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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Chess (The Complete Idiot's Guides)
Don't make a move without it.
Written by a U.S. Chess Champion, International Chess Grandmaster, and longtime instructor, this book includes information for both novice and expert, including over 400 illustrated chessboards and photos; over 20 pages of detailed answer key notes; a completely new chapter on new evidence about chess and its impact on brain power; a guide to
...morePaperback, Third Edition, 448 pages
Published
May 3rd 2005
by Alpha
(first published 1997)
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Ah Chess. The game of Kings, and king of games.
A game that I, sadly, haven't really touched since high school.
I had played the game in middle school and high school. At least, by 'played' I mean I understood how the pieces moved and the objective of the game. And I could beat anyone I knew at it, but I didn't ever get any deeper than that. No real tactics, no strategy, no real understanding of the game. I only won because everyone else sucked so much worse than I di...more
A game that I, sadly, haven't really touched since high school.
I had played the game in middle school and high school. At least, by 'played' I mean I understood how the pieces moved and the objective of the game. And I could beat anyone I knew at it, but I didn't ever get any deeper than that. No real tactics, no strategy, no real understanding of the game. I only won because everyone else sucked so much worse than I di...more
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This is an excellent overall guide to the game of chess. From how to play to tactics and strategy, this is the best introductory chess book I have found.
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Chess by Patrick Wolff (1997)
This is a good book. But when I have a chess program on my computer that lets me learn the finer points of the game with either of two grand masters through real examples and test on an interactive chess board... well, it's just a lot easier than following along with the book using a physical chess set you have to set up for every example or playing along in my head. And such software can be had for the same price or cheaper than the book. I'd still recommend it to someone looking for a chess ...more
I received this as a joke Christmas gift after being continually beat by my dad.
It turns out, this is a fantastic starters or "refresh my memory" book! Wolff does a fantastic job of describing basic techniques, and most importantly, each explanation includes diagrams. This means you can read it on the go, unlike more advanced books that require you to be in front of a board.
It's actually kind of unfortunate that this was placed under The Idiot's Line of books, b...more
It turns out, this is a fantastic starters or "refresh my memory" book! Wolff does a fantastic job of describing basic techniques, and most importantly, each explanation includes diagrams. This means you can read it on the go, unlike more advanced books that require you to be in front of a board.
It's actually kind of unfortunate that this was placed under The Idiot's Line of books, b...more
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Yeah yeah, I know this is one of those Idiot's Guide books. But I heard it was good so i decided to peep it, and was pleasantly surprised at the quality of it. Skip the first 3 or 4 chapters if you already know the rules, but after that it gets into the good stuff, and by the end you'll finally understand what 'damaging the pawn structure' or 'winning material' means. And a few friends have commented on the improvements in my game :)
This Chess instructional book strats from the basic rules of the game all the way to advanced strategies. Written by a US Grandmaster. Great for those who love the mental workout that chess provides, boring as hell for the 99.9% of everyone else.
This book has some great strategies for both offense and defense as well as plenty of puzzles for one to solve to better understand each concept. I play and see chess differently after reading this book so it has served its purpose.
A *terrific* book for beginners to learn the game, or for non-beginners to get back into shape if you've stopped playing for a number of months.
Danica
marked it as sadly-abandoned
very, very slowly making my way through the exercises. get them wrong half the time. feel like a dolt.
Kellan
marked it as to-read
britt gave this a fantastic review, have to check it out
This chess instructional book starts from the basic rules of the game and covers all the way to advanced strategies. Written by a US grandmaster. A great read for those of us who love the mental workout chess provides, boring as hell for the 99.9% of everyone else
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