Answers.Body: <p>A reader of NM Dan Heisman's column Novice Nook asked:</p>
  
  <p><strong>Question</strong> What books do you recommend for defense in chess.</p>
  
  <p><strong>Answer</strong> It depends on what you mean by defense. <strong>The most important
  defense (see The Most Common and Important Use of Tactics) is just making
  sure your moves are safe.</strong> So that means any good book covering basic tactics
  are also the best books about defense. They work if you ask "Is my candidate
  move safe?" and look to see if that move would result in a position that gives
  your opponent one of those safety patterns to win material or checkmate you.
  If so, then you likely reject that candidate move, and prevention is the best
  defense.
  If you are talking about advanced defensive ideas then Soltis's book The Art
  of Defense and GM Aagaard's Practical Chess Defence come to mind. <strong>But
  unless your rating is 1900+, the type of defense I mention in my article above
  is way more important.</strong></p>
  
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Body: <pre><code> I want to improve my chess defensive abilities. 
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>If you have any recommendation, any suggestion, learning technique, study plans would be appreciated.</p>
  
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Comments.Text: See also http://chess.stackexchange.com/questions/6125/ways-to-improve-defensive-skills
Comments.UserDisplayName: Dag Oskar Madsen
Tags: <learning><defense>
Title: Defensive Skils
ThreadText: # Defensive Skils
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2015-06-05)
  
  ```
   I want to improve my chess defensive abilities. 
  
  ```
  
  If you have any recommendation, any suggestion, learning technique, study plans would be appreciated.
  
  **Tags:** learning, defense
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: See also http://chess.stackexchange.com/questions/6125/ways-to-improve-defensive-skills  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2015-06-05. Score: 0
  
  A reader of NM Dan Heisman's column Novice Nook asked:
  
  **Question** What books do you recommend for defense in chess.
  
  **Answer** It depends on what you mean by defense. **The most important
  defense (see The Most Common and Important Use of Tactics) is just making
  sure your moves are safe.** So that means any good book covering basic tactics
  are also the best books about defense. They work if you ask "Is my candidate
  move safe?" and look to see if that move would result in a position that gives
  your opponent one of those safety patterns to win material or checkmate you.
  If so, then you likely reject that candidate move, and prevention is the best
  defense.
  If you are talking about advanced defensive ideas then Soltis's book The Art
  of Defense and GM Aagaard's Practical Chess Defence come to mind. **But
  unless your rating is 1900+, the type of defense I mention in my article above
  is way more important.**
  
  
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