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Ajedrez para dummies (Spanish Edition) by Jaime Eade

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Schach besteht aus mehr als den einfachen Regeln, wie eine Figur ziehen darf. Es ist von Taktik, Finten, Phantasie und Strategien geprAgt. Um dieses Spiel, das manche als Kunst, andere als Wissenschaft sehen, ranken sich Mythen und es erschuf seine eigenen Helden. Der Autor James Eade bedient die ganze Bandbreite an BedUrfnissen, die ein AnfAnger hat. Neben den Grundregeln erhAlt der Leser eine Anleitung zur erfolgreichen Gestaltung der verschiedenen der ErOffnung, des Mittel- und Endspiels. Computer- und Turnierschach kommen auch nicht zu kurz. Die Magie des Spiels zeigt er anhand der legendArsten Partien und berUhmtesten Spieler auf. Alles in allem das Rundum-WohlfUhl-Paket fUr SchachanfAnger.

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Published January 1, 1748

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James Eade

39 books9 followers
James Eade (1957) is an American chess master, chess administrator, chess tournament organizer, and chess book publisher. He holds the title of FIDE Master. He is best known for the books Chess for Dummies (1996) and The Chess Player's Bible (2004), both of which have been through several editions and been translated into 8 languages.
He lives in Menlo Park, California, where he continues to teach and write about chess.

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21 reviews4 followers
January 9, 2010
I played a lot of chess and was able to beat everyone in my group. I played against clients in my shop if they saw the game and fansied themselves a chess player, and I won all the time.

So I started playing against the guys in the street, the guys in the park and the like. I'd pay to play, money back if I won... They totally cleaned my clock every time. I was surrounded by amateurs and thought I was a pro, and the real pros were playing in the park. So I read this book. I credit this book with allowing me to take one game off one of them. Once. It was fantastic.

When I won all his buddies couldn't believe it. They all crowded around to watch the second game. I didn't even have to pay the one dollar, that's how awesome I was.. I got creamed. And then again for good measure, then one more time to make sure I got the point.

But it was worth it. One game. Oh baby was it worth it.
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943 reviews743 followers
September 21, 2018
Here is a user-friendly introduction to chess, a well of diagrams sprinkled with and a bunch of openings, exemplar middlegame positions with seminal ideas (e.g. the pawn structure in the French Defense Winawer variation, a basic rook endgame, a range of checkmates), astonishing games by masters in the last section.

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Voilà un manuel d'échecs qui présente au joueur débutant quelques idées fondamentales sur les ouvertures, la tactique, les chaînes de pions, des finales de tours, quelques mats classiques, illustré par quelques parties de maîtres et quantité de diagrammes !
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125 reviews6 followers
December 2, 2008
When I was a kid, my brother taught me how to play chess. Then he proceeded to kick my butt. Time after time after time. So I figured I'd get some revenge a few years back. I read and studied this book, then challenged him to another game of chess. He once again kicked my butt. But it took him more than four moves to do it. This book greatly improved my chess game, which still sucks.
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1,041 reviews5,844 followers
April 17, 2024
dnf, the chessboard is depicted completely wrong??? idk if it’s just the ebook but jesus fucking christ, that’s like the most basic and most important thing. how am i supposed to follow anything you say when you got the goddamn board wrong????
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114 reviews16 followers
July 17, 2017
Simple. Directo. Necesario para nosotros los principiantes. Con todo lo esencial para nutrirse de lo "hay que saber" en el mundo del ajedrez: reglas, notación, tácticas, aperturas, finales, trucos, etc. Sin abrumar ni cansar en ningún momento del libro.
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Author 3 books151 followers
May 6, 2021
مثل باقی کتاب‌های دامیز، پیش از شروعش هم شما خبر دارید که حدودا با چی طرفید.
کتاب خوب و دوستانه نوشته شده و اولین تجربه‌ی من در خوندن کتابی در مورد شطرنج، خوب و خوش بود. انقدری جذاب بود که تشویق بشم کتاب‌های پیشرفته‌تر هم بخونم.
حتی اگر اصلا بلد نیستید شطرنج بازی کنید و علاقه دارید یاد بگیرید ، این کتاب مناسب خواهد بود و از طرفی اگر مثل من یک بازیکن متوسط هستید، می‌تونید بخش‌های ابتدایی کتاب رو عبور کنید.
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184 reviews
July 13, 2017
This was a great book with great advice and really gave me insight into chess basics. However, at some points I wish it would just go a little bit further. It gave me enough further reading tips though, so I guess it's okay.
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355 reviews89 followers
November 14, 2022
Good introduction for beginners and novices. Explains key concepts quite clearly; decent reference source. More in depth study is desirable, but this book will get you playing and fire your interest.
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1,328 reviews112 followers
November 11, 2018
Yes, I did read this. I read this for book research purposes. It was surprisingly not bad. It actually works too.
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1,384 reviews32 followers
March 24, 2013
I have a fascination for chess, but rarely play. Not knowing anyone who plays causes that. I understsnd a lot of the finer poits of strategy and am quite good at solving chess problems, but I play without much finesse. I keep hoping that someday, when I make someone watch Searching for Bobby Fischer, they will leap op and say, "wow, I really miss playing chess, I want to start again." It hasn't worked so far. So, instead, I read chess books.

Chess for Dummies starts by assuming you know how to play and want to get better. It gives a lot of advice you didn't know you needed and demystifies the game, making it accessible, understandable, and fun.
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21 reviews20 followers
April 18, 2019
Interesante libro que sirve como introducción al mundo del ajedrez. Es bastante básico, ideal para aficionados que se interesan en el tema por primera vez.

En cambio, los principiantes que quieran tomarse más en serio este deporte mental y subir su nivel deberían elegir otros libros más profundos como los clásicos "Tratado General de Ajedrez" de Roberto Grau, "Mi Sistema" de Aarón Nimzovich, "Fundamentos del Ajedrez" de José Raúl Capablanca o "Ajedrez Lógico" de Irving Chernev.
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1,373 reviews11 followers
May 12, 2017
Ajedrez para principiantes, con el lenguaje simple que caracteriza a esta editorial y abundantes ejemplos. Incluye cuestiones básicas (piezas, tablero, movimientos), táctica y combinaciones, estrategia en las aperturas, desarrollo y final, competiciones, ajedrez por internet, los grandes maestros y la educación a través del juego.
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114 reviews1 follower
September 16, 2022
یه دیدگاه کلی در مورد استراتژی‌ها و تکنیک‌های مربوط به شطرنج بهم داد. ابتدای کتاب مطالبش خیلی ساده بودن و می‌شد به خوبی یاد گرفت، اما هر چی جلوتر می‌رفت دشوارتر می‌شد و به نظر می‌رسید بدون تمرین کافی نمی‌شه به این همه تکنیک تسلط پیدا کرد. هرچند خوندنش برای من که اون‌قدر چیزی در مورد شطرنج نمی‌دونم و اول راهم، مفید بود.

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340 reviews
September 9, 2017
Got this book, took a break, forgot about it, nearly 3 years later I finally finish!

It was good, but definitely for beginners (just look at the title hahaha). I've been playing chess since a young age and have experienced most things in this book. So I didn't get as much out of it as I hoped, however, learned some helpful tips and a lot of vocabulary.
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270 reviews45 followers
September 6, 2024
ئەم کتێبە دەسپێکێکی باشە بۆ فێر بوونی شەترەنج بە شێوەێکی ئاکادێمی و زانستی، لەم کتێبە فێری بەرگری، هێرش کردن، ستراتێژی و... دەبین هەروەها ستراتێژیە ناسراوەکانی شەترەنج وەکوو دەسپێکی لوپیز، ئیتالیایی یان بەرگری سکاندیناوی و .. بە جوانی باس دەکرێت. وەکوویەکەمین کتێبی شەترەنج کە تائێستا خوێندوومە بە دڵم بوو.
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164 reviews
January 29, 2020
General information about chess, simple and fun.
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41 reviews1 follower
February 23, 2024
very useful, i learned a lot. i skimmed over some sections that weren’t useful for me, and some i’m going to return to, to study closer (like endgames, openings, and famous games)
18 reviews
February 2, 2021
This book is perfect for the new chess player. I have an opening move now and I feel like I can see at least one move beyond my next.
22 reviews
January 6, 2024
Not good enough for me I expected more analysis and end games
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995 reviews57 followers
September 13, 2022
¿Es posible aprender ajedrez con este libro? La respuesta es sí, considerando que lo único que sabía antes de leerlo era como se movía el peón y como era su ataque, recuerdos de mi niñez cuando mi hermano trataba de enseñarme y es lo único que me quedo.
Ahora bien no es que vas a convertirte en el maestro del mundo o en Kárpov, a pesar que si posee diferentes niveles desde lo más básico a lo más complejo... Es allí a lo último que ya no pude seguirle el ruedo ya que no lo entendía pero, supongo, que teniendo la base esencial como se llama cada casillas, como se mueven las piezas, como hay que poner adecuadamente el tablero es suficiente para saber si tienes la mente necesaria para seguir avanzando por tu medio.
La prosa es llevadera y hasta graciosa de cómo lo relata el autor, se ve que sabe sobre la materia y la ciencia sobre lo que es este juego.
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723 reviews8 followers
October 5, 2013
This is probably the perfect book to read if you're serious about learning to play chess, or if you know how to play chess, but you're a chronically bad player. I fall into the second category.

Eade starts out with the basics, explaining the mechanics of the rules of Chess. But then he goes into quite a bit of depth, covering strategy and tactics, and breaking the game down into its various components and explaining the goals at each step. He covers quite a bit of ground and gives an intermediate player a lot of great pointers for improving their game.

The book is also a part of the "for Dummies" series, which means that it's a pretty light-hearted look at chess-playing. Eade is a Grandmaster, but doesn't seem to take himselt too seriously, which is a good thing.
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98 reviews5 followers
February 15, 2022
Bellissimo libro per chi si vuole avvicinare agli scacchi. Viene spiegato tutto dalla A alla Z tenendo in coda al libro alcune partite magistrali che, con le informazioni acquisite precedentemente, si ha modo di apprezzare a pieno. Consiglierei solamente il collegamento, magari tramite QR code a un sito dove sia possibile vedere le partite descritte senza necessariamente riportare di volta in volta mosse e scacchiere (a mio parere un pò difficili da seguire). Consigliato a chiunque voglia avvicinarsi a questo splendido gioco.
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128 reviews1 follower
October 4, 2014
Un muy buen libro para aprender todo sobre el ajedrez. Explica desde lo más elemental hasta situaciones más complejas. Estos libros para Dummies son verdaderamente espectaculares. Felicito al autor James Eade, porque no debe ser fácil explicar un juego de esta envergadura de manera sencilla y amena. No me extiendo mucho porque no hay nada más que agregar, este libro le hace honor a su título.
284 reviews8 followers
September 26, 2015
I don't have any chess credentials ,but I have read a few beginner books and I don't think "Chess For Dummies" will be very helpful. If you know the game at all Chess puzzles are the way to go ,they (puzzles) are apparently what made the Polgar sisters great ,so that is good enough for me. I recommend "Simple Checkmates" by A J Gillam.
August 13, 2020
Много увлекателна книга, която е верен помощник за шахматистите аматьори.

Имаше много полезна информация за:
- дебютите
- матовете
- тактиките и стратегиите
- най-великите шахматисти
- различни сайтове за шах
- магазини на шахматни комплекти
Абе, много добре си е свършил работата автора.
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497 reviews41 followers
July 23, 2014
Good book. I have used several strategies listed in the book.
Had several students read and learn chess w/out knowing the game.
24 reviews
April 19, 2019
This book made me addicted to chess. Readers beware!
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Author 1 book15 followers
November 23, 2020
Good book for beginners and for folks who have played some, and want to learn a little extra. Really well written with a lot of humor thrown in.
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