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tough_customer 17-Jan-15, 07:58	Books I am presently reading PLAY WINNING CHESS by Yasser Seirawan with Jeremy Silman. I find it very pertinent to the subject of attacking chess and aggressive strategies and highly recommend it.
tough_customer 20-Jan-15, 09:26	Attacking books recommended by shamash 1. "...THE ART OF ATTACK IN CHESS by Vukovic, especially the last chapters where he writes about ramping up the level of commitment to an attack." 2." Not a classic like Vukovic, but also an excellent book is GM Jan Timman's ON THE ATTACK: THE ART OF ATTACKING CHESS ACCORDING TO THE MODERN MASTERS."
baddeeds 28-Jan-15, 20:17	Deleted by baddeeds on 04-Feb-15, 20:24.
cplusplus11 04-Feb-15, 15:53	Books Attack & defense "New Art of Defense in Chess" (GM Andrew Soltis) The book is at my local library, so I 've read it. It's up-to-date with modern counterattacking techniques. ------------------------------------------------- Tactics "Winning Chess Tactics" (GM Yasser Seirawan) Excellent explanation of tactics along with valuable practical tips. Follow-up to Play Winning Chess. "Back to Basics: Tactics" (NM Dan Heisman) Very practical problem set with Defensive Tactics and useful sayings similar to the website mentioned below. ------------------------------------------------- Strategy, pawn structure, piece placement, etc. "Winning Chess Strategies" (GM Yasser Seirawan) Follow-up to Winning Chess Tactics. Includes often-overlooked strategical advice. ------------------------------------------------- Thought Process and Time Management "The Improving Chess Thinker" (NM Dan Heisman) This book raised my playing strength by at least 400 rating points. ------------------------------------------------- What's a good chess book is subjective, these are just the books that helped me. Check out danheisman.home.comcast.net
isaiah11 04-Feb-15, 19:47	Kotov Anyone read "Think Like a Grandmaster" or "Play Like a Grandmaster," both by Alexander Kotov? I have those books but haven't looked at them in a while (Ok, really long while lol) Wondering if they are worth digging into for a semi-average player.
isaiah11 04-Feb-15, 19:48	@cplusplus11 When you said the book by Heisman raised your playing strength by at least 400 rating points were you talking about CC or OTB?
cplusplus11 05-Feb-15, 18:10	Over the board 400 rating points.
isaiah11 05-Feb-15, 18:53	@cplusplus11 That's impressive as heck. Is the book aimed at intermediate or advanced players?
tough_customer 05-Feb-15, 19:12	Heisman book Yes, I'd definitely like to know if that book would be suitable for me, or would it be too advanced?
cplusplus11 06-Feb-15, 16:07	That book is helpful for beginning and intermediate players. It helps most with players who don't have a good thought process or time management skills.
tough_customer 06-Feb-15, 17:15	cplusplus11 Thanks. I'll look into it.
isaiah11 06-Feb-15, 18:29	I definitely have a time management problem in OTB chess (not so much on here lol.) I've played in OTB tournaments with time controls of 40/2 and SD/1 and in some games have had to blitz out moves 30 to 40 to avoid losing on time. My opponent almost always has had significantly more time on his clock - one guy even left the board to get something to eat (tourney was in a hotel)
tough_customer 06-Feb-15, 19:29	cpluplus11 Could you explain what you mean by not having a good thought process. I have often wondered if a thorough and complete checklist should be reviewed before making any move, to try and make sure that every conceivable aspect is taken into consideration before making the decision.
cplusplus11 07-Feb-15, 18:18	I'll assume we're talking about slow chess (G/60 or slower - in rapid or blitz, only very strong players can do an extensive analysis each move). It's evident that more analysis results in better moves. You only have so much time, so it's important to follow a disciplined thought process that will maximize your analytical efficiency (i.e. maximizing how much meaningful analysis you can 'fit' into your thinking time). As for using a complete checklist, about 60%-90% of moves require extensive thought. Forced moves, book moves, checkmating with a king and queen, and moves where you can't blunder easily are exceptions to using a thought process.
tough_customer 08-Feb-15, 10:43	cplusplus11 Thanks for clarifying it.
postalpeet 14-Apr-15, 21:58	Books on Aggressive Chess. Books on Tal's games. Books on Fischer's games, especially those annotated by him (1) "My 60 Memorable Games". The thing about Fischer: his annotations were about the best. Most annotators do a poor job and have more errors than the games they are reviewing. The weird thing about this book, the one translated into Russian has fewer errors than the original in English. This was verified by my Dad and commented on in Shakhmatny Bulletin (Russian: Шахматный бюллетень; Chess Bulletin).

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