How to Win At Chess: The Ultimate Guide for Beginners and Beyond
£7.99
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Learn chess from International Master and YouTube’s top chess teacher Levy Rozman (aka GothamChess) in this refreshing and fun guide for beginner and intermediate players
How to Win at Chess teaches you everything you need to know about the game, including all the important moves and strategies to start off strong and keep you thinking several steps ahead.
Full of Levy Rozman’s signature charm and humour that have made him beloved by millions of fans, the first half of this unique guide introduces rising players (0-800 Elo rating) to the four key areas to consider when playing chess-openings, endings, tactics, and strategy-and the second half builds upon these core skills for more experienced players (800-1300 Elo rating). Brimming with practical and easy-to-follow tips for improving your game, How to Win at Chess includes over 500 instructional gameplay illustrations to help you better visualize the board, as well as chapter-specific QR codes for exclusive bonus content on Chessly, Rozman’s teaching platform.
Whether you want to become a recreational chess player or are training to be a Grandmaster, How to Win at Chess is the perfect interactive introduction to the world of chess.
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Additional information
| Publisher | Penguin (24 Oct. 2023) |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| File size | 99281 KB |
| Text-to-Speech | Enabled |
| Screen Reader | Supported |
| Enhanced typesetting | Enabled |
| X-Ray | Not Enabled |
| Word Wise | Not Enabled |
| Sticky notes | On Kindle Scribe |
| Print length | 266 pages |
| Page numbers source ISBN | 0241676738 |
by P. J. A. Jennings
I’ve been playing Chess for about 70 years on and off and even in the first 3 or 4 chapters I’m finding things I didn’t know. I’m going to enjoy reading the rest of it.
I do however have some minor reservations.
In the diagrams the contrast between the white pieces and the light squares and even more so between the black pieces and the dark squares could be better for my tired old eyes.
There is a tiny error on page 28 discussing the Golden Moves “Our king is safe , every one of our pieces is defended by another piece … ” neither the pawn on b2 nor the bishop on c4 appears to be defended. This is not important in the context, but might confuse the sharp eyed beginner.
The QR codes are fine, but fiddling with diagrams on a small smart phone screen with arthritic fingers is not my idea of fun. Could we please have links that would work in a PC browser as well?
by Adam
Absolutely amazing book you could not have done a better job. I’ve only been playing chess since May 2023 and I’ve been playing and studying every day since. I’ve discovered your videos and was very excited when I saw you was releasing a book and I bought 2 for myself and my partner. Thank you very much for taking your time to make chess a fun and easy learn able game for everybody. Good job levy. ????
by Felipe Augusto Rodrigues Marrone
I’m almost on chapter 4, already can see my game improvement.
by Amazon Customer
I thought this book would be good because Levy explains and breaks down the game so well in his videos, but I also wondered how I would get on with the book as previous chess books have lost me with all the moves constantly being described with the column letters and square numbers, you have to be rain man to keep up, but this book is different. It has small well-written paragraphs with step-by-step images plus it has QR codes that take you to a site that allows you to practice what you have just been taught over and over again. It’s fantastic! Please don’t buy it, I want to beat you all.
by Sam
The book is entertaining to read with easy-to-follow explanations. The online material is a huge plus and I’ll keep going back to it, long after I’ve finished the book.
Really feels like a bargain price considering the effort that has obviously gone into it.
by James
Excellent book. Very weak thought out and put together. Levy is an excellent teacher and this comes across in the style of this book. Well worth picking up or as a gift for a chess friend.
by M LL
I bought the book as a gift and now I have to buy it again because I don’t want to part with it. Ever.
Top tip for using the QR codes in the book, (use them, a fantastic part of the book) use your ipad, or send the link to your desktop computer.
Suggestion for second edition: please can we have colours that are friendly to colour-blind chess players, and a tad lighter dark squares in the illustrations to give better contrast?
by james
I mainly bought this book to support the author Levi, the guy is a fantastic content creator l. I’m not the best at chess and I don’t play often, I prefer to play OTB than online. I have found this book to be instantly beneficial and interesting. Id recommend it to anyone! The QR codes are a fantastic idea as well.