chess book(s) for beginner

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DanKendall1
Hi guys
I’ve started taking chess much more seriously recently and have been doing a lot to improve my game. I’ve been doing minimum 25 puzzles a day, been doing as many chess.com lessons as I can, playing 2-4 half an hour games per day and have been looking all over the internet at new openings, tactics and ways to improve my game and overall it’s worked well as I’ve gone from roughly 670 to roughly 900 in the last 90 days or so. The area I’m kind of struggling with though is I can’t seem to find a good book/ books that I think will improve all the aspects of my game. There’s plenty of opening books and end game books and stuff but I’m really most interested in middle game tactics and/or generally a book that will help improve all aspects of my game. Does anyone know of any books that they found useful as a beginner? Ideally something that covers all aspects of the game. Any help is hugely appreciated

Thanks
MaddyCole

Stay off lessons and just play

MSteen

"The Complete Idiot's Guide to Chess" by Patrick Wolff is just what you're looking for. Check it out on Amazon.

 

RussBell

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

margaretcspencer
One book that i found really helped was “Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess.”
Paleobotanical

RoastedChessnut2:  I suggest taking a look at Dan Heisman's "Everyone's Second Chess Book."  It's a fantastic discussion of how beginning players understand the game differently from more advanced players, and what to work on to progress.

ojak98
Cara ngecek elo gimana ya?
laurengoodkindchess

Hi! I'm a chess coach based in California.  Two good books for the beginner is: 

"Queen For A Day: The Girl's Guide to Chess Mastery". Readers get to play an entire chess game against fictional character, "Sophia".  There are a lot of explanations why your move is bad or good.  This is a great book to learn chess!   This book is for beginners and is endorsed by former US Woman Chess Champion, WGM Jennifer Shahade and other chess masters.  

Another book that I recommend is "50 Poison Pieces".  In this book, readers have to figure out why taking an unprotected piece is a mistake.  This is a great way to learn train your brain to think at least one move head.  

I hope that this helps.   Both books are available on Amazon.com.  

 

mpaetz

     Tarrasch's "The Game of Chess" starts with endings, explains the basics of positional play in the middlegame to show to get to good endings, and finishes with opening principles, explaining how they can lead to positional advantages. It is intended for beginners so you can get through a lot of it quickly. Practice is important but understanding what you are trying to accomplish and how to go about it makes everything easier.