Chess: The Complete Self-Tutor
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One of the longest established, yet still most innovative, introductory chess manuals.
Lasker’s masterwork has already provided a generation of aspiring chess players with an entertaining course in the basics of mastering chess. This edition, edited by John Nunn, is the definitive chess teaching manual.
• Interactive chess exercises
• Superb examples by some of the all-time greats
• Written by a man who played chess at the highest level
Lasker takes the reader through an interactive chess adventure. The reward for a correct answer is to proceed to the next concept; otherwise the reader is told why the answer is wrong, and encouraged to try again. All aspects of chess are covered, from the rules of the game through to advanced play.
Edward Lasker
Edward Lasker was a leading player in the first half of the twentieth century. His brilliant queen sacrifice against Sir George Thomas in 1912 is one of the most famous combinations ever played, and he was one of the participants at the great New York tournament of 1924. He went on to gain even greater fame as a perceptive and entertaining writer of popular chess books. His interactive approach to chess teaching was decades ahead of its time.
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Reviews for Chess
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This is a great introduction to the game of chess. It includes a bit of history, which I enjoyed, and some basic tournament rules that everyone should make a habit of using.
I enjoyed the lessons and plan on using this with my sons as they grow in their love of the game.
I read this in an electronic version and the diagrams were confusing at times. This is definitely a book that would be better to have a physical copy, looking at the diagrams on the page and being able to see a two-page spread.
Good book on a great game.
I received a review copy from Netgalley.