Added the following to my chess library today: 1. Masters of the Chessboard – GM Richard Reti; widely regarded as the best chess book ever written, “Masters of the Chessboard”, discusses the playing styles of each of the leading grandmasters of history up until that time. Richard Reti was one of the strongest and certainly was the most original player of all time. He defeated at least once almost every leading player of his era. He defeated Capablanca, Alekhine, Euwe, Rubinstein, Bogoljubov and Tartakower in tournament games. He invented new and successful opening systems and brilliant endgame studies. He was also a gifted and entertaining writer. First published posthumously 1932, reprinted numerous times since, reprinted 2008. 2. The Ideas Behind the Chess Openings – GM Reuben Fine; This is one of the great classic works on chess by one of the strongest players in history. All too often the most recent chess books are just database dumps based on millions of chess games. Our young chess players often undertake the task of memorizing thousands of variations. However, the world’s leading chess grandmasters do not memorize thousands of opening lines. Rather, they study and work them out. They remember the ideas behind the moves, not necessarily the moves themselves. First published 1943, reprinted 2012 by Sam Sloan 3. Logical Chess Move by Move Every Move Explained – GM Irving Chernev; Having learnt the basic moves, how exactly should a player improve? In this much-loved classic, GM Irving Chernev explains 33 complete games in detail telling the reader the reason for every single move. Playing through these games and explanations gives a real insight into the power of the pieces and how to post them most efficiently. First released in 1957, reprinted 1998. 4. What it Takes to Become a Chess Master – GM Andrew Soltis; So you’re a fairly decent chess player. You compete in tournaments, you play on the Internet. But you would love to make that leap to become a chess master. What do you need to know, how much do you have to practice, and how much of the success of the masters is simply a matter of innate talent, superior brainpower or just good luck? This useful book, aimed at all chess players who aspire to become chess masters, shows you what the masters know and you don’t. Published in 2011.
Posted on: Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:34:30 +0000
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