Chess Notation Book

A basic manual of chess by the master José Raul Capablanca, regarded as one of the half dozen greatest players ever. Capablanca was noted especially for his technical mastery, and in this book he explains the fundamentals as no one else could. Diagrams.

The Blue Book of Chess is a book about chess by a chess master Howard Staunton intended for teaching the rudiments of the game of chess, and giving an analysis of all the recognized openings. The main goal was to simplify a great variety and the delicate distinctions of the openings, showing such moves as are recognized to be the best. At each opening, the student of the game is presented with the variations made by experienced players in accordance with circumstances. The book is illustrated with a great variety of actually played games by numerous chess masters in order to make the understanding the subject easier.

Classic introduction offers superb coverage of all aspects, especially Middle Game, combination play. Hundreds of games analyzed. Over 340 diagrams.

This book features the very best of Dan Heisman's multi-award winning chess column Novice Nook and is full of valuable instruction, insight and practical advice on a wide range of key chess subjects.

If you want to improve your chess, then study one of the all-time greats Soon after you learn to play chess you reach a level where just playing the game no longer helps you improve. You need to study to improve and there are a bewildering number of books to choose from. Many are aimed at advanced players. You just want a book that starts at the point where you are already familiar with the rules but not the concepts of strategy and tactics. In other words the fundamentals. This book has long been regarded as one of the gold standard chess books that everyone should read and read again to improve their chess. It has now been updated and converted to algebraic notation to aid the modern reader. Features 150 new board images. New Portrait of the Champion Notation Converted to Algebraic format to simplify reading This paperback is in grayscale. The corresponding eBook is in Color. You'll find the author's writing style plain and easy to understand. The great Botvinnik regarded Capablanca's book Chess Fundamentals as the best chess book ever written. If you are ready to make the breakthrough to the next level then scroll up and click the Add to Cart/Basket Button.

"Speaking for myself and for players of my strength, Chess Openings: Theory and Practice is the greatest aid I have ever seen for preparing for a tournament. Speaking for all other players, the book is a "must." Current thinking on all important lines is meticulously presented, offering myriad, clear-cut ideas a completely new and effective arsenal of weapons. "-Samuel Reshevsky, United States Open Champion." Chess Openings Theory and Practice is a remarkable book, unequaled by any book of that era or since. It is not a mere openings book with long columns of moves followed at the end by punctuation marks such as + -- or =. It presents opening ideas and games, often including the first game where each opening was played, plus the history of the opening, the names of famous players who played this opening and the ideas and plans on which the opening is based. It provides "idea variations." These are variations that may not actually occur in actual practice, but are what you would play if given the chance. No other book does that, at least not in English and not to this extent.

Learning how to play chess involves more than just knowing how to move the pieces. Chess 101 is a chess book for beginners that provides comprehensive chess training about everything a new player needs to know.This beginner chess book covers the following topics: Types of boards and piecesHow to set up the boardThe value of the piecesHow the pieces move, including castling and en passant How to write chess notationThe three phases of the game of chessHow to study chessWhat a chess rating is and how to get oneChess clock rulesAn overview of faster chess gamesThe mechanics of a tournamentRules and etiquetteTips to winning chess Chess 101 also contains over two dozen exhibits designed to help you learn to play chess with ease!