Saturday, December 30, 2023

Silman Article Archive Part 3 - Chess Books & Magazines



Treasury of FREE Chess Articles By IM Jeremy Silman

501 Chess Articles from 2009 - 2023

So many of these Articles are Lessons, Games and Positions to Test and Teach the Reader.


Chess Books & Magazines
Recommendations on Some interesting Books

Classic Books - Here are a few that I feel will keep the reader spellbound (all are out of print and can be found online or in many used bookstores for very low prices). They discuss why players became addicted to the game, how different time periods influenced their game and their way of life, and the adventures that the chess greats regularly experienced.

Chess Books And Youth vs Old Age - Lengthy Article (Silman, Watson, Donaldson and Lakdawala ) All talk Chess-books. If you want some recommendations here are 4 authors with theirs

The Best Chess Books Ever - (Lists of Books Recommended By Other Famous Players) Serwain, Donaldson, Anthony Saidy, Danny Rensch, Jack Peters , Cyrus Lakdawala, David Pruess, John Watson, Jeremy Silman. Lengthy Article with a Lot of Info on Chess Books and Authors.

How To Understand Chess Openings - Opening Book Recommendations

Questions by the Mysterious NNs - Middle game Book Recommendations

Building a Chess Library - Recommendations

Speaking Prep & the English Opening - English Opening Book Recommendations

Non-Master Assessments - Article about Lower Rated Players writing Opening Books.

Explanatory Opening Books and a Reader Pet Line
 - 2 Questions, Opening Books for Lower Rated Players

Advanced Chess Books on Openings
- Articles about Book Strengths and List at end of recommendations.

My Favorite U.S. Chess Magazines: Part 1 - CHESS LIFE AND REVIEW - 8 Puzzles , Great History
My Favorite U.S. Chess Magazines, Part 2 - CHESS LIFE - 3 Annotated games , 2 Puzzles , History
My Favorite U.S. Chess Magazines, Part 3 - CHESS REVIEW - 4 Annotated games , 5 Puzzles , History

Chess Moves and Only Chess Moves - Makes the case that chess is made far richer by embracing the drama, personalities, and real world stories surrounding the game and its great players. He urges readers to delve into chess history, providing an overflowing reading list for those seeking to better know the giants of the past.

Chess Related Novels & Stories - Pretty In-Depth List of Chess Related Fiction and Stories

AI Created Graffitti image of a boy thinking with chess and books all around him on a wall in the style of Banksey.



( Reviews by Jeremy Silman, John Donaldson and John Emms )

(This is all reviews from books pre-2011 using the wayback machine)


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