Weapons of chess

,Hi Everyone, My name is david And I'm reading a Book Right now By Bruce Pandolfini ,, Weapons of Chess. a Really Good book for People Who Don't really understand chess notations,, Every move explained in words to help u grasp why!!.awesome book just thought i'd share

I agree with you. Weapons of Chess is a really good book.

Could anyone recommend other good books by Pandolfini?  I like the way he writes.

stwils

Weapons of chess was the first chess book I ever read.  I too thought it was awesome.   Most say it is a good starting point not only because each position accompanied by an illustration but also to familiarize ones self with the basics of pawn tactics (primer overview).  But it has its definite limitations.  Chess Strategy was my second, by Silman and I found it a fairly easy read and most useful for an introduction to openings and a primer overview for mating patterns.   Next invested in a Modern Chess Openings (MCO) and Endgame Strategy books.  Good references but too complex to be useful (for me anyways) without the assistance of an analyzing board within reach to help follow each position.   I've been through a problem book or two and most recently purchased Pandolifini's  Opening Traps and Zaps.   Maybe I haven't tried hard enough but have gotten zilcho out of it so far.  It only deals with double king pawn openings and one illustration per trap or zap.  Only a short blurb below each of the traps or zaps as well.   And I have spent enough time with it to know I would recommend not wasting your time or money on it.  

I 'm big into chess mentor.  Maybe I'm wrong but it seems when my level of play starts to wane a correlation to a decreased amount of time spent working through its positions and lessons becomes obvious.  Chess Mentor I strongly recommend.   It keeps you a rating based on the level of problems you are able to play through in a given amount of time factoring in the number of wrong attempts.  Interestingly my chess mentor rating has always been very close to my rating with turn based chess.  A very worthwhile investment (in my humble opinion). 

Yes Pandolfinis' books are gold. Started with Bruce Pandolfini - Pandolfini's Ultimate Guide to Chess. This books is excellent for the beginners. Also read his Weapons of Chess. Great book.And now I'm reading Russian Chess - Learn from the New Champions. In this books he examines six games, form start to end. Very easy too read and sometimes quiet entertaining. Recommend it! Love the way he writes

Good to ge some information on chess books Thanks

yakuza_ronin - 

Thanks for the mention of my blog.

As for your question regarding how to read Pandolfini's "Weapons of Chess", you can read the chapters in any order you choose - they are for the most part independent "modules", presented in essentially encyclopedia format.  Of course many of the chapters are related to each other, primarily those focusing on pawn play (important stuff!), but again, just peruse them and choose what interests you.  The most important advice I can give is to be sure to read the entire book.  Its a treasure trove of basic chess knowledge, particularly as an introduction to positional concepts and techniques of chess, and as such serves as preparation for more 'advanced' chess books which rely heavily on understanding and implementation of positional ideas.

In the following blog article, I do suggest reading Yasser Seirawan's "Play Winning Chess" as a highly recommended prerequisite to Pandolfini's "Weapons"....

Good Chess Books for Beginners and Beyond...

https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell/good-chess-books-for-beginners-and-beyond

Welcome yakuza.  

Good luck!