Chess Training Tips-Develop a Good Personal Library

Chess Training Tips-Develop a Good Personal LibraryBuild-up a good reference library of chess books.
Most people seem to think this means going out and buying a hundred chess books. Nothing could be further from the truth. If you bought 5-10 chess books, and then studied the mes out of them for six months to a year, or more; then I guarantee you will get better.
A good starting library would include:
• Nunn's Chess Openings or MCO (for reference)
• "The Ideas Behind the Chess Openings", (by Fine)
• a good book on your favorite opening
• "How to Reassess Your Chess" by Silman; maybe you should read Fred Reinfeld's "The Complete Chess Player" first - before Silman's book, especially if you are a novice to the game
• 3-4 problem books
• one good book on the middlegame
• Seirawan's "Winning Chess Endings"
• and maybe one fun book; choose any chess book on any topic, as long as you can study it and learn from it - a good suggestion would be a collection of your favorite GM's best games
This library would easily get your through your first 2 - 5 years of tournament chess.