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Play Winning Chess - Yasser Seirawan, Jeremy Silman
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An Introduction to the Moves, Strategies, and Philosophy of Chess from the
USA's #1 Ranked Chess Player. I think Yaz is a gifted chess writer, and
this book is the perfect place to start, if you're interested in playing
chess but don't feel like you know where to begin.
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Winning Chess Strategies - Yasser Seirawan
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Most people I know play chess without a plan. This book helped me learn how
to come up with a plan, and why certain strategies are better than others.
As always, Yaz is clear, to the point, and explains why things are so.
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Winning Chess Tactics - Yasser Seirawan
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This is the book that got me interested in chess again, for the first time
since I was a kid. I never realized that chess is such a tactically rich
game! This book helped me learn how to take advantage of short-term
imbalances in each position. It's a great tool not only to help you
use tactics against your opponent, but to know what tactics your opponent
will try to use against you - and thereby to prevent him from doing so.
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Winning Chess Brilliancies - Yasser Seirawan
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Some of the greatest chess games of the past 25 years are contained within,
each one with commentary and clear explanation by Yasser Seirawan, a very
gifted writer and chess player. He "de-crypts" some of the grandmaster moves
which might otherwise seem unintelligible, taking time to point out alternate
lines of play and the ideas behind the moves.
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Winning Chess Openings - Yasser Seirawan
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As a chessplayer who is just now beginning to delve into the richness of the
openings, I found this book tremendously helpful. I had no idea where to
begin! Seirawan covers almost every major opening, taking time to explain
the ideas behind the moves and to explore many lines other than the "main
line". Thanks to this book, I have gained a basic knowledge of the openings,
and I can go from there. This is a sort of opening "handbook" for me.
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The ABCs of Chess - Bruce Pandolfini
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Pandolfini gives a broad, shallow explanation of a range of chess topics
which will be especially helpful for the beginning or intermediate player.
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The Chess Doctor - Bruce Pandolfini
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Subtitled "Sure Fire Cures for What Ails Your Game", this book gives a
remedy to each of the 100 most common chess "ailments". Pandolfini, as
always, writes clearly and includes many helpful diagrams.
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Chess Openings: Traps and Zaps - Bruce Pandolfini
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Most opening books only tell you how to play when things go "right" - that
is, when your opponent plays the well-known opening lines. But how do you
take advantage of a subtle blunder by your opponent? This book will tell
you how. With about 200 examples of common amateur mistakes in the King Pawn
openings, he will train you to keep an eye out for how you might take
advantage of them.
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More Chess Openings: Traps and Zaps 2 - Bruce Pandolfini
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Similar to Traps and Zaps, but this book delves into different openings
than just the symmetric King Pawn openings covered in the first volume.
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Kasparov and Deep Blue - Bruce Pandolfini
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The Historic Chess Match Between Man and Machine. Pandolfini gives a
comprehensive analysis of each game, and each move, of the 1997 rematch
between World Champion Garry Kasparov and IBM's Deep Blue. The book is
written for the intermediate-level player, is well-organized, and easy
to follow. I enjoyed it a lot, and find myself referring to it if I ever
need some information about the match.
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Pandolfini's Endgame Course - Bruce Pandolfini
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This is the only real endgame book I've ever read, and I found it helpful.
Pandolfini breaks down different aspects of the endgame, sectioned off based
on which pieces are left on the board. A good place to start, if you want
to study the endgame but don't know where to start.
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Weapons of Chess - Bruce Pandolfini
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You've been given many powerful weapons right from the start, but how do you
use them to your advantage? Good tips on opening/middlegame strategy for the
intermediate player.
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Best Lessons of a Chess Coach - Sunil Weeramantry, Ed Eusebi
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Here's a book I have to read again! The book is written as a sort of
"dialogue" between chess coach and student. Many master games are reviewed,
and various game-winning strategies are studied. The book helps you to learn
how to think during a chess game (which is one of my biggest problems).
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Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess - Bobby Fischer
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Fischer explains in an easy-to-follow manner, giving examples, diagrams, and
quizzes. The book focuses on simple combinations, particularly mating
combinations, and even more particularly, back-rank mating combinations.
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My System: 21st Century Edition - Aron Nimzowitsch, Lou Hays (editor)
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My System is a true classic of chess wisdom. This edition has been
revised and translated from descriptive notation to algebraic by Lou Hays.
I'm currently reading it and learning a lot - I know that it will have more
to teach me each time I read it, in the years to come.
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