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What is the best chess book for novices? And why? A survey.?
If there was an FAQ of chess questions this would be near the top of the list. Many people here have a favorite. This is a chance to make a case for your book of choice. I am nominating books that I know people have recommended, but of course you can choose another.
In this context I am defining "Novice" to mean a player who knows the rules and does not routinely accidentally lose pieces because they are left unguarded when under attack, but does not have a USCF or other national over-the-board classification higher than Class C.
Nominations in alphabetical order by author.
Alburt, Lev - Secrets of the Russian Chess Masters, Book 1: Fundamentals of the Game
Bronstein, David - The Modern Chess Self-Tutor
Chernev, Irving - Logical Chess Move by Move
Heisman, Dan - A Guide to Chess Improvement: The Best of Novice Nook
Lasker, Emanuel - Manual of Chess
Nimzovich, Aron - My System
Pandolfini, Bruce - Pandolfini's Ultimate Guide to Chess
Purdy, C.J.S - The Chess Gospel According to John; or others
Reinfeld, Fred -- Complete Chess Course; or others
Seirawan, Yasser - Winning Chess, Openings; or others in the series
Silman, Jeremy - The Amateur's Mind
Tarrasch, Siegbert - The Game of Chess
I will state my preference when i select the best answer from among those who explain their choice.
Whoops. I was afraid I might omit some important book that was one of my favorites, and I did. The nominations are hereby reopened to include:
Capablanca, Jose - Chess Fundamentals
4 Answers
- Anonymous8 years agoFavorite Answer
Chess the Easy way by Ruben Fine coaches everywhere recommend it can take a student who rolls up their sleeves and works really hard to at least 1750-1900 strength.
The Game of Chess by Tarrasch
Tarrach uses the intuitive method to teach chess in reverse starting with the simple endgames then moves on to the difficult topics for building a solid base in the fundamentals. Studying with Siegbert Tarrasch is like training in a 19th century boot camp if a reader can't see the forest from the trees at the very beginning by the time they leave him at the end of the book they'll be a soldier on the Chess Board.
- 5 years ago
I've been enjoying Chess 22 years i'd advocate the following 2 books in view that of the excellent of the work they'll teach your son the proper things he wants to understand and they aren't tough to seize: Siegbert Tarrasch's the game of Chess: Tarrasch teaches the game the way in which a mother would train her small youngster to talk he begins off with very few portions explaining the factors, the endgame, the center recreation, the hole in an awfully effortless to have an understanding of means the rate $6.89-$10.00 on ebay and amazon it can be the dover 1987 variation. Consultant to good Chess: First Steps to nice facets by using CJS Purdy Purdy was an Australian Chess Champion satisfactory author this book is quality for learners.
- ?Lv 78 years ago
Purdy & Koshnitsky - Chess Made Easy
Chernev, Irving - Logical Chess Move by Move
These two got me going many years ago.
- Anonymous8 years ago
my favorite book is the one i'm writing & will publish (soon)
