I’ve known how to play chess for a long time. But I have zero strategy. My brain processes things in such a strange way, I’m not sure I’ll ever fully understand the actual strategy of the game. There are certain people, who think like me, that I play with and we have a blast. But put me with a different brain comparatively, and I feel like my brain became my left hand and was asked to write a sentence (I’m right handed. My left hand can barely wave correctly..). I’ve tried to teach myself strategy but none of it sticks. Am I alone? Is this really that difficult of a game for certain brains? Any resources you guys have used that helped make the strategy part click?

Hey, Where can I buy second hand or cheaper chess books in india. Also which will be better online/offline. I am 22 and I have to study and work so I don't want to invest too much, but I am interested so I want to keep learning chess.

Mastering Static Play Boroljub Zlatanovic

Mastering Dynamic Play IM Boroljub Zlatanovic

Schematic Thinking in the Middlegame Boroljub Zlatanovic

Converting an Advantage - Must-Know Strategies - Part 1 Siegfried Baumegger

Converting an Advantage - Must-Know Strategies - Part 2 Siegfried Baumegger

Transforming Pawn Structures: Practical Training Course Boris Avrukh

The Art of the Positional Sacrifice GM Ioannis Papaioannou

How to Find the Right Plan GM Ioannis Papaioannou

Are none of these courses available?

You are destined to be on an island for 1 year, away from the social media and contacts. Which would be the single resource / book / online course / youtube channel etc you would like to have access to, for that one whole year? You can choose only one.

I'm creating chess tactics books focused on specific openings.

I'm trying to decide what percentage of puzzles should be played from the opening's main color.

For example, in a Caro-Kann book, Black would solve:

1. 50% — Equal practice for both sides
2. 66% — Mostly Black, some White
3. 75% — Strong focus on Black
4. 100% — Exclusively Black

As a reader, which distribution would you prefer?

Je vous ai posté les photos de la partie ma bibliothèque dont je me sépare. Voici la révélation du contenu à plat. Vente préféré sur le bon coin et vinted, possible sur le bon coin. Acheteur-euses en Europe prioritaire.

I’ve posted photos of the part of my library I’m parting with. Here is a flat-lay view of the contents. Sales preferred via Le Bon Coin and Vinted; Le Bon Coin is an option. Priority given to buyers in Europe.

DM OPEN - PHYSICAL COPY NOT EBOOKS - LIST IN DM

Reuben Fine found a novel way to advertise his chess opening book back in the day!

Hi, I'm currently stuck at 1100 ELO. Can someone recommend me a book so that I can improve?

1.d4 - Beat the Guerrillas: A Powerful Repertoire Against Annoying Black Sidelines by Valeri Bronznik 2011. I've found it especially useful for online blitz where you see the Budapest, Albin or Englund gambit so often.

I’ve been playing chess for about 2 years now. I’m around 1000 elo and I’d like to study up on the game a bit more.

I’m not sure what chess book to get. There’s so many out there.

I struggle most with end games and opening tactics. I know a few openings but not all their variations. I find that I get stumped when my opponent plays a weird move that’s not normally seen during the first 4-7 moves of the opening.

Is there a significant difference between each version ? Chess Dojo recommend the old version for some reason, I'm wondering is there a signifcant difference.

Greetings! I'm in the very beginnings of my chess journey and am starting to consume various literature in hopes of learning something. I've started following along over a board, but I'm a little overwhelmed with the intermix of move + analysis/narration that seems to hallmark the format.

I'm curious to know if y'all have any recommendations for books or other resources that succinctly detail complete games from first to last move, separate from, or entirely without analysis.

I'd be happy with a bound compendium of famous games.

Does this exist? Thank you for your consideration.

Edit: I realize more now that what I'm attempting to describe here is an Encyclopedia. I just found an Oxford Encyclopedia of Chess Games 1485-1884, which looks like it'll to scratch this itch. Thank you all for your feedback.

Je vais prochainement mettre ma bibliothèque de livres anciens d'échecs en vente et je voulais vous proposer un jeu : voici l'ensemble de la bibliothèque.

Si vous arrivez à identifier ce qui vous intéresse et que vous m'envoyez un message je vous vend l'ouvrage avant la mise en ligne. Tous les ouvrages en photos sont en jeu. :D

Hi All,

I'm a software engineer + amateur chess player, and I've been building software that turns classic, public-domain chess books into narrated video lessons. Each video covers one chapter (or part of one) in the author's own words, and the board plays every move and highlights every square at the moment the text names it, so you can follow the book without setting up a board or decoding old descriptive notation.

What's up so far:

- Capablanca, Chess Fundamentals (complete): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCFodd99tY04

- Réti, Modern Ideas in Chess (complete): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHf5Sfy_fqKs

- Nimzowitsch, My System, ongoing. Chapter 1-3: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTZu0DCtsA-Q

If you only have a couple of minutes, this stretch shows the format best. Réti tells how, in a 1914 consultation game in Vienna, Capablanca refused the natural developing move everyone of his generation would have played, and how that game changed Réti's own thinking about the opening: https://youtu.be/FfBh3gciBM0?t=93 (about 2½ minutes, through 3:47).

Next up is the rest of *My System*, and after that Edward Lasker's *Chess Strategy*.

What would like feedback on:

- Format: Does it work to clarify the chess content? Any suggestions for improvement.

- Content: Are these the right books? Which public-domain classics would you most like to see done this way?

The channel isn't monetized and there's nothing for sale. I'll be around in the comments. Thanks!

I'm looking for chess puzzle books based on games by World Champions or other famous players, preferably with the puzzles organized by difficulty.

Any recommendations?