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Best is to play through WC games, and see how they develop their pieces. Because plan is carried out by pieces.
Capablanca, Botvinnik never studied books.

Best is to play through WC games, and see how they develop their pieces. Because plan is carried out by pieces. Capablanca, Botvinnik never studied books.

tpr

#12

#11 Capablanca owned a few chess books, but his widow corroborated that he did not study. Botvinnik studied a lot.
Here is a list of 20 books that helped the reviewer to become a grandmaster
https://rafaelleitao.com/chess-books-grandmaster/

#11 Capablanca owned a few chess books, but his widow corroborated that he did not study. Botvinnik studied a lot. Here is a list of 20 books that helped the reviewer to become a grandmaster https://rafaelleitao.com/chess-books-grandmaster/

TLouvart

#13

Hello,

I recommand these books :

The Mammoth Book of the World's Greatest Chess Games: New edn (Mammoth Books)

Chess: 5334 Problems, Combinations and Games

Silman's Complete Endgame Course

Have fun :)

Hello, I recommand these books : The Mammoth Book of the World's Greatest Chess Games: New edn (Mammoth Books) Chess: 5334 Problems, Combinations and Games Silman's Complete Endgame Course Have fun :)

FM Vandros59

#14

There is a two-volume book by Lew Polugajewski, who was a great master in the Sicilian Opening. It was translated from Russian into German in the 90s. I don't know if it was translated in English yet.
It has the significant title: "Im Sizilianischen Labyrinth" (The Sicilian Maze)

There is a two-volume book by Lew Polugajewski, who was a great master in the Sicilian Opening. It was translated from Russian into German in the 90s. I don't know if it was translated in English yet. It has the significant title: "Im Sizilianischen Labyrinth" (The Sicilian Maze)

SucceedInChess edited

#15

I would recommend Capablanca move by move book.

And also “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.”
― Winston S. Churchill

I would recommend Capablanca move by move book. And also “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” ― Winston S. Churchill

NM oberschlumpf

#16

@AlienChess86

I recommend "Understanding Chess Move by Move" by John Nunn, which not only gives insight to chess in general, it also contains some nicely commented sicilian games. Another great book by John Nunn is "Secrets of Practical Chess" containing many helpful hints and insights.

Regarding the sicilian defence: which line do you have in mind?

@AlienChess86 I recommend "Understanding Chess Move by Move" by John Nunn, which not only gives insight to chess in general, it also contains some nicely commented sicilian games. Another great book by John Nunn is "Secrets of Practical Chess" containing many helpful hints and insights. Regarding the sicilian defence: which line do you have in mind?

sparowe14

#17

@Vandros59 Sure, it is in English. I have had my copy for 20 years or so. I agree it is good, with a creative arrangement of chapters not by variation, but by themes like opening experiments, common endgames, initiative, and so on. As usual for Lev, he is overly fascinated with the variation he himself invented, which is not played any more, I think. Hey, if I invented a variation, I'd write about it also. Seems it was published by Pergammon. If anyone truly cares, I can pull it off the shelf and see. The English title is "The Sicilian Labyrinth."