In this book, he shares his story of what it was like to play against a machine, his strategies and his mistakes. The last book we’d like to recommend focuses on chess legend Garry Kasparov’s experience with Deep Blue - the IBM supercomputer that once beat him in 1997. Logical Chess: Move By Move - By Irving ChernevĪ classic when it comes to chess books! Chernev walks readers through 33 tournament games in detail, explaining every move.Īn English chess master and broadcaster, Leonard Barden, says: "The novice who plays through Logical Chess can learn an ocean of basic chess wisdom." It’s an easy read and a must for every chess lover!ĭeep Thinking: Where Machine Intelligence Ends and Human Creativity Begins - By Garry Kasparov Speaking of younger chess learners, our newest app - Magnus’ Kingdom of Chess - teaches kids the basics of chess in a fun and adventurous way! It’s designed for younger players, but would be interesting for any beginner who’d like to learn about chess and the skills that come with it. It also emphasizes the skills chess teaches you, such as memory and analysis, consequences and cause as well as planning ahead and following rules. It gives advice on planning moves, effective attacks, defending your pieces and trapping your opponent all in order to ensure a win!
This book is the ultimate guide to chess history, techniques and tactics. The authors have done a great job in combining concept explanations with exercises so the reader gets a holistic chess training.Ĭomplete Book of Chess - By Elizabeth Dalby Training tactics combinations is the way to win at chess as the game is 99% based on tactics. This book merges a thousand (literally) chess problems with descriptions of the various positions as well as tactics such as double attack, mate in one or mixed motif.
It will give you an good general knowledge about the game and is therefore great for beginners.ġ001 Chess Exercises for Beginners: The Tactics Workbook That Explains the Basic Concepts, Too! - By Franco Masetti & Roberto Messa From setting up the board, basic checkmates, chess terminology to strategies to win. This book contains everything you need to know about chess.
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How to Play Chess for Beginners: Tips & Strategies to Win at Chess - By Joe Carlton Interested in learning and improving your chess? We’ve put together a list of our top recommendations for beginner chess fans to learn more about the game, different strategies to study, openings and more.