A set of books to have on the go:
| Opening: White | . |
| Opening: White odds | . |
| Opening: Black e4 | . |
| Opening: Black d4 | . |
| Tactics | . |
| Strategy | , |
| Endgames | , |
| Praxis | . |
For example:
| Opening: White | EMMS: Starting Out: Scotch Game |
| Opening: White odds | COX SO: 1.e4, COLLINS A simple chess opening repertoire |
| Opening: Black e4 | PEDERSEN Easy Guide Scheveningen |
| Opening: Black d4 | GALLAGHER SO: King’s Indian |
| Tactics | HAYS Winning Chess Tactics |
| Strategy | SILMAN Reassess your Chess |
| Endgames | de la VILLA 100 Endgames |
| Praxis | HARTSTON Kings of Chess, TAL Life and Games |
Chessable and YouTube doubtless offer much the same content, but I have never had a dodgy connection with a book, so tend to prefer them.
Next steps:
| Opening: White | . |
| Opening: White odds | . |
| Opening: Black e4 | . |
| Opening: Black d4 | . |
| Tactics: patterns | . |
| Tactics: visualisation | . |
| Tactics: calculation | . |
| Strategy: patterns | . |
| Strategy: evaluation | . |
| Strategy: planning | . |
| Endgames: knowledge | . |
| Endgames: principles | . |
| Praxis | . |