First Book of Chess

by I.A. Horowitz

The book that taught over a quarter of a million people how to play chess. Written jointly by the three-time U.S. Open Chess champion and chess columnist for the New York Times and Saturday Review with the former editor of Chess Review.

Genres: Chess

126 pages, Library Binding

First published January 1, 1952

About the author

Israel Albert Horowitz

Reviews

[Josh · Rating 4 out of 5]

Found this charmer in my airbnb and felt like i was i. A wes anderson movie every time i opened it. It goes from teaching the pieces to the Defenses and Gambits, but you kind of have to use their brief outline and move sequences to make sense of the latter. This book can lead to much deeper brain activity than a compulsory read.

[Jonathan · Rating 3 out of 5]

His quirky passion for the game (!!!) did not fix whatever it is that makes me terrible at chess, but at least now I can read a chess puzzle...