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07 Jun 07
07 Jun 07
Hello everyone, I was hoping some of you could recommend a good book for me. I'm covering tactics and openings extensively through CT ART 3.0 and chessgames.com, however, I have very little practice in piece development. Although I am covering openings alot, I still don't know why I'm making those moves, and if I were out of the book I'd like to have an idea of a powerful development strategy. So if you have any ideas I will surely appreciate them.
Thanks.
-LordofaDown
07 Jun 07
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Originally posted by LordofADownI think the best thing you can do for your chess game right now is to control your emotions 🙂.
Hello everyone, I was hoping some of you could recommend a good book for me. I'm covering tactics and openings extensively through CT ART 3.0 and chessgames.com, however, I have very little practice in piece development. Although I am covering openings alot, I still don't know why I'm making those moves, and if I were out of the book I'd like to have a ...[text shortened]... nt strategy. So if you have any ideas I will surely appreciate them.
Thanks.
-LordofaDown
Other than that the internet is your friend as well; if you have general questions on strategy in a particular opening, it may be worth your while just to google the opening and find some annotations for the main lines of them. Another (free) possibility is simply to post your question on strategy in the forums. Unfortunately I cannot give a good chess book recommendation because I have never read one, but I have had good success with simply researching via the internet (and the forums) and analysis of particular lines using Chessmaster. Hope this helps.
07 Jun 07
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Originally posted by LordofADownI would suggest any of the following novice-intermediate level books:
Hello everyone, I was hoping some of you could recommend a good book for me. I'm covering tactics and openings extensively through CT ART 3.0 and chessgames.com, however, I have very little practice in piece development. Although I am covering openings alot, I still don't know why I'm making those moves, and if I were out of the book I'd like to have a ...[text shortened]... nt strategy. So if you have any ideas I will surely appreciate them.
Thanks.
-LordofaDown
"Logical Chess: Move by Move" by Irving Chernev
"The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played" by Irving Chernev
"Chess: The Art of Logical Thinking: From the First Move to the Last" by GM Neil McDonald
"Understanding Chess Move by Move" by GM John Nunn
For a free source of great information, I really like chesscafe.com and in particular, I would suggest you read NM Dan Heisman's "Novice Nook" columns.
25 Jul 07
Originally posted by LordofADownI second the recommendation of "Understanding Chess Move by Move", and would add Fine's "The Ideas Behind the Chess Openings" and Mednis' "Strategic Chess" (if 1.d4 interests you).
Hello everyone, I was hoping some of you could recommend a good book for me. I'm covering tactics and openings extensively through CT ART 3.0 and chessgames.com, however, I have very little practice in piece development. Although I am covering openings alot, I still don't know why I'm making those moves, and if I were out of the book I'd like to have a ...[text shortened]... nt strategy. So if you have any ideas I will surely appreciate them.
Thanks.
-LordofaDown
25 Jul 07
Originally posted by LordofADownGo through a collection of Paul Morphy's games and you will learn the value of quick development.
Hello everyone, I was hoping some of you could recommend a good book for me. I'm covering tactics and openings extensively through CT ART 3.0 and chessgames.com, however, I have very little practice in piece development. Although I am covering openings alot, I still don't know why I'm making those moves, and if I were out of the book I'd like to have a ...[text shortened]... nt strategy. So if you have any ideas I will surely appreciate them.
Thanks.
-LordofaDown
25 Jul 07
One book that will help you improve: "My system"
This book teches you about controlling center, overprotection, past/isolated/doubled pawns, and basically all of the fundamentals. If this will encourage you to read it they say 9/10 GMs have read this book.
Good luck with whatever you do.
25 Jul 07
Originally posted by der schwarze RitterI have A first book of Morphy & it's great.
Go through a collection of Paul Morphy's games and you will learn the value of quick development.
Think Logical Chess: Move by Move for the 1.e4 & gambit playing attacker & you're just about there.
Morphy blended tactics & strategy in a way that was so far ahead of his peers that many simply refused to play him. Howard Staunton was an obvious example - refusing to play Morphy due to his completing his work on Shakespeare but still able to compete in tournaments whilst Morphy was touring Europe!