. Here are the two books with similar titles:

"Logical Chess: Move by Move", by Irving Chernev

"Understanding Chess Move by Move", by GM John Nunn

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Thanks for all the replies

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5,334 Problems, combinations, and games by Lazlo Polgar

Logical Chess by Chernev

The Art of the Checkmate

Good luck.

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Logical Chess:Move by Move is the correct title. Sorry for any confusion.

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Originally posted by renegade hotspur
Chess for Tigers by Simon Webb

Renegade
Chess for Zebras by Jonathan Rowson

if you want something that is an easy read, fun and instructive without being too deep for most levels of player to follow.

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Modern Chess Openings. I don't know why so many people criticize it, I think it's great.

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Originally posted by gaychessplayer
"How to Reassess Your Chess" by Jeremy Silman should probably be read by all players rated below 2000 USCF, IMO.

"Sharpen Your Tactics" by Anatoly Lein, et. al. Over 1000 tactical problems to solve, graded by difficulty.

The first book will make you a positional monster, and the second book will make you a tactical monster! 🙂
Both excellent books, but even Silman recommends reading his book 'The Amateur's Mind' *before* reading his 'How to Reassess Your Chess'.

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Originally posted by magnublm
Both excellent books, but even Silman recommends reading his book [b]'The Amateur's Mind' *before* reading his 'How to Reassess Your Chess'.[/b]
That makes sense. But, if you're rated over 1600 you could probably profit from "How to Reassess Your Chess" without reading "The Amateur's Mind" first.

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Originally posted by gaychessplayer
That makes sense. But, if you're rated over 1600 you could probably profit from "How to Reassess Your Chess" without reading "The Amateur's Mind" first.
yeah, i think you're right.

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Originally posted by ericmittens
Forget the book, get the new chessmaster.
I second that. if she is into computers (unlike my parents), than the CM11 would be best choice. it should be out by then. I have CM10, and I think CM11, with additional courses from "the art of learning", would be worth 50 books or something in terms of chess education. it's excellent for beginners. actually I think it's excellent for everyone 🙂