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
2022 "Patzer" review of the book!
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
2022 "Patzer" review of the book!
Suggested Rating Range: Any