Or, as Seirawan puts it, 'When most people learn to play chess, they usually memorise the movements of the pieces and then spend years pummelling away at each other with little rhyme and even less reason.' :)
Well, here are (apparently) some of the best books for various levels:
http://www.reddit.com/r/chess/wiki/FAQ -- this is a frequently recommended guide, so you might get some mileage out of it
Well, here are (apparently) some of the best books for various levels:
http://www.reddit.com/r/chess/wiki/FAQ -- this is a frequently recommended guide, so you might get some mileage out of it