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May-01-09
 | | Open Defence: Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess is a nice book, good for kids too, I got a copy when I was 16 |
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May-01-09
| | Open Defence: though there are some who feel the book is too basic and there are other newer books that offer more like Susan Polgar's book.... erm whatsisname ?? |
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May-01-09
 | | Phony Benoni: <If most chess players were single where did all the new chess players come from?> I thought they reached the eighth rank and promoted. |
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May-01-09
| | Open Defence: < Phony Benoni: <If most chess players were single where did all the new chess players come from?>
I thought they reached the eighth rank and promoted.
> as opposed to getting into zugzwang and being mated ? |
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| May-01-09 | | kellmano: I am reading Logical Chess by Neil McDonald. Anyone else read this? I really like it. Thin on variations, but good on strategy and humour. I like it when authors commit to commenting on every move. For my money, this book is better than winning chess brilliancies by Seirawan, which makes the same commitment. |
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| May-01-09 | | just a kid: <OD>The people on Amazon don't totally agree with you.http://www.amazon.com/Bobby-Fischer... |
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May-01-09
 | | Domdaniel: <just a kid> I'm assuming the book isn't for you, since you're already a lot better than knowing the rules and how to move the pieces. There are quite a few general chess books for beginners, and I have the impression they vary a lot in quality. Some very good, some useless. One that I saw had lots of glossy photos and colorful diagrams but not much actual chess stuff of any use. On the plus side, the best I've found is the Mammoth Book of Chess by Graham Burgess -- with sections on openings, endings, tactics, strategy, computers, the internet, how to improve, etc. I bought a copy for my 10-year-old nephew and I liked it so much I got another for myself. Admittedly, it's a few years old now and some sections have dated. But this matters less than you might think. The basic elements of chess remain the same -- just see how many people still reccommend the Keres/Kotov/Golombek book on the Middlegame, which dates from the 1950s, or even Nimzowitsch's My System (more advanced) from the 1920s. Even 'old' opening books can be good, if the author clearly explains the typical strategies and plans. It's easy to update them yourself using databases like CG. |
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May-01-09
| | Domdaniel: Don't forget books in languages other than English. Fischer brought himself to GM level on a diet of Russian chess literature. You don't even have to know the language very well: chess is a universal language. OK, you might not get the jokes. |
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May-01-09
| | Open Defence: <just a kid> if you read through the reviews some do not like the book at all, some love it just one of those things, if you can browse through the book do so and decide, its the best way and I by most of my books that way (which is why i dont buy many books now, I just read them at the store) |
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| May-01-09 | | kellmano: <On the plus side, the best I've found is the Mammoth Book of Chess by Graham Burgess -- with sections on openings, endings, tactics, strategy, computers, the internet, how to improve, etc. > That book is still at my parents' house from when i was young and whenever i visit i read a bit of it again. A great, great book. Quite deep, but most importantly the enthusiasm is infective. I have learnt a lot from that book. |
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| May-01-09 | | kellmano: < Domdaniel: Don't forget books in languages other than English. > And again i think the potential for a badly translated book is immense. I love reading Shipov translated a la google :-) |
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| May-01-09 | | just a kid: <Domdaniel>Yes,the book is not for me... |
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| May-01-09 | | madlydeeply: hey there justakid silman wrote a book called "reasses your chess" I thought it made me a bit better...tells you to look for "imbalances" or even create them. I dug it. |
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| May-01-09 | | madlydeeply: what would a soviet chess joke be? hmmm..."and with 24. Qe7+ you crush your opponent like Kruschev crushed Kennedy with his heel HAHAHA |
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| May-01-09 | | mack: <the Mammoth Book of Chess by Graham Burgess> As seen under the arm of Dr Karl Kennedy in 'Neighbours' a few years ago. It *must* be good. |
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| May-01-09 | | Jim Bartle: "Reassess Your Chess" or "The Amateur's Mind," which I think is an update of "Reassess," is very good for learning. But for me it's also a bit dispiriting. I like to think I know a little about chess, as I can understand a lot of GM analysis of topnotch games. But Silman shows how tough it is to play ordinary games as well, and I usually didn't do anywhere near as well I had expected. It certainly makes you understand how tough the game is, though. |
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May-02-09
 | | jessicafischerqueen: Here is a list of <Fischer Books> that was kindly provided by <paris attack> http://www.chess.com/articles |
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May-02-09
| | Open Defence: <just a kid> how old is the person you want to get this book for ? |
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May-02-09
| | jessicafischerqueen: <Deffi> I am almost 25 now. |
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May-02-09
| | Open Defence: Then I recommend <The Black Najdorf by Sangeeta Hosea> |
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May-02-09
| | jessicafischerqueen: heh.... thank you, but again, looks like I picked a bad decade to quit drinking.
However, I <did> add your kind recommendation of <Noted Film Director Stephen Frears'> Book on the <Open Ruy Lopez> to my "shopping list." I shall be buying it when I'm back home on vacation. I'm also getting the endgame book by <Jesus de Villa> that <hms123> has been recommending. On Tuesday, my Books arrive that I already bought!
I can't wait. |
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May-02-09
| | Open Defence: <On Tuesday, my Books arrive that I already bought! > I just go to the store, pay cash bargain for a 30% discount and drive home with my books ;-p |
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May-02-09
| | jessicafischerqueen: that's right- rub it in...
But on vacation I will be haunting the many used chess books available in the stores. Did you know Koreans have a different word for every word? |
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May-02-09
| | Open Defence: I bought my Spassky-Fischer WCM book from a store that sold used books...also my copy of Staunton's The Chess Players Handbook, the theory is of course obsolete but it gives you a good insight into their thought process |
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| May-02-09 | | just a kid: <OD> They are on the younger side of age. |
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