- Paperback: 400 pages
- Publisher: Random House Puzzles and Games; large type edition edition (4 Jan 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0812936531
- ISBN-13: 978-0812936537
- Product Dimensions: 15.5 x 2.4 x 23.4 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,028,854 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Learn to Win at Chess from World Champion Susan Polgar
Susan Polgar, 4-time World Chess Champion, became a living legend by following the methods taught by her father, Laszlo Polgar, the famous Hungarian chess coach. In A World Champion's Guide to Chess, Susan reveals these masterful tactics and techniques to players of all ages. With coauthor Paul Truong, an 11-time National Champion, she begins with the basics of understanding how the pieces move and leads the reader through checkmate and defense, pawn promotion, and opening and endgame patterns. Accompanying the lessons are personal glimpses into Susan's famous career, including her story of becoming the first female Grandmaster, the highest title in chess.
Susan Polgar, 4-time World Chess Champion, became a living legend by following the methods taught by her father, Laszlo Polgar, the famous Hungarian chess coach. In A World Champion's Guide to Chess, Susan reveals these masterful tactics and techniques to players of all ages. With coauthor Paul Truong, an 11-time National Champion, she begins with the basics of understanding how the pieces move and leads the reader through checkmate and defense, pawn promotion, and opening and endgame patterns. Accompanying the lessons are personal glimpses into Susan's famous career, including her story of becoming the first female Grandmaster, the highest title in chess.
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111 of 116 people found the following review helpful
Good if you know some basics - Not a starters book
7 Oct 2006
Format:Paperback
The problem is clear, the good points are clear! If you are just learning how to play (maybe don't know how the pieces move, or do, but don't understand much else) then you will find this book move along too quickly. Have an understanding of the basics, want an additional primer, then you will want some tips on how to play winning chess. Catchy title, but this book is a big general with some useful information for a just past the beginning stage player. If you are an absolute beginner this isn't the book (consder "Learn Chess", by Alexander and Beach for an adult beginner, "Chess: a complete guide for the Beginner" for an under age 16 beginner). What the title doesn't make clear is it's intended audience - a well advanced beginner!
83 of 86 people found the following review helpful
This book is more at an adult's level of learning
16 July 2006
Format:Paperback
This book is good. But it was hard for me and my sister to read and learn from ourselves. This is because it is written at a lot more than for someone in 3rd or 5th grade. This is not a bad thing, but the book makes it seem at first as if it is easy, and then it is mixed in how hard it is.
Just some advicing. If you are not at least in high school then get an easyer book to learn how to play chess.
Just some advicing. If you are not at least in high school then get an easyer book to learn how to play chess.
73 of 75 people found the following review helpful
Good Second Book as it isn't really a smiple book to learn from scratch
9 Sep 2006
Format:Paperback
If you have already finished reading a good introductory beginners book (I like: Learn Chess: A complete Course for example for an adult or teenage reader) and are ready to move on, then Polgar's "A World Champions Guilde to Chess: Step-by-step..." makes for a good book. It gives you some interesting techniques to make you a better player and understand important ideas that will help you play better.
I therefore recommend this book for and adult or teenage level reader that is just past learning the very basics.
I therefore recommend this book for and adult or teenage level reader that is just past learning the very basics.
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