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Old 07-15-2008, 03:06 PM
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Hello Everyone,

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Originally Posted by greenbaggins
I highly recommend Jeremy Silman (echoing Todd), although I really like the book "Reassess Your Chess."
I concur. If you are only going to get one book, then get "Reassess Your Chess".

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Originally Posted by greenbaggins
I am probably a class B player (around 1800 rating).
I could be mistaken, but I believe a class B player is between 1600 and 1799. I only say this because I used to have a rating of 1800. I probably play somewhere around 1500 now. It has been a long time since I played. At one point, I entertained the idea of trying to attain the rating of a Master. But I concluded I probably was not talented enough, and the time investment was certainly an issue. There is a big gap between an 1800 rated player and a 2000 rated player. It is a much larger gap than going from 1600 to 1800.

Sincerely,

Brian
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