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trw YaBB Moderator Offline I Love ChessPublishing! Posts: 1414 Joined: 05/06/08 Gender:	Re: Need study plan to make master - list of books/cds Reply #4 - 07/03/09 at 03:30:33	Post Tools	Print Post
	TN wrote on 06/30/09 at 22:48:11: Calculation and endgames. You should do some work on openings, but not a large amount as your games will usually not be decided in the opening. Study either a top player whose style is similar to yours or a super-GM whose style is antonymous to yours. Forcing Chess Moves and Silman's Complete Endgame Course would be the first two books that I would study. Remember to solve the exercise as well for maximum improvement. And one other point, which several players forget: Do not play too much blitz, and avoid bullet and chess variants. I couldn't disagree more with that statement. Certain variants maybe but many variants are very very helpful like chess960, wild5, wild4, wild1 etc. Just saying 'all variants' is crazy talk.


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gewgaw God Member Offline I love ChessPublishing.com! Posts: 687 Location: europe Joined: 09/09/04	Re: Need study plan to make master - list of books/cds Reply #3 - 07/01/09 at 08:52:17	Post Tools	Print Post
	I´ve the same "illness". I buy books over books, but when I wanna work through them, I´m getting tired within a few minutes My best advice is to go to a chessclub and play against stronger players. Analyse and share with them your experiences and don´t hide your thoughts, then you get something back and you´ll get stronger. Actually there is just one book, which really helped me to improve: Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy by Watson

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Life YaBB Newbies Offline I Love ChessPublishing! Posts: 3 Joined: 06/30/09	Re: Need study plan to make master - list of books/cds Reply #2 - 07/01/09 at 03:12:30	Post Tools	Print Post
	Thank you for the advice. It is weird but I actually had Silman's Endgame course next on the docket and Forcing Moves was number four after Inner Game of Chess and Master Vs Amateur (I am only reading this book because I enjoyed it so much the first time I think I may find it motivating to read it again).


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TN God Member Offline Posts: 3420 Joined: 11/07/08 Gender:	Re: Need study plan to make master - list of books/cds Reply #1 - 06/30/09 at 22:48:11	Post Tools	Print Post
	Calculation and endgames. You should do some work on openings, but not a large amount as your games will usually not be decided in the opening. Study either a top player whose style is similar to yours or a super-GM whose style is antonymous to yours. Forcing Chess Moves and Silman's Complete Endgame Course would be the first two books that I would study. Remember to solve the exercise as well for maximum improvement. And one other point, which several players forget: Do not play too much blitz, and avoid bullet and chess variants.

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Life YaBB Newbies Offline I Love ChessPublishing! Posts: 3 Joined: 06/30/09	Need study plan to make master - list of books/cds 06/30/09 at 19:49:04	Post Tools	Print Post
	I am currently rated ~2000 on playchess.com (username Gregsw). I have been at this level for around the last two years. I am looking to take my game to the next level, and to this end, am trying to create a study plan. I have wasted tons of money on CD's and books that I have never bothered to use, but now I am finally going to go through them. I have posted below a list of all the books and cd's I own. If anyone who is above 2200 can give me advice on how to approach this ambitious plan and also on how many games against chessmaster I should play weekly and at what time control I would appreciate it. I am also willing to pay a strong chess player to organize this list into a study plan. I have not used any of these except where noted. Game Collections Alekhines Best Games Sorcerer’s Apprentice by Bronstein Tal – Botvinnik 1960 Tarrasch’s Best Games by Reinfeld Mikhail Tal’s Life and Games Botvinnik 100 Selected Games. Road to Chess Mastery by Euwe Attack With Mikhail Tal Zurich 1953 by Bronstein The Road to Chess Mastery by Euwe Chess Praxis by Nimzowitsch Solitaire Chess by Pandolfini Chess Amateur vs Chess Master by Euwe (I have read this once before and thought it was fun so I wouldn’t mind reading it again) Bobby Fischer His Approach to Chess Middlegame Tactics Forcing Chess Moves by Hertan The Ultimate Chess Puzzle Book Excelling at Combinational Play The Complete Chess Workout Test, Evaluate, and Improve your chess by Kopec Test Your Tactical Ability by Neistdadt Modern Chess Tactics by Pachman CT Art 3.0 and Chess Tactics for Intermediate Players by Convekta Sharpen your tactics by Lein Winning Chess Traps (opening tactics) by chernev Combinations: The Heart of Chess by Chernev Great Short Games of the Masters by Reinfeld Attacking the King Neistdadt Art of Attack in Chess Vukovic (This is the only one here that I have read besides CT Art) Blunders and how to avoid them by Dunnington The Inner Game of Chess Calculation by Soltis Storming the Barricades By Christiannsen. Mating Attack against 0-0 King CD for Chessbase 1. How to be lucky in Chess by David Lemoir 2. Essential Chess Sacrifices by David Lemoir 3. How to become a deadly chess Tactician by David Lemoir Middlegame Books/CD Road to Chess Mastery by Euwe Judgment and Planning by Euwe Strategy and Tactics by Euwe The Middlegame Books I and II By Euwe Reassess Your Chess Workbook by Silman Positional Chess Handbook by Gelfer Strategy 2.0 Software by Convekta The Art of the Middlegame by Keres and Kotov Can You be a Positional Chess Genius? By Dunnington Excelling at Positional Chess by Aagaard The Ultimate Chess Strategy Book by Romero Decision Making at the Chess Board by Eingorn Right Decisions CD by Aagaard Practical Chess Analysis by Buckley Modern Chess Strategy by Pachman Daniel King Secrets of the English Chess School CD Endgames Silman’s Complete Endgame Course Chess Endgame Training CD by Convekta Theory and Practice of Chess Endings by Convekta CD Turning Advantage into Victory by Soltis Starting Out Pawn Endgames Starting Out Rook Endgames Practical Chess Endings by Chernev Openings I own Chessbase 7 and have a megadatabase. (I also Fritz 11 and obviously Chess Master grandmaster edition) Currently playing d4 and colle systems as provided in Killer Chess Opening Repertoire. As Black, I have been playing d6 against everything as given in Explosive Chess Repertoire (I play the philidor version of 1. d4 d6 2. e4 nf6 3. nc3 e5) I am switching though to e5 against e4 and the Nimzo and Bogo Indian against d4 as given in Chess Openings for Black explained by Alburt. I own Beating the Open Games by Marin, Spanish Repertoire for Black by Marin.


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