But remember that this article is about the books that formed me, not the ones that still have to be read today. Perhaps this work today is questionable – after all the way of studying openings has changed a lot and certainly not all the recommendations in the book are good. The book helped me improve my positional play. The point is that the authors offer multiple possible solutions and the reader must find out, in addition to the correct solution, which hole exists in the other available plans.
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The book has a very interesting format, with explanation of the main strategic themes and a series of tests. It is also worth studying the book by Don Miguel Najdorf about the same tournament, but with a different approach.Ī little known book, but the duo Bellin and Pozetto produced excellent books (at least in my affective memory). With many words and few analysis, this work can greatly enhance your strategic understanding of the game. The classical book with all the games from one of the greatest tournaments in chess history. No wonder he is the chess player who most influenced Kasparov’s style.ħ- Zurich International Chess Tournament 1953 Alekhine was a great scientist of the game, recognizing the importance of having a good preparation and playing with energy. Honest analysis from the best chess player ever.Īnother book filled with spectacular games that influenced my way of seeing chess. One of the best chess books ever written. Each of the volumes guaranteed many hours of fun. In an age without computers and gigantic databases, the Informants were the books that provided the most important games analyzed by several grandmasters.
Several other (updated) strategy books can be used for a similar study. Chess has changed a lot since the time this book was written, but it still remains an important work to improve your positional play.
Remember that this will be just one of many materials (books, videos, websites) needed to train your calculation.Īnother classic that influenced my generation.
One of my favorite books for this work was “Test Your Chess IQ” which has been updated and has versions for different levels. A pity that this work has not yet been updated.Īt the beginning the priority is to train tactics: to know all the tactical themes and to solve many exercises. This was my first book and countless Brazilian chess players began their studies with it. That is, the earliest books were studied at the beginning of my development and the last ones when I was already close to the grandmaster title.ġ- Xadrez Básico (Translation: Chess Basics)Ī true Brazilian classic. The books will be shown in chronological order. I think this list can be useful to chess enthusiasts for two main reasons:ġ- To understand the way forward and what types of books are most important in the formation of a chess player Ģ- To find similar, up to date, works or read the same books – some are classics and timeless in value. They are not the best books ever written but those who helped me most on this journey. This is the list of the most important books I studied until I achieved the GM title. So the books were an essential part of my progress. There was no internet nor tournaments in my city. I started playing at home and at school but soon I started to study with books.Īt that time this was my only way of learning. I learned to play chess in 1986 and was immediately struck by a chess fever. The 20 Chess Books That Helped Me To Become a Grandmaster
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