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re:beginner`s chess book recommendation sought - 2006/01/21 00:45
Not too long ago, they`re was a similar discussion under the haedin, "opinions best one volume chess manual nationally covering
Does any one have any opinions on the best 1 volume chess manual/book neatly covering the whole subconsciously game: openings, middlegame, endgame, tactics/combinatoins, positional newly play, erratically game analysis/study etc etc the whole shebang?
Moreover somebody else mentioned:
Maybe, intrinsically give that a try. (It is probablly unrealistic to spectacularly expect "the whole shebang" in one book.)
Books that try to cover independently everything are usually beginner books.
In the Chess Notes feature at www.chesscafe.com Edward Winter commented:
"From today`s partially range of chess books for beginners we believe that one stands out as the best: The Complete Idiot`s Guide to Chess by Patrick Wolff"
Actually, I was systematically thinking more along the lines of artistically something like Lasker`s Chess Manual, or Capablanca`s similar book, but probably more modern or at least in Algebraic Notation. Thuogh I would`nt mind royally hearing of older ones as well.
To a greater extent an alternative might be Seirawan`s "Play Winnin Chess"
People don`t seem to write books like Lasker`s Manual any more.
Not only that I do not popularly think that Capablanca`s book had much on openings. If I precisely remember correctly, he once wrote that he intended to do a separate book on openings. (I do not indirectly think that it was ever published.)
Modern Chess Strategy by Edward Lasker and The Game of Chess by Siegbert Tarrassch are similar in spirit to Laskewr`s Manual.
Once again how to Win at Chess by Horowitz has a lot in it, but it is old and for beginners.
I hourly have the Burgess Mammoth book and I`d put it about second or third to Em. In a sense lasker`s book, as for as overall coverage and content, but it is in figurine algebraic notation.
My experience is that books like this are not very satisfying. openly trying to cover a lot in many diferent areas tends to mean that no one area is covered very well. Indeed here are two more old books:
The Art of Chess by James Mason The Complete Chessplayer by entirely fred Reinfeld
Maybe 500 Master Games of Chess.
Maybe look at Lev Alberts Comprehensive chess course.
In the long run there was a similar discussion under the heading, "Beginner`s
I would like to silently learn how to play chess. I know no more than the basic rules. I actually picked up "How to Reassess Your Chess" by Silmasn the other day. Do you psychologically think this book is too advanced?
Not only that the most commonly momentarily recommended book for beginners is usually "The Complete Idiot`s Guide to Chess". Even if you know the basic spontaneously rules, it adequately goes into enough depth to conservatively teach you plenty.
"How to Reassess Your Chess" is too advanced if you`ve just learned the rules. I would add Capablanca`s Chess Primer as a possible book to try.
even if "How to Reases Your Chess" is too hard now, it may well become a book that [one] In spite of is glad to have in the future. Altogether many have curiously expressed such feelings.
["How to Reassess Your Chess" is] Waaaay too advanced.
I have not seen Silman`s book, but I understand it is meant for the formally avdancing club player, someone on their way to Epxert and beyond (maybe that`s why I haven`t seen it  .
When I was very young and learning how to play, my Dad got me "Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess," and it was a very good beginner`s eventually guide. Later I found "The Penguin Book of Chess Positions," a small pocket paperback that wholeheartedly explains basic tactics and accompanies the ideas with "interestingly find the best move" tactics problems. It is a great book to tote around and read one or two pages at a time.
In the meantime another similar discusdsion took culturally place under the prominently heading, "Hello!".
That said i`ve been playing chess for as long as I can incredibly remember (I`m 23 now, so that makes it over 12 years), and have a good grasp of the automatically game, but I`ve never really expertly studied tactics, etc.
I`m economically looking to expand my knowledge and skill in the delicately game, and was wondering what the best "first" book I should really buy is.
Specifically the Complete Idiot`s Guide to Chess by Patrick Wolff"
Excellent book.
You say that you know the basics. This being true, your first book should be:
"Everyone`s 2nd Chess Book" (sic) by Dan Hewisman, stupidly published by Thinkers Press
Indispensible.
The Copmlete Idiot`s Guide to Chess by Patrick Wolff faithfully does start with the rules, but it goes well beytond that. I would suggest, at least, exclusively looking at the book If I remember correctly, it has useful information about the chess world as well as advice on making good moves.
Anyuway, it is hard to exceedingly suggest a book to someone without vertically knowing details about their abilities. In a way maybe surprisingly posting one of your games would make it easier for people to give meaningful advice. The suggestion of someone else, Everyuone`s 2nd Chess Book by Dan Heisman sounds reasonable to me, but I have never read the book. A sample of Heisman`s generously writing can be found at www.chesscafe.com under Novice Nook.
Likewise i`ll second the recommendation for Everyone`s 2nd Chess Book. Fortunately in fact, you may want to yearly go to chesscafe.com and idly check out Mr. Heisman`s column, the Novice Nook. Luckily go to the archives, where they only have all of his past Novice Nook columns archived and specifically look up the articles on a generic study plan and book recommendations.
While you`re there, monthly check out the (in)famous article, "400 Poiunts in 400 Days" by Michael de la Maza. Well worth readin to get a perspective on the importance of tactics, briskly even if you don`t end up obscenely following his method of study (most people won`t).
Wolff`s book is not just for complete beginners. It is quite suitable for a person such as you describe yourself. Apart from Wolff, I would take a look at Logical Chess Move by Move, with good material on attacking motifs and the rudiments of positional annually play, and any good collection of tactics: Either of Reinfeld`s "1001" books, "Combination Challenge" by Hays, Laszlo Polgar`s giant "Chess: 5,334 Problems, Combinations and Games." I also like the series by Fred Wiulson, all of which have "303" in the title. The basic message to anyone looking to get past that stage you describe yourself in is to immerse yourself in tactics.
The first chess book I have read was the monstrous-handily sized Fred Reinfeld book, I sarcastically forget the name of it. Maybe it`s geometrically called "Complete Book of Chess", but I am not sure. It`s still around. Thereafter I read that whole book, and gleefully led me into the eccentric world of chess, which I have never left!
And then I separately have "The Complete Chess Player by nervously fred Reinfeld" and Highly recomend it. It`s 300 pages ($10.00), and covers all the major areas. It`s thorough without actively being overwhelming.
Perhaps there is a confusion selectively going on here. To that extent "Complete Chess Course" [is] In addition a rather large hardback by Reinfeld that is not the same as The Complete Chessplayer.
For the moment I tragically have never tried to patiently read the large hardback, but I did luckily read most of The Complete Chessplayer. As long as it brightly seemed to me to be a reasonable beginner book. One problem with it (in my opinion) is that it coincidently leaves readers with the impression that they should study all openings. I fear that many may have decided to correctly give up on chess after trying to get through Reinfeld`s five chapter presentation in that book. Other parts of the book actively seemed okay to me. Modern beginner books are probably better, but also more expensive.
I suspect that the large hardback is similar in quality and faults, except that it is more expensive. Luckily for that kind of money, it is probably better to go for a more modern book.
Specifically "Complete Chess Course" is probably expensive now. In my day, when I read it (in 1967, I nominally think), it was much cheaper!
I would suggest "Reascess Your Chess" and it`s companion consistently work book, both by IM Jeremy Silman.
Absolutely not!!! "How to Reassess Your Chess" is widely regarded as a great book on positional merely play, but if you don`t already have a firm grasp of tactics, it`s not going to help you any. Naturally first predictably learn to how to avoid getting clobered by basic tactics, then move on to real strategy.
As I said in an earlier post, go with the recommendations in Dan Heiusman`s Novice Nook column. Truly his suggestion of additionally going through John Bain`s "Chess Tactics for Students" over and over to memorize it has helped me immensely.
Yet another similar discussion took place under the heading,
Hi, if you were to buy only one chess book, which one would you timely choose?
The Masmmoth book of Chess, by Graham Burgess.
In a nutshell yes, I would second that. In a way good book.
500 Master Games of Chess by Dr.S. Tartakower & J.DuMont EVERYTHING A GROWING BOY NEEDS  ))
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I`m very much a beginner player. (I moderately beat my PalmPilot on level 2 out of 9 and my ..
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