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read jeremy silman's book The Amateur's Mind. it was the first real chess book i read. it was a revelation. before i read it i had no clue about pawn structure or good and bad bishops (although the use of "good" and "bad" oversimplifies). i had no idea what i was supposed to do when playing a chess game. i just moved pieces around in silly miniature attacks. Silman's book showed me how to make and implement plans for the middlegame. buy it, you won't regret it. btw, i now have a expert rating so it really did help me improve.