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title: "Chess Player's Bible"
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# Chess Player's Bible

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## Description

Comprehensive chess guide with 300+ examples on openings, middlegame, and endgames. Learn from masters to elevate your skills. Chess Player's Bible, 102 pages, hardcover.

Review: Clear, concise, informative! - This is exactly what I've been looking for! I learnt how to play 30 years ago but have never progressed much beyond knowing what the pieces do and a very basic understanding of which are stronger and why. The book is really well presented, a hardback in the form of a ring binder so you can leave it open while practicing without any damage to the spine. Rather than just giving lists of moves with brief analysis into if they were good or bad, this gives you some real insight into why each move is made. There are loads of clear diagrams with good and full explanations of openings, middle and end games, the latter giving examples when you only have certain pieces left etc. Some general strategy and tactics, explanation of open and closed games (I'd read this but didn't really understand what it meant) and it's also suitable for an absolute beginner as it covers the rules, set up etc. Highly recommend for anyone from beginners to intermediate players. Edit: some non-book stuff - delivery, it said it would be dispatched in 1-3 weeks but arrived in 3 days. Price dropped 20% the day after I bought it (ouch) so worth biding your time if you don't urgently need it.
Review: One of my Favourite Beginners Guides on Chess. - I played chess when I was kid at school, but all I really knew was how to move the pieces. I didn’t really know anything about tactics and strategy, but that didn’t matter as the friends I played against were in the same boat. After I left school I didn’t play chess again. Fast forward a few decades and I have thaken the game up again. This time I want to know how to really play the game. I purchased a chess board and about half a dozen chess guide books of varying levels and subjects. This book is one of my favourites. What I love about it is its simplicity. Some “beginners” chess books are full of pages of text which can be quite daunting. But this book is something different. The amount of text is kept to a minimum and this really helps. In fact, the page with the most text on it is the introduction. It’s small, almost A5, in dimensions and has many simple diagrams accompanied with simple explanations that really do help the complete novice, and, indeed, the morte experieneced. The book assumes you know nothign about the game and so the first part teaches the basics: the board, the peices, how they move, their value etc. Then it goes on to teach you various ways to start the game (openings), and gives a very simple lesson on tactics. It also teaches you about the middle game, and how to stay ahead, finishing with the end game. The quality of the book itself is superb: glossy, colourful thick pages, and has a ring bind effect so that you can have the book easily open beside you. I really do recommend this book, especially if you are a beginner.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | 22,256 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 19 in Chess (Books) 27 in Hobbies & Games References 80 in Indoor Games |
| Customer reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (534) |
| Dimensions  | 17.4 x 3.3 x 20.9 cm |
| ISBN-10  | 1845436016 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-1845436018 |
| Item weight  | 1.05 kg |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 288 pages |
| Publication date  | 7 May 2015 |
| Publisher  | Apple Press |

## Images

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Clear, concise, informative!
*by C***N on 12 November 2020*

This is exactly what I've been looking for! I learnt how to play 30 years ago but have never progressed much beyond knowing what the pieces do and a very basic understanding of which are stronger and why. The book is really well presented, a hardback in the form of a ring binder so you can leave it open while practicing without any damage to the spine. Rather than just giving lists of moves with brief analysis into if they were good or bad, this gives you some real insight into why each move is made. There are loads of clear diagrams with good and full explanations of openings, middle and end games, the latter giving examples when you only have certain pieces left etc. Some general strategy and tactics, explanation of open and closed games (I'd read this but didn't really understand what it meant) and it's also suitable for an absolute beginner as it covers the rules, set up etc. Highly recommend for anyone from beginners to intermediate players. Edit: some non-book stuff - delivery, it said it would be dispatched in 1-3 weeks but arrived in 3 days. Price dropped 20% the day after I bought it (ouch) so worth biding your time if you don't urgently need it.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ One of my Favourite Beginners Guides on Chess.
*by T***C on 18 September 2018*

I played chess when I was kid at school, but all I really knew was how to move the pieces. I didn’t really know anything about tactics and strategy, but that didn’t matter as the friends I played against were in the same boat. After I left school I didn’t play chess again. Fast forward a few decades and I have thaken the game up again. This time I want to know how to really play the game. I purchased a chess board and about half a dozen chess guide books of varying levels and subjects. This book is one of my favourites. What I love about it is its simplicity. Some “beginners” chess books are full of pages of text which can be quite daunting. But this book is something different. The amount of text is kept to a minimum and this really helps. In fact, the page with the most text on it is the introduction. It’s small, almost A5, in dimensions and has many simple diagrams accompanied with simple explanations that really do help the complete novice, and, indeed, the morte experieneced. The book assumes you know nothign about the game and so the first part teaches the basics: the board, the peices, how they move, their value etc. Then it goes on to teach you various ways to start the game (openings), and gives a very simple lesson on tactics. It also teaches you about the middle game, and how to stay ahead, finishing with the end game. The quality of the book itself is superb: glossy, colourful thick pages, and has a ring bind effect so that you can have the book easily open beside you. I really do recommend this book, especially if you are a beginner.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Informative
*by A***R on 30 April 2024*

Being a beginner it took a while to learn the notations but pretty informative and once you get your head around it all its useful. I like the pictures in it also.

## Frequently Bought Together

- Chess Player's Bible
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