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Subject: Re: Classic Chess Books

Author: Omid David Tabibi

Date: 01:10:40 07/25/03

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On July 25, 2003 at 01:24:11, Rupesh wrote:

> I am thinking of building a library of chess books. Will be indeed grateful if
>people pitch in with their opinion:
>
>Till now i have decided on the following books:
>
>1. Think Like a GrandMaster (Kotov)
>2. Middle Games Strategies: Advances Since Nimzowitch ( Watson)
>3. Ideas Behind Chess Openings ( Reuben Fine)
>4. Zurich 1953                  (bronstein)
>5. My Best Games of Chess 1908-1937  (Alekhine)
>6. Seven Deadly Chess Sins            (Rawson)
>7. My Great predecessors              ( Kasparov)
>8. Fundamental Chess Endings          Karsten Muller
>9. Reassess your chess                  Silman
>

These are mostly great books (I have no idea of numbers 6 and 9 in your list).
Alekhine's best games was the first chess book I read when I was about 6 years
old!

I have a few additional recommendations:

1. Buy Kotov's "Play Like a Grandmaster" instead of "Think Like a Grandmaster",
as it is the more comprehensive and revised version of the former.

2. Pawn Power in Chess, by Hans Kmoch
The bible of pawn formations.

3. My System, by Aron Nimzowitsch
Any chess library should have this all time classic.

4. A few middlegame books by John Nunn

>I think i have almost completed my list. I would like to know the books i am
>missing out. Please bear in mind that i am looking to build the library for a
>reasonably advanced chess player ..that is a player of elo 2000 (fide)
>
>Amitesh



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