Salut !
Oui, je pensais à la Méthode par Étapes justement !
Pour Silman, je ne sais pas si je lui recommenderais ça tout de suite mais pourquoi pas.
Chess books for real beginners.
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A lot of good software/online material, but if you insist on "books" for absolute beginners, I like the following...
Beginner overall chess instruction (broadly covering most chess topics):
1. Chess Steps level 1 workbooks (excellent)
2. Comprehensive Chess Course, vol. 1 & 2, by Lev Alburt (excellent)
3. A World Champion's Guide to Chess by Susan Polgar.
4. Consider Pandolfini's Ultimate Guide to Chess
5. Consider The Idiot's Guide to Chess by Patrick Wolffe, though a number of the puzzles he gives are for more advanced players
6. Consider The Complete Book of Chess Strategy by Jeremy Silman (in spite of the title, he covers every aspect of the game with simple-to-understand prose).
Beginner puzzle books:
1. Predator at the Chessboard vol 1 and 2 by Ward Farnsworth (the best in my opinion for beginner puzzles in book form)
2. Chess Tactics for Champions by Susan Polgar
Beginner strategy books:
1. Weapons of Chess by Bruce Pandolfini's
2. The Complete Book of Chess Strategy by Jeremy Silman (mentioned above also)
Beginner endgame books:
1. The 0-1000 chapter of Silman's Complete Endgame Course.
2. Other beginner Endgame stuff is in the first category of books listed above.
If you are willing to do online/software, then I recommend Chess Steps and Chess Tutor level 1 and any number of Chess Mentor modules geared toward beginners.
Beginner overall chess instruction (broadly covering most chess topics):
1. Chess Steps level 1 workbooks (excellent)
2. Comprehensive Chess Course, vol. 1 & 2, by Lev Alburt (excellent)
3. A World Champion's Guide to Chess by Susan Polgar.
4. Consider Pandolfini's Ultimate Guide to Chess
5. Consider The Idiot's Guide to Chess by Patrick Wolffe, though a number of the puzzles he gives are for more advanced players
6. Consider The Complete Book of Chess Strategy by Jeremy Silman (in spite of the title, he covers every aspect of the game with simple-to-understand prose).
Beginner puzzle books:
1. Predator at the Chessboard vol 1 and 2 by Ward Farnsworth (the best in my opinion for beginner puzzles in book form)
2. Chess Tactics for Champions by Susan Polgar
Beginner strategy books:
1. Weapons of Chess by Bruce Pandolfini's
2. The Complete Book of Chess Strategy by Jeremy Silman (mentioned above also)
Beginner endgame books:
1. The 0-1000 chapter of Silman's Complete Endgame Course.
2. Other beginner Endgame stuff is in the first category of books listed above.
If you are willing to do online/software, then I recommend Chess Steps and Chess Tutor level 1 and any number of Chess Mentor modules geared toward beginners.
I love books! Mainly chess books!! For a beginner I like "Learn Chess-A Complete Course" by Alexander & Beach. It might be the only book they ever need.
Nov 16, 2016
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Chess for Dummies is the best book for beginners and patzers and even intermediate players. Suggesting a LIST of books only discourage and confuse the OP.
Nov 16, 2016
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AutisticPerson wrote:
Hello everybody !
So, I have a friend who learnt to play two years ago (more and less) and today, she asks me some advice or books to help her
TMI too much information avoid drowning in a sea of authors keep it simple and straight forward otherwise it'll feel like School and she'll be overwelmed.
Winning-Chess-Perfect How to perfect Attacking Play by Irving Chernev
1001 Winning Chess Sacrifices and Combinations (revised edition) by Fred Reinfeld
1001 Brilliant Ways to Checkmate (revised edition) by Fred Reinfeld
The Game of Chess Siegbert Tarrasch
1001 Deadly Checkmates by John Nunn
Practice makes the player a good player hits the ball until he or she can't get it wrong and bats it out of the park again and again. Chess has alot of similarities to boxing and martial arts like kick boxing you never stop improving and working on something shadow boxing, kicking, punching, kneeing focus likewise in Chess you constantly work on form technique some aspect of your game that needs work this goes on for a life time no matter what your skill level is.
Good luck!
Play Winning Chess by Seirawan or Word's Champion Guide to Chess by Polgar.
If you search "Soviet Chess Primer" in this category of the forums (Chess Books & Equipment), there is a thread with only 2 posts, but one of them with a link to a detailed review of the book... the reviewer feels this book is most certainly too advanced for what we would typically call a "beginner", but check it out.
I like "Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess." They don't need to know notation, and it's step by step simple puzzles engaging the reader with questions. Bobby did chess books right!
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dannyhume a écrit :
If you search "Soviet Chess Primer" in this category of the forums (Chess Books & Equipment), there is a thread with only 2 posts, but one of them with a link to a detailed review of the book... the reviewer feels this book is most certainly too advanced for what we would typically call a "beginner", but check it out.
I have this book at home, really good book indeed but yes, too advanced for her I think.
Ha! I meant to put my post on the Soviet Chess Primer on a different thread.
Possibly helpful:
Simple Attacking Plans by Fred Wilson (2012)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708090402/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review874.pdf
https://www.newinchess.com/Shop/Images/Pdfs/7192.pdf
Logical Chess: Move by Move by Irving Chernev (1957)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708104437/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/logichess.pdf
The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played by Irving Chernev (1965)
https://chessbookreviews.wordpress.com/tag/most-instructive-games-of-chess-ever-played/
Winning Chess by Irving Chernev and Fred Reinfeld (1949)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708093415/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review919.pdf
Discovering Chess Openings by GM John Emms (2006)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627114655/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen91.pdf
Openings for Amateurs by Pete Tamburro (2014)
http://kenilworthian.blogspot.com/2014/05/review-of-pete-tamburros-openings-for.html
https://www.mongoosepress.com/excerpts/OpeningsForAmateurs%20sample.pdf
Chess Endgames for Kids by Karsten Müller (2015)
https://chessbookreviews.wordpress.com/tag/chess-endgames-for-kids/
http://www.gambitbooks.com/pdfs/Chess_Endgames_for_Kids.pdf
A Guide to Chess Improvement by Dan Heisman (2010)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708105628/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review781.pdf
Hi everyone, one of my favourite books was Winning Chess: Pieces by Pieces. http://www.chessbazaar.com/winning-chess-pieces-by-pieces.html Rest practice makes the player a good player.
https://www.google.com/search?q=best+chess+books+by+rating You will find helpful advice here:
Good Chess Books for Beginners and Beyond...
https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell/good-chess-books-for-beginners-and-beyond
Hello everybody !
So, I have a friend who learnt to play two years ago (more and less) and today, she asks me some advice or books to help her.
She's a real beginner and I advised her to keep doing chess puzzles to progress but I don't know what books to recommend her.
I just know that she needs to learn the basic principle of the opening and work on tactical exercices.
So, what kind of books would your recommend for her ?
Thanks (for her), for the answers !