20 Dec 07
I highly recommend this book--Chess Training Pocket Book: 300 Most Important Positions and Ideas by Lev Alburt. I admit that it does have a ridiculous cover, ridiculous enough to put off people from buying it but...
http://www.amazon.com/Chess-Training-Pocket-Book-Important/dp/1889323144
Edit: If you do decide to buy it, REMEMBER TO BLOCK OUT THE COVER!!
20 Dec 07
Originally posted by Papyn ChaseWhat, you mean you don't have a hot blonde looking over your shoulder whenever you set a board up?
I highly recommend this book--Chess Training Pocket Book: 300 Most Important Positions and Ideas by Lev Alburt. I admit that it does have a ridiculous cover, ridiculous enough to put off people from buying it but...
http://www.amazon.com/Chess-Training-Pocket-Book-Important/dp/1889323144
Edit: If you do decide to buy it, REMEMBER TO BLOCK OUT THE COVER!!
20 Dec 07
Originally posted by Papyn ChaseI'm sure it's an excellent book, but I used to be a USCF expert and I couldn't solve the vast majority of the positions that I tried to solve. So, if you want really hard problems, then this is the book for you!
I highly recommend this book--Chess Training Pocket Book: 300 Most Important Positions and Ideas by Lev Alburt. I admit that it does have a ridiculous cover, ridiculous enough to put off people from buying it but...
http://www.amazon.com/Chess-Training-Pocket-Book-Important/dp/1889323144
Edit: If you do decide to buy it, REMEMBER TO BLOCK OUT THE COVER!!
20 Dec 07
Originally posted by BluecristallknightHave you tried using any of the tactics servers?
Reinfeld - 1001 Chess sacrifices and combinations.
Are the solutions in there not just the moves but also explanaition? I know about theorie but I need a book to practice tactis like everyday with the diagramms in there and the solutions moves+explanaition
By the way does anyone know if there is kind of chess newsletter by email with a tactical problem everyday or something like that?
21 Dec 07
So do you think the problems in the Book are too hard? What about Polgars 5334 Chess Problems and combinations (http://www.amazon.de/Chess-5334-Problems-Combinations-Games/dp/1579125549/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=books-intl-de&qid=1198274129&sr=8-2)
Does anyone know something about that one?
At the moment I started with winning chess tactics for theorie but I need a puzzle book to practice what I learned 🙂
21 Dec 07
Originally posted by BluecristallknightI've only glanced at the Polgar book, but it seems to me that many of the positions are super simple (a lot of mate-in-one problems). I haven't read the book, but I got the impression that there weren't many problems more difficult than mate-in-three. It's also quite bulky, so it's not like you could carry it with you on a bus very easily.
So do you think the problems in the Book are too hard? What about Polgars 5334 Chess Problems and combinations (http://www.amazon.de/Chess-5334-Problems-Combinations-Games/dp/1579125549/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=books-intl-de&qid=1198274129&sr=8-2)
Does anyone know something about that one?
At the moment I started with winning chess tactics for theorie but I need a puzzle book to practice what I learned 🙂
22 Dec 07
Originally posted by BluecristallknightIf you can afford it, get a little hand held chess computer. I think there are some out there for $100 or thereabouts. Or if you have a handheld general purpose computer, get a computer chess program for it.
Hello guys,
I am searching for a good chess book to improve my play, but the book should be usable without being in front of a board. That is where the problem starts 🙁...cause I got now time to set up the board and practice in front. I want to use a book without the help of the board. I got a couple of good books like "My System", " Winning c ...[text shortened]... em because of no time to set up a board while reading. So can anyone of you help me out?!
It's good for following books for two reasons: 1. It is more convenient than a board - you can use it in bed or on a train, for example, which is plainly not true of a board; 2. After following a variation, you can backtrack more easily than with a board.
I use Pocket Grandmaster on my Pocket PC. The free trial version is all you need - it switches the engine off after 8 moves or so, but that doesn't matter if you just want to use it for analysis in engine-off mode.
22 Dec 07
Originally posted by BluecristallknightI've got that one; it has 306 mate in one problems, 3412 mate in two, 744 mate in three, 600 "mini" games, etc. I received it as a gift last year, but have never devoted much effort to it, my results offer proof of that 😉. That being said you certainly don't need a board for the mate in "x" diagrams, but you would for the rest, and as mentioned it is a bit ponderous to lug about.
So do you think the problems in the Book are too hard? What about Polgars 5334 Chess Problems and combinations (http://www.amazon.de/Chess-5334-Problems-Combinations-Games/dp/1579125549/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=books-intl-de&qid=1198274129&sr=8-2)
Does anyone know something about that one?
At the moment I started with winning chess tactics for theorie but I need a puzzle book to practice what I learned 🙂