24 Jan 08
Anyone who buys chess books knows about the "Starting out" series..
It covers an opening for beginners etc etc.
The question i have is....what rating level are these books geared to?
Yes i know beginners...but how high?...1400?...1600?
i was looking to buy them cause clearly i suck...but is it pointless if me being 1400 is already to high for the books?
24 Jan 08
Originally posted by chessisvanityyoue not too high for these, and id expect the range to be very wide as they give general lines and then take a look deeper, in general.
Anyone who buys chess books knows about the "Starting out" series..
It covers an opening for beginners etc etc.
The question i have is....what rating level are these books geared to?
Yes i know beginners...but how high?...1400?...1600?
i was looking to buy them cause clearly i suck...but is it pointless if me being 1400 is already to high for the books?
24 Jan 08
Originally posted by chessisvanityI suspect you're fine. RahimKs only opening book was Starting Out: The Sicillian and he was 1800+ (he never peaked, so it's hard to say exactly how strong he was).
Anyone who buys chess books knows about the "Starting out" series..
It covers an opening for beginners etc etc.
The question i have is....what rating level are these books geared to?
Yes i know beginners...but how high?...1400?...1600?
i was looking to buy them cause clearly i suck...but is it pointless if me being 1400 is already to high for the books?
24 Jan 08
Originally posted by chessisvanityJeremy Silman's web site has reviews for almost 20 of the Starting Out opening books, and the reviewers usually recommend a rating range for the reader of that book. The range can vary quite a bit, depending on the specific book.
Anyone who buys chess books knows about the "Starting out" series..
It covers an opening for beginners etc etc.
The question i have is....what rating level are these books geared to?
Yes i know beginners...but how high?...1400?...1600?
i was looking to buy them cause clearly i suck...but is it pointless if me being 1400 is already to high for the books?
http://www.jeremysilman.com/book_reviews/index_universal.html
25 Jan 08
Originally posted by Mad RookLOL!!
Jeremy Silman's web site has reviews for almost 20 of the Starting Out opening books, The range can vary quite a bit, http://www.jeremysilman.com/book_reviews/index_universal.html
i just went there and it varied a LOT! thanks for warning me...
range:1400 to grandmaster 😛
25 Jan 08
Originally posted by chessisvanityI have pretty much all of them...........they are very good!!
Anyone who buys chess books knows about the "Starting out" series..
It covers an opening for beginners etc etc.
The question i have is....what rating level are these books geared to?
Yes i know beginners...but how high?...1400?...1600?
i was looking to buy them cause clearly i suck...but is it pointless if me being 1400 is already to high for the books?
25 Jan 08
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Originally posted by zebanoRahimK is severly overrated imo. I'd say he's about 1650-1750 if he had a normal game load. And 2) RahimK has chessbase. I would recommend getting chessbase over an opening book.
I suspect you're fine. RahimKs only opening book was Starting Out: The Sicillian and he was 1800+ (he never peaked, so it's hard to say exactly how strong he was).
25 Jan 08
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Originally posted by chessisvanityMaybe get a book on the concepts but I find it easier to just look through the games to see the ideas of the opening
Anyone who buys chess books knows about the "Starting out" series..
It covers an opening for beginners etc etc.
The question i have is....what rating level are these books geared to?
Yes i know beginners...but how high?...1400?...1600?
i was looking to buy them cause clearly i suck...but is it pointless if me being 1400 is already to high for the books?
25 Jan 08
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Originally posted by chessisvanityI have a few of them.
Anyone who buys chess books knows about the "Starting out" series..
It covers an opening for beginners etc etc.
The question i have is....what rating level are these books geared to?
Yes i know beginners...but how high?...1400?...1600?
i was looking to buy them cause clearly i suck...but is it pointless if me being 1400 is already to high for the books?
They are, in common with most opening books, geared at players above 1400-1600.
Below 1600 you would do better working on gereral opening theory and honing your tactics. Above 1600 they begin to come into use and will certainly pay studying and help you improve.
I use the few I purchased extensively coupled with Batsford MCO and Nunns MCO and find them extremely useful. If you have a good database it is greatly beneficial reading the books in conjunction with a DB but never make a move in a DB simply because it seems the best or is the most common without understanding why you make it and the type of position it is leading you to.
Contrary to some other posts here I would recommend getting decent books before a DB as books explain why a move is played much better and understanding why is the best way to improve.