Books


Good Chess Books for Beginners and Beyond...
https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell/good-chess-books-for-beginners-and-beyond
https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell
"... In many ways, [Batsford's new edition of Logical Chess: Move by Move, written in 1957 by Irving Chernev] would [be] a wonderful 'first' book (or first 'serious' book, after the ones which teach the rules and elementary mates, for example), and a nice gift for a young player just taking up chess. …" - IM John Watson (1999)
https://theweekinchess.com/john-watson-reviews/assorted-recent-books
For history, maybe consider The History of Chess in Fifty Moves by Bill Price.

"... In many ways, [Batsford's new edition of Logical Chess: Move by Move, written in 1957 by Irving Chernev] would [be] a wonderful 'first' book (or first 'serious' book, after the ones which teach the rules and elementary mates, for example), and a nice gift for a young player just taking up chess. …" - IM John Watson (1999)
https://theweekinchess.com/john-watson-reviews/assorted-recent-books
For history, maybe consider The History of Chess in Fifty Moves by Bill Price.
Agree 100%. Logical chess move by move is a fantastic book!

"... In many ways, [Batsford's new edition of Logical Chess: Move by Move, written in 1957 by Irving Chernev] would [be] a wonderful 'first' book (or first 'serious' book, after the ones which teach the rules and elementary mates, for example), and a nice gift for a young player just taking up chess. …" - IM John Watson (1999)
https://theweekinchess.com/john-watson-reviews/assorted-recent-books
For history, maybe consider The History of Chess in Fifty Moves by Bill Price.
I bought the book Logical Chess: Move by Move recently and I have made great progress with it.