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The Yusupov books are part of a 9-volume series of 3 stages. They're intended to be read in this order. ~1500 Rating 1) Build Up Your Chess 1: The Fundamentals 2) Boost Your Chess 1: The Fundamentals 3) Chess Evolution 1: The Fundamentals ~1800 Rating 4) Build Up Your Chess 2: Beyond The Basics 5) Boost Your Chess 2: Beyond The Basics 6) Chess Evolution 2: Beyond The Basics ~2100 Rating 7) Build Up Your Chess 3: Mastery 8) Boost Your Chess 3: Mastery 9) Chess Evolution 3: Mastery If you're below 1500, it's worth trying the first few chapters to see if you can get a passing grade (there are mini-exams at the end of each chapter). If you're very far off a pass mark, then it might be worth coming back to these books later. They're rewarding but challenging - some people believe the recommended ratings should be 100-200 points higher. Each chapter will take around 1-2 hours, and it's best to complete a chapter in one session.

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I have a special set of skills that allows me to intuit the right move first, then play the only move that completely loses my entire advantage instantly.

@@bmoneybby lmao this is too real

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As you get better in chess, your knight game improves. Rerouting knight is fairly common.

Really? I thought they always stayed on the same square, thanks for the info @why are you gae

@@zeusdereus LMFAO

I'm slightly better than the other guy. I get them to c3 and f3, and if the opportunity presents itself, I move to d5 or e5. If I'm doing really good, then I fork something.

@@zeusdereus i thought they only moved forward like pawns, i usually had mine stuck in the 8th rank until i lose them 😢

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Imagine waking up to him standing into your room and saying in that voice “are you sleeping??”

Imagine how I feel.

Karpov is ok if you wanna be a WC or something but why do that when you can spend your days swindling tourists playing blitz in the park at 10 bucks a game?! C'mon, man!

@@lastsonofkrypton3918 Why do that when you can spend your days eating, sleeping and fucking? C'mon, man!

it would be very interesting for a streamer to do a reading group/chapter a week for a set of good books. Stuff like Art of Attack and Zurich 1953 and whatever is good today.

@@kieranbarry4203 I googled Zurich 1953; do you mean a particular book in that series? There's a lot that pop up whenever I type in Zurich 1953. Thanks:)

Dvorersktys analytical manual. It’s good for players of all levels

@@mikecantreed lol

At fourteen years old. Damn.

The photo on his book is so adorable

yea for me too

Me too

For real. As an intermediate player, I find Danya is one of the only content creators that cares about helping us. Lots of other people focus on beginners because it's a much bigger potential audience

what your rating

How is it so far?

You can find a couple of his great works even in the Old Testament

Old books and old - or classical - games By old I mean 50's and 60', when such greats as Geller, Petrosian,Smyslov, Botvinnik, and others played. In the computer era chess is different and many times we, modest amateurs, do not understand.

But I would suggest first the book of Capablanca then probably Smyslov and Petrosian then Karpov. As they would have you understand where to correctly put the pieces, how to plan according to the needs of the position and probably understand positional and strategical evaluations better. I also mentioned it specifically this way as earlier games are more purer. Going directly to Karpov is ok but I think Capablanca style is more simpler. Also other than up to intermediate tactics you need to understand strategy first before delving to advance Tactical masters like Tal, Fischer and Kasparov. As it would teach you first the correct play before doing complex tactics and sacrifices.

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Club player ratings IRL is around 1600-1800 in the most part. A 1900 is a "strong club player" by the standart of a club president I knew. I would then imagine that 1400-1800/1900 would benefit, and under with a little bit more time.

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There's a city on the US called Santa Cruz?

On what rating you are?

@@rpd5fpgg971 2100-2200 lichess rapid

Wow thats amazing

Why is george floyd your profile pic

@@patstaysuckafreeboss8006 i think its martin luther king jr

@@patstaysuckafreeboss8006 that’s Michael jordan

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Uhm you can check the comment with a lot of likes with all the reccomended books and pick one.

@@FM1234 thanks bro

The French, the Caro, any Sicilian, QGD

It is next to the book about losing weight without altering diet and exercise.

1001 exercise for beginners

I put it into an engine. It's inaccurate because of Nxe5. White has a beautiful knight and will win the e4 pawn back in addition to the e5 pawn because the knight cuts off the queen's defense of the freshly captured e4 pawn

@@highground3403 tyvm, I bet you will have a great impact on the galaxy!

I guess you mean novels? Chess books don't read like novels at all. If you're interested in chess, an aversion to book reading won't stop you.

It certainly seems like it

For the rook check

@@travisjordan1528 which rook check?

@@coffeedude the one that's blocked by the bishop

@@travisjordan1528 but that's a white rook... Op was asking why playing g5 before Bb1 is not good

Analyze it yourself first! Only then use the computer. And maybe get some fresh ideas if you're stuck in a rut.