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Logical Chess: Move By Move

  • Edition: Paperback
  • Author: Irving Chernev
  • Skill Range: All levels
  • Publisher: Batsford
  • Year Published: 1999
  • # of Pages: 256
  • ISBN: 0713484640
Description:

Having learned the basic moves, how exactly should a player improve? In this much loved classic, Chernev explains 33 complete games in detail, telling the reader the reason for every single move. Playing through these games and explanations gives a real insight into the power of the pieces and how to post them most effectively.

Wholesale Chess recommends this book as the best book for those who want to get a real feel for how chess games are played!

  • Best book for learning chess from others' great games
  • By Irving Chernev, a classic chess writer

Reviews:

by vj1 - 5 days ago
United States
Member Since: Feb 2008
Member Points: 111

Rating:+++++

a good read. I already have the book,though
by vwtaylorii - 24 days ago
Houston, TX United States
Member Since: Apr 2008
Member Points: 17
I have an older version of that book where they have games between the 1880-1960.
by yusong1995 - 30 days ago
Chengdu, Sichuan China
Member Since: Apr 2008
Member Points: 126

Yes

It starts with Destroying h3 and g3.

It continues with queen's pawn openings

And It ends with master plays a game!

 


by swiss_chess - 53 days ago
Switzerland
Member Since: Feb 2008
Member Points: 51

Rating:+++++

This is an excellent book, probably one of the best out there. Finished it in a few weeks, and it certainly helped my performance. I recommend this to people from beginner to expert.
by emiab - 2 months ago
Bucharest Romania
Member Since: Feb 2008
Member Points: 53

hello I am new here.

who can tell me where I can find the notations for each piece ?

thx 


by Fromageinstein - 2 months ago
Ennis Ireland
Member Since: Feb 2008
Member Points: 4
Just started reading through an old copy of this my dad had. Fantastic for any beginner, especially in improving how you develop your pieces at the start of a game.
by farbror - 3 months ago
Uppsala Sweden
Member Since: May 2007
Member Points: 992

Rating:+++++

Very good book! Just buy it!
by Fotoman - 3 months ago
Philippines
Member Since: Nov 2007
Member Points: 578

Rating:+++++

Fantastic book, will teach you how to think.
by rgp89 - 3 months ago
New Jersey United States
Member Since: Jan 2008
Member Points: 671

Rating:++++-

I would recommend the book.
by LDSSDL - 3 months ago
Tinton Falls United States
Member Since: Dec 2007
Member Points: 83
This book taught me how to pursue an attack. My favorite chess book for its detailedness and simplicity.
by EEShelton - 4 months ago
Columbus, Ohio United States
Member Since: Oct 2007
Member Points: 86
The only thing I have ever heard about this book that is NOT positive is that Chernev will sometimes say a move is best (i.e. e4), then later say another move is best (i.e d4). Consistency...?
by StarJock - 5 months ago
Phoenix, Arizona United States
Member Since: Oct 2007
Member Points: 16

Rating:+++++

This is an excellent book for beginning chess players. I have all my middle school (7&8th grade) chess students read through and study the games in this book.

A more modern, but similar book, is John Nunn's "Understanding Chess Move by Move". It uses more recent games than Chernov's book and is at a slightly more advanced  level.


by AJRAO - 7 months ago
India
Member Since: Oct 2007
Member Points: 4

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by ericmittens - 7 months ago
London, ON Canada
Member Since: Sep 2007
Member Points: 541

Rating:+++++

Probably the best book every written for beginners. Explains the reasons behind every move in an easy to comprehend way.
by Calvin - 8 months ago
Vallejo, CA United States
Member Since: Aug 2007
Member Points: 3

Rating:+++++

I read this over 40 years ago, and it's still one of the best books for the player just past the beginning stage. Some new books that are similar and equally good are Understanding Chess: Move by Move by John Nunn, Chess: The Art of Logical Thinking by Neil McDonald and Unbeatable Chess Lessons by Robert Snyder.
by Sprite - 8 months ago
Washington, D.C. area United States
Member Since: Jun 2007
Member Points: 404

Rating:+++++

It's a great book, I have nothing but praise for it.  It's helped me a lot, and I haven't even finished it yet.  An annotation of every move, and diagrams every 8-9 moves.  Definitely worth every penny.

by o0obruceleeo0o - 10 months ago
Corona, CA United States
Member Since: Jul 2007
Member Points: 163

Rating:+++++

A classic, and for a reason.  A great book for players just starting out.  Chernev explains each and every move in plain english.

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