Beginner Books
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Play Winning Chess by Yasser Seirawan and Jeremy Silman
This is the first book in the four part Winning Chess series and is suitable for newcomers learning the game for the first time. All of the books in this series are very good.
Winning Chess Tactics by Yasser Seirawan
This is the second book in the Winning Chess series. The first part of the book deals with basic tactics such as double attacks, pins, skewers, decoys, x-rays etc. and how they can be used individually and in combination. In the second part, Seirawan introduces some of the great chess tacticians and their games, further illustrating tactics as they work out in real-life play. An excellent book to improve your tactical play.
Winning Chess Strategies by Yasser Seirawan
This is the third book in the Winning Chess series. Once a player has mastered the basic rules of the game and has a knowledge of basic tactics it's time to look at strategy. Seirawan does a great job with this book!
Winning Chess Brilliancies by Yasser Seirawan
This is the fourth book in a series of four volumes. Yssaer Seirawan explains 12 of the most brilliant games move by move. Includes games by Fischer, Spassky, Karpov, Korchnoi, Kasparov, Nunn etc. I have made a collection of the games contained within the book for you to view.
Winning Chess Openings by Yasser Seirawan
Winning Chess Openings is the fifth book in the Microsoft Press instructional chess series. This book aims to guide the chess player through the most difficult part of a chess game, the opening. Seirawan explains how to build a safe house for a king, eliminate losses of ten moves or fewer, utilize the elements of time, force, space and pawn structure, plan strategy based on time-tested opening principles of play, employ a defense for Black against any White opening, and apply an opening for White used by World Champions.
Winning Chess Endings by Yasser Seirawan
Winning Chess Endings teaches endgame strategies in an exciting new way--by putting the player in the middle of the action with firsthand stories taken directly from famous matches. Pull up a chair and watch the world's most exciting chess endings. Then become an endgame master!
Chess for Dummies by James Eade
A comprehensive guide to chess for complete beginners. Also includes details of how to find major chess tournaments throughout the world and how to play chess on the Internet.
Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess by Bobby Fischer
Great for the beginning chess players, especially children as it uses no chess notation just lots of diagrams.
The Kids' Book of Chess/Book and Kids' Chess Set by Harvey Kidder
Amazon.com Review
An acclaimed introduction to the world's most enduring game. Fantasy art illustrations by Kimberly Buclken Root capture the energy and excitement of chess's origins--the medieval battlefield--while a direct, lively text explains the game and its pieces in light of history. Each chess piece and its movements are explained in connection with the medieval world that influenced its evolution. Plus the book comes along with a custom-designed chess board, a storage box, and a full set of chess pieces.Readers are led through the fundamentals of beginning, middle and endgame, and are shown winning strategies for offense and defense. An ideal game for encouraging logical thought and building confidence in children, chess is being taught to young children the world over. THE KIDS' BOOK OF CHESS AND CHESS SET teaches children a game they can enjoy playing with acquired skill and real brain power.
Logical Chess Move by Move; Every Move Explained by Irving Chernev
A classic book which explains each move of chess games move by move. Good for the beginner who already knows the basic rules of the game. This book was most sought after but has been reprinted again! It was one of my favourite books.
Beginner's Guide to Winning Chess by Fred Reinfeld
Amazon.com Review
This is probably the best chess tutor a beginner can buy. is a new Speed-Method that is virtually guaranteed to teach the game quickly and will build great skill beyond the beginner level. Fred Reinfeld presents a simple method utilizing the algebraic system and a number and letter grid. is a simple presentation of a demanding subject. The great chess teacher Fred Reinfeld continues to command respect for his several classic books on this game of skill.Comprehensive Chess Course : Learn Chess in 12 Lessons Vol 1 - Roman Pelts and GM Lev Alburt
These books are excellent for both the learner and teacher of chess. Volume One assumes no prior knowledge of the game and thoroughly introduces the chess board, pieces and rules placing emphasis on visualizing the board. Volume Two addresses the needs of the intermediate player and contains advice about opening, middlegame and endgame play. It also attempts to give the reader a knowledge of the history of the game and includes entertaining games from the great players of the past such as a game played by a four year old Capablanca.
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Chess (Complete Idiot's Guide) by Patrick Wolff et al
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Patrick Wolff, the current U.S. Chess Champion and International Grandmaster, teaches readers quick and easy strategies for learning chess basics. From essential information on openings and basic endgames to tips on reading your rival's moves, readers will be armed and ready to take on their next opponents.Beginning Chess (Fireside Chess Library) by Bruce Pandolfini
Amazon.com Review
Now even beginners can reap the rewards of Pandolfini's acclaimed teaching system. Over 300 problems, tailored to beginning players, encompass everything a player needs to learn, from the basic rules and vocabulary to the moves of various chessmen to sophisticated strategies.How to Win at Chess: 10 Golden Rules to Follow by Daniel King
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