- Paperback: 352 pages
- Publisher: Macmillan (1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0028617363
- ISBN-13: 978-0028617367
- Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 18.3 x 2.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 618,202 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Given the vast graveyard of beginning chess books authored by
the game's grandmasters, including those written by their ghosts
(e.g., "Lessons in Chess," by Garry Kasparov and the Kasparov
Chess Academy), these most accomplished of players would be
well advised to heed the adage "those who can do, those who
can't teach" -- with the exception of Patrick Wolff.
the game's grandmasters, including those written by their ghosts
(e.g., "Lessons in Chess," by Garry Kasparov and the Kasparov
Chess Academy), these most accomplished of players would be
well advised to heed the adage "those who can do, those who
can't teach" -- with the exception of Patrick Wolff.
This book not only educates and entertains the aspiring player,
but relates enough of the International Grandmaster's personal
experience and candid opinions to make it an interesting read
for the more accomplished player. Over a lifetime of playing
chess and reading dry and mistake-ridden chess books, this is
not only the best beginner-type book I've come across, but one
of the better chess books, period.
Tim Sweeney (tnsweeney@aol.com)
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Excellent for beginners or those who are not really beginners but don't feel ready for tournaments. Helped me a lot on the ending! Not as funny as the Dummies chess book, but if you know any algebraic chess notation, this will do you more good.
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book could well have had 5 crowns from me, BUT the proof-reader/editor must have been asleep. Sometimes move numbers are not fully written, some ranks/files in the move notations are botched up and I've even found two sentences completely mangled into one another (!!) This confuses the beginners the book is written for (I DID know the very basics of chess before starting to read it), and that kind of sloppiness DOES cost 2 crowns, in my opinion. Pity, since the book seems excellent otherwise, so if you are NOT a COMPLETE idiot (and can thus spot and correct while you read the errors made) but do want to learn/get better at chess, I'd recommend it anyway.
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Amazing chess book for beginners, up to intermediate players
This book might not be perfect, but it comes pretty close. Know what to expect, though: it's both aimed at total beginners (and begins by explaining the rules of the game) and... Read more
Published 9 months ago by minvogt
Fantastic
A great book for beginners and improvers,a bit like the book chess for dummies but much much better, explains all the rules and moves, includes topics on tactics, combinations,... Read more
Published 17 months ago by ChessWinner
Excellent starter book
This is a well written starter book for playing chess - you're not going to be a grandmaster when you finish it, but you'll at least have an idea about basic tactics and... Read more
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