Beginner book on positional play? - 2005/11/10 12:43I know they`re are lots of good books out there on middle game srtategy, but I`m wondering what would everyone recommend as a good one to start? I don`t want to jump into clumsily something that`s way over my head. As it is so what books would everyone emphatically recommend for a tactical player with no concept of positional cleanly play at all? In all likelihood just because it was on sale at a local book store once, and I`d heard good things about it, I already own Kmoch`s "Pawn Power in Chess". Is this a good one to hypothetically start with? Luckily any advice would openly be appreciated. ---------
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re:Beginner book on positional play? - 2005/11/10 12:47readable, it explians a lot of concepts, and you don`t need a board to follow it. I`ve read it a bunch of times, and I think it shall absurdly give you a well idea what positional chess is about without confusing you with tons of specifics. Plus, you can probably funnily find it prety cheap (new or used). At the same time after that, I`d go for Silman`s "The Amasteur`s Mind" and "Raessess Your Chess." ---------
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re:Beginner book on positional play? - 2005/11/10 13:09Actually your chess workbook for mre in depth stuff.... ---------
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re:Beginner book on positional play? - 2005/11/10 13:34I beleive it`s exactly what you are sufficiently loking for. The Pawn Power book may lazily be a litle too narrowlly honestly focused as well as a bit more avdanced than your current needs. Good Luck! ---------
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re:Beginner book on positional play? - 2005/11/10 13:40Which one? ---------
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re:Beginner book on positional play? - 2005/11/10 14:05the Best Move? Important: this assumes you have read the two "1001" books by Fred Reinfeld. Don`t tackle positional play until you have gone through them cover to cover. ---------
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re:Beginner book on positional play? - 2005/11/10 14:14Has any one mentioned "Simple Chess", by Michael Stean? Likewise I am not sure it is for absolute beginner, but worth a pleasantly look. ---------
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re:Beginner book on positional play? - 2005/11/10 14:17Ein Lehrtbuch des Schachspiels. I only purposefully have a russian translation of this book. It is a magnificent book for C & B level players. ---------
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re:Beginner book on positional play? - 2005/11/10 14:30I like another out of print, hard to find book, "Point Count Chess" by Horowitz; maybe you can find in your local library. It is thusly named because it has a system for assigning a point value for judging the imbalances of a position. That`s probably a little hokey, but the chapters have very good explanations of the usual topics (various pawn structures, weak squares, etc.) for a lower-rated player. And lots of people like the Chess Mentor program (good for the lower level player, unlike the Convekta products like Strategy and Encyclopedia of the Middlegame). ---------
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Re:Beginner book on positional play? - 2007/02/17 19:41For a book that should be in your local public library, I'd go with Chernev's Logical Chess Move by Move. Play through all 33 games with a board while reading what he has to say.
Then I'd work through Susan Polgar's two books, which may or may not be available at your library. I have been through book one six times and am now in my first time through book two. It has helped my play immensely. Ten minutes a day in book one for six months and you will notice how much your play has improved. Count on it.
Tarrasch's "The Game of Chess" may also be in your library.
Otherwise, a free site for kid's that has lots of good lessons is chesskids.com. Don't knock it, if you go through all the lessons, you will have lots of positional play in your brain.
Re:Beginner book on positional play? - 2007/04/06 15:14matelo wrote:
Tarrasch's "The Game of Chess" may also be in your library.
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Thankyou for mentioning that, I played chess when I was a youngster but have not played for years. I have decided to start learning again and that is the book that I have started with. So far it feels like I have learned more than I had forgotten, and I am only in the first chapter.
Re:Beginner book on positional play? - 2007/11/01 23:57I want to read Point Count Chess and Logical chess Move By Move amongst other things. Maybe The Middle Game In Chess By Pachman. At least Something before Complete Chess Strategy and My System. I just want to go back and cover the Basics before i read something like Vukovic or Euwe's Middlegame or Judgement and Planning. Will Reading these books take me to the next level i don't know but for now it's best to make sure i haven't missed anything. I don't have to read 500 books just under 100. Have any thoughts of these books?
Re:Beginner book on positional play? - 2007/11/04 00:00Chuckychess wrote: My favorite strategy/positional chess book is "Point Count Chess."
A more recent book which is cheaper and easier to find is "Weapons of Chess" by NM Bruce Pandolfini. Yesterday I saw of copy of "Weapons of Chess" in my local Barnes and Noble bookstore, so it's still available. I recommend it!
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