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Subject: Re: Classic Chess Books

Author: Djordje Vidanovic

Date: 11:40:46 07/25/03

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On July 25, 2003 at 05:26:15, Ricardo Gibert wrote:

>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
>>
>>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
>
>Notably absent are some of the most important books one can have in their chess
>library (assuming your objective is to become as strong as possible): Tactical
>quiz books. Which ones you should get depends on how strong you are.



I suggest G.M. Lyssitsyn's "Strategyja Taktika Shahmat" (Strategy and Tactics in
Chess) with lots of quizzes.  It is a huge book, over 500 pages. I have it in
Russian and have no idea whether it's been translated into English.  Everything
I have learned in chess I have learned from this book.  And I was a late
beginner...

I would also reccomend Vukovic'c book on attacking in chess (the exact title
escapes me, probably "The Art of Attack in Chess".

Djordje



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