How to Reassess Your Chess: Chess Mastery Through Chess Imbalances

How to Reassess Your Chess is the popular step-by-step course that will create a marked improvement in anyone's game. In clear, direct language, Silman shows how to dissect a position, recognize its individual parts and ultimately find the move that conforms to the needs of that particular situation. By explaining the thought processes that go into a master's choice of move, the author presents a system of thought that makes advanced strategies seem clear, logical and at times even obvious. How the Reassess Your Chess offers invaluable knowledge and insight that cannot be found in any other book.

How to Reassess Your Chess has long been considered a modern classic. This 4th edition takes Silman's groundbreaking concept of imbalances to a whole new level. Designed for players in the 1400 to 2100 rating range and for teachers looking for a ready-made chess curriculum, the author shares a mind-expanding journey that takes the reader through imbalance-basics, ensures that every detail of all the imbalances are mastered, and leaves the player/lover of chess with something he always wanted but never believed he could achieve: a master-level positional foundation.

Hundreds of games brought to life by instruction-rich prose, and stories that offer humor while highlighting various lessons, vividly illustrate all the book's topics in a manner that's both personal and fun.

Jeremy Silman is an International Master and a world-class teacher, writer, and player who has won the American Open, the National Open, and the U.S. Open.

book print length: 658 pages

Review: "I am no chess expert. I love the game but have struggled to get a lot better. I have only really started reading this book and it may take a lifetime to really fully absorb all that's in it but so far it is giving me a much more rounded view of the game than merely sharp tactics. The concept of a "plan" scared me because I really didn't know what it meant in a chess context but Silman does give you the means of seeing a "plan" (although he doesn't like the word) by assessing imbalances across the board. It is an obvious concept really but explained well and humorously and I must say a very enjoyable read."