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Silmans complete endgame course question

Ive been reading this book for like a month now, and Ive got to Part 6.Now, im around 1500, even tough on chess.com im a little lower rated,since I didnt play as much.

My question is: should I read everything,even if its more advanced,for my general endgame knowledge,or should I take Silman s word for it and stop reading after finishing the Class A section ? What do you all think ? I have a chess tournament in 2 weeks so thats the reason I want to work on my endings.

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2024/11/27
20:23 UTC

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Publisher Revamped: "Popular Chess"

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2024/11/23
21:24 UTC

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Want to know more about Ding?

For those who want to know more about Ding

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2024/11/23
13:19 UTC

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Sveshnikov Sicilian

What books are good for understanding the Sveshnikov Sicilian? I found "The Sveshnikov Reloaded" by Rogozenko from the r/chess book recommendation section, but I am not sure how well this book helps actually understand the opening and its plans. I'm looking for a book that will help this as well as give the main and side lines. Actually, any book on the Sicilian aside from the 2. Nf3 open lines would be good (ie. about the Grand Prix, Closed, when White just plays the Italian setup). I prefer playing incredibly aggressively using sharp openings with plenty of tactical opportunities where the game ends in the middlegame or where development is insanely quick.

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2024/11/19
21:36 UTC

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The Chess Battles of Hastings

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2024/11/18
21:25 UTC

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chesscom Book of Year Award 2023

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2024/11/18
04:35 UTC

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Wesley So wins Pragg part2 on CBM 222

Chessbase magazine is not on paper. But to have this new type of magazine on paper would be impossible. There are more than 4000 games. Dozen of games annotated by top players like the one shown in the video. There are theoretical articles on latest opening trends. And There is tactical and endgame training. Definitely a lot of material to digest.

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2024/11/12
01:30 UTC

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"Capablanca's Endgame Technique" by Alex Colovic

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2024/11/10
04:36 UTC

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Wesley So vs Pragg part1 CBM222

Today a real paper magazine would have a microscopic fraction of the information (the chess games played) created in chess in 1-2 months. Hence the need to download an electronic version with thousand of games. Here a game annotated by Wesley So, his victory against Pragg. Quite interesting.

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2024/11/08
20:34 UTC

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Studying Alekhine's Best Games

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2024/11/04
22:41 UTC

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Tales from the Grandmasters a review

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2024/10/31
13:28 UTC

3

Possible book on Sergio Mariotti

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2024/10/31
11:58 UTC

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Gideon Stahlberg - An epoch in Swedish chess | review

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2024/10/30
07:50 UTC

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"The Chess Revolution" by Peter Doggers

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2024/10/29
19:12 UTC

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Lakdawala 1 e4 repertoire for White

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2024/10/28
14:44 UTC

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The Soviet Championships

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2024/10/28
14:42 UTC

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Steinitz vs Blackburne Modern Ideas in chess!

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2024/10/28
14:41 UTC

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Chess Middlegame Strategies Vol. 2

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2024/10/28
14:27 UTC

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San Sebastián 1911!

Great book about the tournament which launched Capablanca on the international scene!

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2024/10/28
12:23 UTC

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