The Improving Chess Thinker: How players think at different chess levels, time management, etc) - includes several chapters on generic thought process and then protocols ("think-out-loud" transcripts) for players of all levels from near-beginner to International Master, with comments
Publisher: Mongoose Press - excerpt
ICC message from Carro: "My rating has come up about 300 points in two days because of your book. I dipped under 1100 and now I'm just under 1400. I'm flabbergasted to find that your book provided the crucial piece of understanding for which I have long searched."
Tweet from Nicholas Sloan
@Nicholas_Sloan_ "This is a fantastic book. Great for any adult improver. I just finished it and it was transformative for my chess and thinking."
Table of Contents : Dedication and Acknowledgements - Preface - Introduction - 1. The Exercise - 2. Thought Process Basics - 3. Class F - 4. Class E - 5. Class D - 6. Class C - 7. Class B - 8. Class A - 9. Expert and Above 10. The Thinking Cap - 11. The Basics of Time Management - 12. What the Researcher Learned - Appendix A: Dr. Max Euwe Protocol of de Groot A - Appendix B: Computer Analysis of Positions - Glossary - Bibliography
Link to publisher's blog on this book (and others). Read NM Jonathan Hilton's interesting Mar 31 entry. Also Eric Murrah's blog
Suggested Rating Range: Any
Publisher: Mongoose Press - excerpt
ICC message from Carro: "My rating has come up about 300 points in two days because of your book. I dipped under 1100 and now I'm just under 1400. I'm flabbergasted to find that your book provided the crucial piece of understanding for which I have long searched."
Tweet from Nicholas Sloan
@Nicholas_Sloan_ "This is a fantastic book. Great for any adult improver. I just finished it and it was transformative for my chess and thinking."
Table of Contents : Dedication and Acknowledgements - Preface - Introduction - 1. The Exercise - 2. Thought Process Basics - 3. Class F - 4. Class E - 5. Class D - 6. Class C - 7. Class B - 8. Class A - 9. Expert and Above 10. The Thinking Cap - 11. The Basics of Time Management - 12. What the Researcher Learned - Appendix A: Dr. Max Euwe Protocol of de Groot A - Appendix B: Computer Analysis of Positions - Glossary - Bibliography
Link to publisher's blog on this book (and others). Read NM Jonathan Hilton's interesting Mar 31 entry. Also Eric Murrah's blog
Suggested Rating Range: Any