Chess Book Recommendations for Beginners
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Jul 8, 2021
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Way to much free material online to improve to be busying books honestly unless you just love reading books. Solving chess puzzles, watching videos on YouTube, playing and reviewing games, reviewing master games… so much you can do to learn chess these days for free.
Jul 8, 2021
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#3
Hi! My name is Lauren Goodkind and I’m a and chess YouTuber based in California:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP5SPSG_sWSYPjqJYMNwL_Q
I recommend two books for you as a beginner chess player.
The first one is: "Queen for a Day: The Girl’s Guide to Chess Mastery." This book is for beginners and readers get to play an entire chess game with Sophia, who is also a beginner. Readers learn winning and basic chess strategy. This book is endorsed by the 2019 US Women’s Chess Champion.
The second book is "50 Poison Pieces" where the reader has to figure out why capturing an unprotected piece is a mistake. This book is also for beginners and the book is also endorsed by a chess master.
Both books are available on Amazon.com.
Thanks very much for the feedback and suggestions. Lauren - I'll definitely have a look at those books and your YT channel too. Thanks also to the person who very helpfully messaged me privately with a load of resources, including quotes from various books. All very useful.
Cheers,
Chris.
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
Jul 8, 2021
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At 600, mostly what you want to do is play more chess. However, memorizing some opening lines from Reuben Fine's Practical Chess Openings could be useful, and once you start getting to endgames, learning basic end games from his Basic Chess Endings will definitely be useful.
Most other books I could suggest are more useful above 1000 or so. Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess might be useful below 1000, though.
Try to get some opening books
A rating of 600 is a sign of frequent blunders. To cure that you do not need books, you need mental discipline. Always think thoroughly about your move. Then check your intended move is no blunder before you play it. That alone will get you to 1500, no books needed.
As for books I concur with "Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess" by Fischer
hmmm, true yep
when u go like 1000, that's the time where u have to get books and also do the daily puzzles chess.com gives u
Hello,
Can anyone recommend some books for relative beginners like me please? I'm hovering around 600 and keen to improve, but I'm at the level where I don't even know what I don't know. Can anyone recommend some books that helped you progress from roughly where I am.
Thanks!
Chris.