Dan Heisman Recommended Books

"Covers not only how to play, but many of the same tips I give my students." - Dan Heisman (Source)

"Excellent workbook at a young beginner level." - Dan Heisman (Source)

"A book to teach young beginners how to play." - Dan Heisman (Source)

"Based on the official Soviet training method!" - Dan Heisman (Source)

"Learn motifs (pins, removal of guard, double attacks, back-rank mates, etc.)" - Dan Heisman (Source)

"A classic which explains each move in excruciating detail!" - Dan Heisman (Source)

"Highly recommended for basic tactics AND strategy." - Dan Heisman (Source)

"There are some fairly difficult problems but most are basic and quite fundamental." - Dan Heisman (Source)

"A programmed study of back rank and related mates." - Dan Heisman (Source)

"Straightforward examples of basic ideas." - Dan Heisman (Source)

"A modern book covering checkmate patterns - one of the best I have ever seen at just this particular issue." - Dan Heisman (Source)

"Somewhat similar to Bain's book but with more problems overall and more mate problems, but less single motif problems." - Dan Heisman (Source)

"A basic game book showing many basic principles via Morphy games." - Dan Heisman (Source)

"A helpful book about how to find basic forcing moves." - Dan Heisman (Source)

"Possibly the best 'intermediate' book to test the tactics for players of all ages!" - Dan Heisman (Source)

"An interesting idea with 600 positions from games where all you are given is that there is a best move." - Dan Heisman (Source)

"The 300 most instructive positions needed to get to a rating of 1800." - Dan Heisman (Source)

"A book of excellent test problems." - Dan Heisman (Source)

"Mostly a great book about checkmate pattern but lots of problems, too." - Dan Heisman (Source)

"Has basic ideas but not all problems are easy." - Dan Heisman (Source)

"An expanded version of his '400 Points in 400 Days' article on how to improve your game." - Dan Heisman (Source)

"Every intermediate can use a one-volume tome covering all the openings." - Dan Heisman (Source)

"This small book contains all the basics for chess endgames." - Dan Heisman (Source)

"An excellent collection of endgame problems covering most practical ideas." - Dan Heisman (Source)

"A book of games, each with an individual idea." - Dan Heisman (Source)

"Positioned as a more modern, slightly more advanced than The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played." - Dan Heisman (Source)

"Bridges the gap between Logical Chess Move by Move and Understanding Chess Move by Move." - Dan Heisman (Source)

"Great book." - Dan Heisman (Source)

"Examines faulty thinking processes." - Dan Heisman (Source)

"How to use pawns in chess. This subject is a must for any serious player." - Dan Heisman (Source)

"Very logical (!) and somewhat basic, but also lots of good general knowledge/principles for beginner/intermediates." - Dan Heisman (Source)

"50 problems on finding the right plan." - Dan Heisman (Source)

"A collection of 'think out loud' protocols from titled players over 12 positions." - Dan Heisman (Source)

"Superb descriptions of how each tactic works." - Dan Heisman (Source)

"Even better (and more advanced) than his good anthology The Art of Logical Chess Thinking." - Dan Heisman (Source)

"[The author's] good anthology." - Dan Heisman (Source)

"The third book in this 'Chess Secrets' series." - Dan Heisman (Source)

Dan Heisman recommended this book in his blog. (Source)

Dan Heisman recommended this book in his blog. (Source)

"Don't be fooled by the titles! [This book is a gem]." - Dan Heisman (Source)

"288 principles with examples. Just terrific stuff and very practical." - Dan Heisman (Source)

"These ideas are so important they are part of my 'Big Five' things you should learn first." - Dan Heisman (Source)

"A 'more advanced' strategy book with lots of games examples." - Dan Heisman (Source)

"Chock full of practical advice." - Dan Heisman (Source)

Dan Heisman recommended this book in his blog. (Source)

"A book on thinking - psychological aspects - avoiding time trouble, etc." - Dan Heisman (Source)

"I recommend anyone who is considering chess lessons to read the first chapter." - Dan Heisman (Source)

"How to use imblances to figure out what to do." - Dan Heisman (Source)

"How to use imblances to figure out what to do." - Dan Heisman (Source)

"Five volumes to cover in more detail than NCO." - Dan Heisman (Source)

"Sort of a modern MUCH more advanced version of Chernev's Logical Chess Move by Move." - Dan Heisman (Source)

"Another good one from the doctor, with 100 different middlegame issues and two sample games/snippets of each." - Dan Heisman (Source)

"The 100 best games of all-time, as analyzed by computer and authors down through the ages." - Dan Heisman (Source)

"A gem of a book." - Dan Heisman (Source)

"Every time I read this book I like it more. It's advanced, but seems to have its pulse on just what it claims." - Dan Heisman (Source)

"Advanced attacking techniques." - Dan Heisman (Source)

"Another advanced follow-up [to Art of Attack in Chess] book." - Dan Heisman (Source)

"Chess planning is a difficult subject. This is one of the few advanced books on the subject." - Dan Heisman (Source)

"The definitive book analyzing how strong chessplayers think. Warning! Reads like a PhD thesis, not a chess book." - Dan Heisman (Source)

"Covers the entire gamut: how and what to study, how to use engines, analyzing your own games, and much more." - Dan Heisman (Source)

"The most advanced positional book - great." - Dan Heisman (Source)

"Advanced book about the changing value of the pieces, playing imbalances, when to trade, etc." - Dan Heisman (Source)

"Another good general book, this time on thought process, by the GM." - Dan Heisman (Source)

"Not a well-written book, but some important ideas about planning and imbalances." - Dan Heisman (Source)

"Probably the best opening repertoire book." - Dan Heisman (Source)

"It's 'just' a fun book." - Dan Heisman (Source)

"Another 'fun' book that's really a great trip." - Dan Heisman (Source)

"Some really great practical advice about how to get the most out of many openings." - Dan Heisman (Source)

"Similar to another classic, Winning Chess Traps by Irving Chernev." - Dan Heisman (Source)