A series of 24 chess lessons, first published in "Sport in the USSR", covering all aspects of the game. The work is aimed at the aspiring junior player or the average club player. Gary Kasparov is a Grandmaster and World Champion and is the author of "Batsford Chess Openings".
Russian (formerly Soviet) chess grandmaster, former World Chess Champion, writer, and political activist, whom many consider the greatest chess player of all time.
קראתי בעברית - קספרוב מלמד שחמט (הוצאת אחיאסף, 1989)
קספרוב אכן מלמד שחמט, אבל לא ברור את מי הוא מלמד. בוודאי לא את מי שלא יודע לשחק בכלל, כי הוא לא מלמד את יסודות המשחק. מעבר לזה, כל אחד מ 24 השיעורים מכיל קצת הנחיות כלליות, ובעיקר ניתוח משחקים של רבי אמן. הניתוח פעמים רבות היה מעבר לרמתי, ומצד שני ההנחיות היו ברובן מתחת לרמתי. למשל, חשוב לא רק כמות הכלים שיש אלא גם כמה טוב הם מוצבים אחד ביחס לשני, ואז הוא צולל לשניים-שלושה משחקים בניתוח מעמיק, ודן על אפשרויות של 5-6 מהלכים קדימה או יותר.
זה יותר מדריך למידה, שבו הוא מסביר למה חשוב ללמוד משהו, ואז שולח את הקורא ללמוד 30-40 שעות פתיחה מסויימת. מה שקספרוב מצליח לעשות בספר זה יותר לשכנע למה צריך ללמוד דברים מסויימים ואיך, מאשר ממש ללמד. לא סבלתי, אבל אני לא חושב שהשחמט שלי מאוד השתפר מקריאת הספר.
El libro contiene lecciones valiosas, pero de manera superficial, si bien lo recomiendo para hacerse de más recursos a la hora de jugar, me resulta frustrante que el libro contenga muchos errores en la notación de las jugadas
This book is actually a compilation of the 24 lessons which were originally published in USSR magazine. Gary Kasparov was studying new techniques himself at the time and this lead to him being totally honest when writing these lessons for the magazine. The book is short but hold tremendous amount of knowledge for a beginner. This book mainly focuses on the simple openings and middle game with a few basic lessons on the ending. One of the key tip i received from this book was that during the opening game, all focus must be on the development of the pieces to gain advantage on the most of the board and if one has succeeded in doing that then the middle game will swing in his/her way and will help to attack in more superior way. Another aspect of this short yet amazing book is that this book teaches you how to study and review chess games whether they are your past games or the games played by International Grand Masters. Highly recommended if you are a novice or below average chess player.
Easy to read, but this edition seems unfinished as contains many typos.
Overall, this book is OK, it contains many interesting ideas, but always very superficially. Many of the positions are very famous and it contains a lot of brilliancies that will be appreciated by chess players of all levels.
I like particularly his comparisons between chess and life, by suggesting chess as a model of life, with its struggles and necessity to work within a plan to cope with it.
Although this book will not increase your chess rating, it is a must read as anything that was written by GK.
I didn't like this book as much as the Fischer one because it felt more disjointed and required a higher skill level than I am at just now. I did enjoy the lesson on openings and what each one of them aims to accomplish. I feel like having it as a primer has already made my chess better.