Teach Yourself Better Chess

Teaches chess strategy and tactics through seventy-five lessons designed for players who already know the fundamentals of the game, divided into elementary, advanced, and master sections.

Offers a guide to important chess techniques and principles to help players develop the skills needed to beat opponents, from the basics of play to specific tactics and strategies, as well as a look at the world of competitive chess.

Chess is a mental game, but you don't have to strain your brain to learn the basics—not with this guide that shows you how to play. Teach Yourself VISUALLY Chess covers how to set up the board, how each piece moves, opening strategies and variations, attacking themes and common sacrifices, and more. Photos of the board let you see strategies in action. For hands-on practice, you can even set up your board and make your moves as you learn. With this book and practice, you'll be saying "Checkmate" in no time. Concise two-page lessons show you all the steps to a skill and are ideal for quick review Each move or tactic is clearly explained Explanations accompany each photo Color photos and diagrams show key positions, strategies, and moves Helpful tips provide additional guidance

This title is perfect for chess players looking to improve their game. Through Elementary, Advanced, and Master sections, the reader is guided toward an understanding of correct strategy and tactics. Designed to bridge the gap between beginner and master, this book will be enjoyed by anyone who has read Teach Yourself Chess and by anyone else who wants to learn to play better chess.

Get closer to becoming a chess master Teach Yourself Better Chess includes 75 lessons for improving your chess game. It contains updates on playing on the Internet and on computers, a guide to the latest software, and details of recent major games.

With clear diagrams and illustrations, this guide offers all the help you should need to learn and develop an understanding of good chess. It begins with the basics, the moves of the pieces, elementary tactics and basic combinations to force checkmate. It then explains how to fight for control, how to exploit strengths and weaknesses and how to develop a strategic plan. It also includes useful commentaries on historic games and exercises for the reader.

Teach Yourself Better Chess is for all those players who know how to play chess but would like to be better at the game. In 75 easy-to-follow lessons, the reader is guided towards an understanding of correct strategy and tactics. Each new concept is explained in depth, followed by an example of the idea in practice, usually taken from grandmaster play. It delves deeper into the principles of good chess, explaining how there is an underlying meta-principle concerning the deeper laws of co-operation between pieces. Teach Yourself Better Chess is designed to bridge the gap between beginner and master. It will be enjoyed by anyone who has read the same author's Teach Yourself Chess, and anyone else who wants to learn more about good chess.

Teach Yourself Chess contains all you need to know to learn and develop an understanding of good chess. It begins with the basics, the moves of the pieces, elementary tactics and basic combinations to force checkmate. It then explains how to fight for control, how to exploit strengths and weaknesses and how to develop a strategic plan. It also includes useful commentaries on historic games and exercises for the reader. It has an accessible style which won't overburden you with too many complex ideas too quickly, but gradually builds your understanding and confidence.