What was the first chess book you read?

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The Tao of Chess It was a book where each page gave some simple advice about proper chess play. Easy to read and nothing too complicated. Long time ago 🤔 I actually owned many chess books before that one but that was the first one I actually read.

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It was probably a little too advanced for me in hindsight, but I read Andy Soltis' The Art of Defence in Chess. And yes, it was using the old notation. (PK-4, KB-4). Still remember some great concepts from that book, really instructive. 

I like this book a lot, actually. It's a very good book of general chess principles for beginners. The first book I read was Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess, which is a very popular book of puzzles for beginners, and I'd recommend giving it a read!

I'll move this thread over to Chess Books & Equipment, since it belongs there!

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Mine was Your First Move. It's one the best book for beginners.

My first book was "How to be a Winner at Chess" by Fred Reinfeld. I know Fred has a mixed reputation, but I always enjoyed his books.

My First Chess Book by U.R.A.Nooby.

"Playing the French" by John Watson. Haven't finished it but I have finished the Advanced and Exchange Variation in my study here. The first book I completed was "Playing the Queen's Gambit- A Grandmaster Guide" by Lars Schandorff which you can find my study here and here. 

Complete Chess Player by Fred Reinfeld.

The art of positional chess by Sammy Reshevsky.

My first book was The Art of Chess by James Mason, written near the turn of the century and purchased in Paris around 1974 when I attended the Sorbonne.

When I was 9 years young, my dad bought me this book. After I read it cover-to-cover, I beat him, and he never played chess with me again.

I first learned how to play chess many decades ago. I didn't read my first book until 2017. Mine like many others was Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess. I downloaded it in PDF format somewhere. I recently purchased a paperback copy from Amazon just for memory sake.

Chess Openings Traps and Zaps. Bad start I hate that book that I threw it away.

My first book was "Chess in a nutshell" by Fred Reinfeld... I too could not beat my stepfather until I read that book and a couple of others probably for about a year... After that he couldn't beat me and stopped playing... lol

Chess for Children, nearly 50 years ago