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quadibloc

Nov 6, 2018

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People whose native language is English are fortunate in having access to perhaps more books on almost any topic than speakers of nearly any other language, both those written in English and those available in English translations.

Perhaps it is precisely because of this, however, that one particular type of Chess book seems to be more common in other languages than it is in English.

Introductory books about Chess are quite common, whether of short or medium length. But a thick Chess book (or multi-volume set) that starts with explaining the rules of the game, and attempts a sufficiently comprehensive introduction to take a player to an advanced amateur level is less common.

The only English-language publication of this general type I can think of is The Complete Chess Course by Fred Reinfeld, and it doesn't go as far beyond the basics as the ones I've encountered in other languages.

There's Maizelis' Shakhmaty (Chess) in Russian.

In Spanish, there is the four-volume set by Roberto Grau, Tratado General de Ajedrez (General Treatise on Chess), before it there was the Manuel de Ajedrez (Manual of Chess) by Paluzie, and there is a Cuban two-volume work, Ajedrez Integral (Chess Complete) by a panel of authors,

Potato50012

Nov 6, 2018

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#2

Chess in a Nutshell small book, but good for the novice

kindaspongey

Nov 6, 2018

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#3

Possibly of interest:

The Mammoth Book of Chess by Graham Burgess (2009)

https://web.archive.org/web/20140708093123/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review756.pdf