Chess For Dummies [Paperback] Author: James Eade | Language: English | ISBN:
1118016955 | Format: PDF, EPUB
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For all levels of chess players,
Chess For Dummies, 3rd Edition, brings readers an updated guide to the wide world of chess. Offering easily-understood explanations of the game and its components, this book is a must have for those developing an interest or looking for an extra edge in chess.
Chess For Dummies, 3rd Edition:
- Offers easily-understood explanations of the game and its components
- Provides introductory chapters and then introduces readers to different perspectives on chess from strategy and etiquette, to winning defensive and offensive secrets
- Contains approximately 25% new material, including updated chapters on computer chess games, playing chess online, new tournament rules and much more
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- Paperback: 384 pages
- Publisher: For Dummies; 3 edition (September 16, 2011)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1118016955
- ISBN-13: 978-1118016954
- Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.5 x 0.9 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
"Chess for Dummies" seems to be a bit of an oxymoron, but like most volumes in this absurdly titled series, the book is hardly for dummies; it's for people who want to learn to play chess, or who can already play at roughly the beginner to intermediate level and want to play better.
As an instrument for learning how to play chess the first part of the book, comprising six chapters, is really quite good, although some more advanced concepts seem to get mixed in at a very early stage (isolated and backward pawns, for instance, are heady concepts for the complete beginner).
The second part of the book, five more chapters, covers the basic of tactics and some concepts of positional play. While the section on tactics is good enough, I think it could have been longer and more complete; there's material on "advanced pawn formations" that seems above mid-grade and certainly above beginner level.
The third part of the book is a survey of strategy, openings and middle and end game play. The opening section is brief, but I think that's a good thing; beginners can get lost in opening theory when they should be working on tactics instead.
Part four of the book is a brief summary of live play, such as clubs and tournaments, and internet play. The internet section is a little too sparse at about seven pages in length.
The last part of the book is a compendium of "the ten most" and "the ten best" lists, which the author claims is required in a "Dummies" book. I don't know if that's true but not a whole lot of value is added here.
So, what do we make of this book? My brief survey of its content probably demonstrates to you, as it did to me, that the author is trying to provide something for everyone from beginner to intermediate. In that, he succeeds.
I consider myself a novice recreational player. I played no chess between the ages of about 18 and 32 and then only played with my children and now my oldest granddaughter, who is seven. I mention this because I choose to review this book in terms of its use to help me teach my granddaughter to play better chess and as a tool to help me improve my own game.
FOR A SEVEN YEAR OLD JUST LEARNING TO PLAY - The first 100 pages of this book covers all of the basics and is a good starting point for such a beginner. However, it was not written for a seven year old, so it is useful as a reference for teaching as opposed to a self-teaching tool. After this introductory material the book veers into quite a bit of chess theory, such as pattern recognition, combination moves, sacrifices and advanced pawn formations, which I find is a bit advanced for my granddaughter. This is followed by sections on the opening game, middle game and end game chess. The section on chess openings is very suitable for the beginner, but unfortunately it relies on some more complex previously presented sections such as pattern recognition. While I though this book helped me teach my granddaughter, she has several books that are written expressly for children that I think are better choices for a child just starting to learn chess.
FOR THE NOVICE RECREATIONAL PLAYER - This book is a much better choice for someone like myself. I learned a lot. It clarified some of the rules that I had learned incorrectly. It showed me how to recognize patterns and how to better plan my games. Heretofore, I would classify myself as a "wood pusher", one who moves aimlessly waiting for my opponent to make a mistake before I do. Now I have a better idea how to develop a tactical plan for each stage in the game.
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