Which book to read first

anthias

Only Chess

20 Sep 06

anthias

Joined: 12 Aug 06
Moves: 5380

20 Sep 06

Got all the Winning Chess series, "How to Reasses Your Chess" and "The Ameteur's Mind". Which one I should read first? To what extent they would help me?

phani27

Joined: 04 Aug 05
Moves: 209385

20 Sep 06

I think it is a good idea to start with Tactics and stick to it until one reaches 2000 🙂

basso

Joined: 21 Sep 05
Moves: 3051

21 Sep 06

"Play Winning Chess" is a good book to start with. Will it help? Of course. A good follow up book might be "Logical Chess: Move by Move" by Cernev. Three things will generally help you improve your game:
1) Study
2) Practice (particularly tactics)
3) Play
Beyond that, be patient and have fun!

c guy1

Seattle

Joined: 30 Jan 06
Moves: 26370

21 Sep 06

you two (the ones who replied) are idiots. He ask which book out of those two.
To answer your question: play through the Ametures Mind book first. It is much simpler and the ideas covered will be greatly expanded in his next book

DoctorScribbles

BWA Soldier

Tha Brotha Hood

Joined: 13 Dec 04
Moves: 49088

21 Sep 06

Originally posted by c guy1
you two (the ones who replied) are idiots. He ask which book out of those two.

You are an idiot. The original poster referred to nine books.

RahimK

Edmonton, Alberta

Joined: 25 Nov 04
Moves: 2101

21 Sep 06

1. The Winning Chess Series
2. Amatuers mind
3. Reasses you Chess

I read all those books and that is the best way to go for sure!

No point in reading Reasses you Chess first. Won't do much for you or anyone else if they also have these 9 books.

zebano

127.0.0.1

Joined: 27 Oct 05
Moves: 158564

21 Sep 06

Originally posted by RahimK
1. The Winning Chess Series
2. Amatuers mind
3. Reasses you Chess

I read all those books and that is the best way to go for sure!

No point in reading Reasses you Chess first. Won't do much for you or anyone else if they also have these 9 books.

This is the correct order. I havn't read all of the Winning Chess series, but it builds a good (and necessary) foundation. The other 2 books cover strategies. I like # 3 better than #2 but most people who have read both find #2 the easier to understand (I am the lone exception).

IronPawnX

Joined: 08 Apr 04
Moves: 3278

21 Sep 06

2 edits

Originally posted by anthias
Got all the Winning Chess series, "How to Reasses Your Chess" and "The Ameteur's Mind". Which one I should read first? To what extent they would help me?

Hey gang!

Apparently Jeremy Silman gets asks a lot which of his books should be read first. On his site, he states that he would recommend reading How To Reassess Your Chess(HTYRC) pages 1-52, (I'm working from memory, its page fifty-something - the end of the chapter) in which he describes some endgame theories and looking for imbalances. Then read the Amateur's Mind. Then finish HTRYC. May seem crazy, but don't argue with me, argue with the author.

So. . . Order should be
Play Winning Chess Series
HTRYC pg 1 - 52
Amateur's Mind
HTRYC pg 53 - End.