Logical Chess Move By Move: Every Move Explained New Algebraic Edition (2025)

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Hot Books New Books MY FIRST CHESS BOOK！I have to reveal a secret tonight。 As a kid， I loved pretending to be the general of the army of toys I used to lay on my bed。 In my mind， I would simulate a war， making toy pieces fight with each other。 My army would always win the war。 Growing up I realized （especially after learning how to play chess） that in real life it's not possible to win every battle， but we must be prepared。 This book is the first step towards your preparation。 When I used to follow the games from t MY FIRST CHESS BOOK！I have to reveal a secret tonight。 As a kid， I loved pretending to be the general of the army of toys I used to lay on my bed。 In my mind， I would simulate a war， making toy pieces fight with each other。 My army would always win the war。 Growing up I realized （especially after learning how to play chess） that in real life it's not possible to win every battle， but we must be prepared。 This book is the first step towards your preparation。 When I used to follow the games from this book， I used to feel the same adrenaline rush that I would feel like a kid general with his toy army。 I found this book to be really helpful in understanding chess openings and middlegames。 This book tries to instill the thought process behind making each move in this game intuitively。 It helped me study queen's pawn openings that I feared playing as black like Queen's Gambit and Colle System。 If you decide to read this book， then I recommend that you follow the games on a chessboard or use an application like Stockfish。 I preferred to follow the games on Stockfish， it makes it way easier to navigate and refer to the games in the future。 You can even test all the variations that the author suggests on Stockfish。 I have saved the PGN files of all the games in the book。 I'll be sharing it here soon to make your lives easy。 Good luck reading the book like a novel。。。。more solid starting book for anyone new at chess （<1200） who wants to get an idea of common opening and middlegame concepts An awesome chess book to start learning and reviewing some basic plans from some old master's games。 Thanks to this reading， I have added a new opening in my repertory， and my mind started to think more in "plots" rather than "spectacular takes"。 Hope to level up my chess skills soon！ An awesome chess book to start learning and reviewing some basic plans from some old master's games。 Thanks to this reading， I have added a new opening in my repertory， and my mind started to think more in "plots" rather than "spectacular takes"。 Hope to level up my chess skills soon！。。。more Dev's been beating me non stop， need to up my game 😂 Dev's been beating me non stop， need to up my game 😂 。。。more Great！This book absolutely improved my chess from beginner to club strength of you play through it and read it deeply！ Should be a must read for chess players just starting！ Excellent source of information for the chess player that wants to learn beyond the basics。。。get out your chess board， follow along with grandmasters and learn from the best！ Amazing book for beginners， explains each move and why the grandmaster played them， also it teaches the reader how to attack the king especially when your opponent weakens the king by moving a pawn， a must read for beginners I'm only ~1/3 through this book but confident enough to give it 5 stars。This is a great book for a beginning player to start to build intuition for how to develop pieces and look for weaknesses， simply by talking through a bunch of games。 The author has a delightful writing style， and the book really built my ability and appreciation for chess。It may not be everything you need - another book or two to cover tactics and endgames would also be helpful for a new player。 This text focuses purely on I'm only ~1/3 through this book but confident enough to give it 5 stars。This is a great book for a beginning player to start to build intuition for how to develop pieces and look for weaknesses， simply by talking through a bunch of games。 The author has a delightful writing style， and the book really built my ability and appreciation for chess。It may not be everything you need - another book or two to cover tactics and endgames would also be helpful for a new player。 This text focuses purely on strategy。Some of the lines he explores definitely were over my head （wouldn't have seen that 5-move trap） but that's OK。 Having an analysis engine such as on lichess。com vs。 a physical board is useful。。。。more Have read this book a couple of times based on many positive recommendations。 An excellent book which explains what GMs are thinking。 I'm not a strong player - just a casual player who enjoys the game - maybe a class C trying to be a class B player - so take my opinion for what it's worth :-） Have read this book a couple of times based on many positive recommendations。 An excellent book which explains what GMs are thinking。 I'm not a strong player - just a casual player who enjoys the game - maybe a class C trying to be a class B player - so take my opinion for what it's worth :-）。。。more I'm not sure why I read this book， but I bought it a few years ago for some reason （probably mentioned by some Youtuber） and so I finally finished reading it。 Took a long time。 Primarily because I have to play it out on an actual board （even though every couple of moves or so， Chernev includes a diagram）， so there was decently high activation energy to read it。 Let's talk about chess。So I think a lot of the main concepts were really hammered in - especially in the beginning section on king side I'm not sure why I read this book， but I bought it a few years ago for some reason （probably mentioned by some Youtuber） and so I finally finished reading it。 Took a long time。 Primarily because I have to play it out on an actual board （even though every couple of moves or so， Chernev includes a diagram）， so there was decently high activation energy to read it。 Let's talk about chess。So I think a lot of the main concepts were really hammered in - especially in the beginning section on king side attacks - stuff like "don't move your king pawns" etc。 I would've liked a summary of all the italicized quotes， because I feel like those are the main key take aways。 Maybe it's too early in my chess career， but it's not like I remember any of the chess games that were reviewed。I do like the format though， the way he goes through every single move。 Sometimes， I wish he spoke a little more about alternatives - because in my mind， I could see alternative moves that I thought would work really well but it wasn't explained why they weren't played。The last few games were pretty long too， which I did enjoy。 This all being said， I wouldn't recommend this book to beginners really - I think it could be nice for people trying to learn more games and learn about the masters though。。。。more A very good book for an average player， it covers about 30 games in some very common opening， it explains the games move by move and it puts a lot of principles（unwritten rules which should be followed）。I don't recommend this book to advanced players， as throughout the book， repeating common ideas may dull the reader out of the book A very good book for an average player， it covers about 30 games in some very common opening， it explains the games move by move and it puts a lot of principles（unwritten rules which should be followed）。I don't recommend this book to advanced players， as throughout the book， repeating common ideas may dull the reader out of the book 。。。more Good I've been playing Chess casually for years online（not many people I know play it）， and I realized that my rating hadn't gotten better in years。 I had never done any serious study。 I learned how to play from my mom as a kid， watched a few YouTube videos as an adult， and figured I could pick it up as I went along。This did work for a time， but I eventually hit the plateau I've been in and decided I'd start studying the game a bit more seriously。 I hit upon this book， and I decided to give it a go。 I've been playing Chess casually for years online（not many people I know play it）， and I realized that my rating hadn't gotten better in years。 I had never done any serious study。 I learned how to play from my mom as a kid， watched a few YouTube videos as an adult， and figured I could pick it up as I went along。This did work for a time， but I eventually hit the plateau I've been in and decided I'd start studying the game a bit more seriously。 I hit upon this book， and I decided to give it a go。 Even before I finished it， I noticed an improvement in my games。I started doing the things he said， particularly the things he said over and over， and I started winning games。 My rating started climbing up， and it feels like a whole new world of Chess has opened up for me。 Games feel more competitive， and I feel less like I just happen to win when I win。 I used to only pursue checkmate， when I had a distinct material advantage。 Now I'm seeing checkmate possibilities earlier and earlier in the games。 I'm making less mistakes， and I feel more confident as a player。In the end， what more can one ask of an instructional book？ Like I said， it gets repetitive， but I feel like that's on purpose。 The things he repeats over and over are things he wants to drill into your head。 I'm not sure what this book would be like for the absolute beginner or the intermediate player on up， but it definitely helped my game considerably。。。。more This is an excellent book that was recommended to me a few years ago by a grandmaster。 Chernev's writing style is clever & his analyses superb。 This is an excellent book that was recommended to me a few years ago by a grandmaster。 Chernev's writing style is clever & his analyses superb。。。。more This book really helped me understand the middle game and opening。 Its chapter on queens pawn openings has given me a much better understanding of the queens gambit。 The chapter on kings side attacks has also been a great asset。 The book is very readable， though it does sometimes show its age in its use of language。Excellent book for beginners like me。 A great book for chess aficionados。 The stated function of the book is to improve your chess skills if you are a beginner。 However， it does more than that。 It educates， as well as entertains， making you feel as if you are watching a nail-biting game live。It has its own share of problems though。 First， you can only truly understand what's written if you are actually recreating every move on a chessboard in front of your eyes。（If you are a superhuman by any chance who has a super eidetic memory a A great book for chess aficionados。 The stated function of the book is to improve your chess skills if you are a beginner。 However， it does more than that。 It educates， as well as entertains， making you feel as if you are watching a nail-biting game live。It has its own share of problems though。 First， you can only truly understand what's written if you are actually recreating every move on a chessboard in front of your eyes。（If you are a superhuman by any chance who has a super eidetic memory and can follow every move in your mind's eye， this comment is not for you）。Second， making a sense of this is hard: 53 rookxe4 bishopxd3 54 a4 knight8h3 55 queenxc4！ Kingb3 56 0-0-0 bishopxd7。 Even if you know what the symbols mean and even if you are actively following every move on a material chessboard， reading and comprehending statements like 'If （a long line of symbols）， then （again a litany of symbols）' can get real frustrating real quick。Chess is an acquired taste。 It is a de-facto difficult game to master。 For someone who wants to peel at the hidden complexities of the game， the symbolic representation can work as a deterrent force。 I wish there were some other simple way to decode this awesome game in words， but there isn't。 And maybe this is for the best， for chess deserves to be mysterious and playful。 I like it the way it is。。。。more Hay varias partidas clásicas explicadas y sobretodo se puede visualizar de forma sencilla las ideas y planes principales en ciertas posiciones。 No entra en largas variantes por lo que es fácil mantener el seguimiento de las partidas para los que recién empezamos。 Great for the most part。Repetitive on the first few moves of every game。DNF at around 50%。Self-note: There are more practical ways to review master games。 This is literally going to take me a year to get through， so I'm gonna get it off my "currently reading list。" Book has been great so far。 One of my。。。pet peeves？ as a beginner is when a website/book goes over a game and only explains like， 10 of the 30 moves， like they assume that the other moves are so obvious that they don't have to be explained。 Well， they do to me！ I'm an idiot and I need all moves that aren't 1。e4 explained to me。 This book does that。My only complaint so far is that someti This is literally going to take me a year to get through， so I'm gonna get it off my "currently reading list。" Book has been great so far。 One of my。。。pet peeves？ as a beginner is when a website/book goes over a game and only explains like， 10 of the 30 moves， like they assume that the other moves are so obvious that they don't have to be explained。 Well， they do to me！ I'm an idiot and I need all moves that aren't 1。e4 explained to me。 This book does that。My only complaint so far is that sometimes the moves aren't explained /enough/。 Like on one page he's be like "never， ever move the pawns in front of a castled king， it leaves the king open to attack" and then 30 pages later someone moves the pawn in front of a castled king and he's like "this is the obvious move because white needs to open up opportunities on the kingside" or whatever and I sit there， confused。。。。more The start of a great genre of chess literature。 The instructive game collection that talks through every move in plain english is an extremely useful teaching too。 Sometimes seems a bit old-fashioned。 Chernev fixates on moving pawns in front of the king as the fatal error in games where that isn't always true。 The start of a great genre of chess literature。 The instructive game collection that talks through every move in plain english is an extremely useful teaching too。 Sometimes seems a bit old-fashioned。 Chernev fixates on moving pawns in front of the king as the fatal error in games where that isn't always true。。。。more The best book to introduce a noob to chess。 Took me from FIDE sub 1000 to now 1300！！ I was given this book by my parents' friends when I was young， because they heard I'd taken an interest in chess。 I've held onto it for nearly my whole life， because it truly is the perfect chess manual。 Perhaps someone with more talent than me would outgrow this book， but I don't believe that I ever will。 Of course， there are now many other resources available to learn chess， such as casual clubs and YouTube， but this is an excellent book。 I was given this book by my parents' friends when I was young， because they heard I'd taken an interest in chess。 I've held onto it for nearly my whole life， because it truly is the perfect chess manual。 Perhaps someone with more talent than me would outgrow this book， but I don't believe that I ever will。 Of course， there are now many other resources available to learn chess， such as casual clubs and YouTube， but this is an excellent book。。。。more Great book ！！ Incredibly repetitive。 I wonder if Irving's nighttime routing involved blowing out candles he lit by a shrine honoring 1。 d4， or if he simply stayed awake in vigil， blissfully contemplating pieces that developed to their best square - in one move！That being said， Chernev's writing was concise and interesting enough to keep me entertained through each game， and the repetition aids in instruction。 This book changed the way I think about chess， especially the opening and middlegame。 We'll have to w Incredibly repetitive。 I wonder if Irving's nighttime routing involved blowing out candles he lit by a shrine honoring 1。 d4， or if he simply stayed awake in vigil， blissfully contemplating pieces that developed to their best square - in one move！That being said， Chernev's writing was concise and interesting enough to keep me entertained through each game， and the repetition aids in instruction。 This book changed the way I think about chess， especially the opening and middlegame。 We'll have to wait and see though， whether that's good or bad for my rating。 The book is certainly aimed at beginners， and probably is extremely helpful in demonstrating when pieces are effective and why they are effective。 And while not all the advice is sound （chess theory has come a long way since 1957 - yeah， 1957）， the book is largely a great tool for improving your game play and analysis。 Recommended。。。。more A good chess book that comments on "each" move。 It should improve your chess game！ A good chess book that comments on "each" move。 It should improve your chess game！。。。more Interesante libro para principiantes。 Ideas claras y sencillas bien explicadas。 Loved this book and see myself returning to it many times over the next few years。 A great way to experience chess theory in real life games with commentary that's both accessible and thorough。 great choice for any chess lover！ Loved this book and see myself returning to it many times over the next few years。 A great way to experience chess theory in real life games with commentary that's both accessible and thorough。 great choice for any chess lover！。。。more At times Chernev is a better writer than analyst （often times he discards alternatives that are much superior， although he did lack the engines of today to see this）。 However， this is most definitely worth the read。 Not only are the games and the analysis informative， Chernev's writing is simply beautiful。 His love for the game is evident in every sentence and it makes a great read to see someone's passion shine through their writing， regardless of the few shortcomings in the analysis。 At times Chernev is a better writer than analyst （often times he discards alternatives that are much superior， although he did lack the engines of today to see this）。 However， this is most definitely worth the read。 Not only are the games and the analysis informative， Chernev's writing is simply beautiful。 His love for the game is evident in every sentence and it makes a great read to see someone's passion shine through their writing， regardless of the few shortcomings in the analysis。。。。more I'd recommend Logical Chess Move By Move （Algebraic edition！） to anyone beginning and trying to improve their chess。 My first chess book was a Dover paperback copy of Irving Chernev's "The Most Instructive Games Ever Played"。 Unfortunately it was written in the archaic Descriptive （lol） chess notation which was basically unreadable。 Because this one is in algebraic notation， it's a much better choice and I wish I had read it ten years ago！ Chernev presents classic games by players such as Capabl I'd recommend Logical Chess Move By Move （Algebraic edition！） to anyone beginning and trying to improve their chess。 My first chess book was a Dover paperback copy of Irving Chernev's "The Most Instructive Games Ever Played"。 Unfortunately it was written in the archaic Descriptive （lol） chess notation which was basically unreadable。 Because this one is in algebraic notation， it's a much better choice and I wish I had read it ten years ago！ Chernev presents classic games by players such as Capablanca， Tarrasch， and Alekhine to repeatedly demonstrate the advantages gained by efficient development and strong positional play。 A better name for the book might be "Logical DEVELOPMENT" since the outcomes are so clear by the middle game。 The games are simple to follow， and combinations easy to visualize -- as opposed to more advanced and subtle games better suited to more experienced players。 The author leaves no mysteries about why some moves are a waste of time， why some squares are better than others， and why you want to complete a full development before starting an attack。 Defensively， he illustrates the crushing consequences of slow development and weakening pawn moves。 The book is divided into three sections。 Part one is mostly 1e4 openings with a kingside attack where white dominates after forcing black to move a kingside pawn。 Part two shows 1d4 openings and the resulting disasters when black fails to take control of the c5 square。 The games in part three have lessons more subtle than the first two part， I think the theme is that good positional development naturally leads to tactical opportunities。 Final comment， this is an OLD book -- all but one game is pre-1950。 A player with a high rating may criticize that the games are too simplistic and old fashioned， but to appreciate the modern theory and its subtleties I imagine you've got to know the classical play first。 No one learns a musical instrument by starting off with the hardest pieces even though they're beautiful; it's best to start with the basics！。。。more beautiful game collections。well written。

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Girish Joshi ， 2021-03-21 00:00

MY FIRST CHESS BOOK！I have to reveal a secret tonight。 As a kid， I loved pretending to be the general of the army of toys I used to lay on my bed。 In my mind， I would simulate a war， making toy pieces fight with each other。 My army would always win the war。 Growing up I realized （especially after learning how to play chess） that in real life it's not possible to win every battle， but we must be prepared。 This book is the first step towards your preparation。 When I used to follow the games from t MY FIRST CHESS BOOK！I have to reveal a secret tonight。 As a kid， I loved pretending to be the general of the army of toys I used to lay on my bed。 In my mind， I would simulate a war， making toy pieces fight with each other。 My army would always win the war。 Growing up I realized （especially after learning how to play chess） that in real life it's not possible to win every battle， but we must be prepared。 This book is the first step towards your preparation。 When I used to follow the games from this book， I used to feel the same adrenaline rush that I would feel like a kid general with his toy army。 I found this book to be really helpful in understanding chess openings and middlegames。 This book tries to instill the thought process behind making each move in this game intuitively。 It helped me study queen's pawn openings that I feared playing as black like Queen's Gambit and Colle System。 If you decide to read this book， then I recommend that you follow the games on a chessboard or use an application like Stockfish。 I preferred to follow the games on Stockfish， it makes it way easier to navigate and refer to the games in the future。 You can even test all the variations that the author suggests on Stockfish。 I have saved the PGN files of all the games in the book。 I'll be sharing it here soon to make your lives easy。 Good luck reading the book like a novel。。。。more

Kevin Li ， 2021-02-07 00:00

solid starting book for anyone new at chess （<1200） who wants to get an idea of common opening and middlegame concepts

Fran ， 2021-02-06 00:00

An awesome chess book to start learning and reviewing some basic plans from some old master's games。 Thanks to this reading， I have added a new opening in my repertory， and my mind started to think more in "plots" rather than "spectacular takes"。 Hope to level up my chess skills soon！ An awesome chess book to start learning and reviewing some basic plans from some old master's games。 Thanks to this reading， I have added a new opening in my repertory， and my mind started to think more in "plots" rather than "spectacular takes"。 Hope to level up my chess skills soon！。。。more

Neil ， 2021-02-05 00:00

Dev's been beating me non stop， need to up my game 😂 Dev's been beating me non stop， need to up my game 😂 。。。more

Anthony ， 2021-01-30 00:00

Great！This book absolutely improved my chess from beginner to club strength of you play through it and read it deeply！ Should be a must read for chess players just starting！

Kevin ， 2021-01-24 00:00

Excellent source of information for the chess player that wants to learn beyond the basics。。。get out your chess board， follow along with grandmasters and learn from the best！

Davies ， 2021-01-12 00:00

Amazing book for beginners， explains each move and why the grandmaster played them， also it teaches the reader how to attack the king especially when your opponent weakens the king by moving a pawn， a must read for beginners

Flynn Heiss ， 2021-01-05 00:00

I'm only ~1/3 through this book but confident enough to give it 5 stars。This is a great book for a beginning player to start to build intuition for how to develop pieces and look for weaknesses， simply by talking through a bunch of games。 The author has a delightful writing style， and the book really built my ability and appreciation for chess。It may not be everything you need - another book or two to cover tactics and endgames would also be helpful for a new player。 This text focuses purely on I'm only ~1/3 through this book but confident enough to give it 5 stars。This is a great book for a beginning player to start to build intuition for how to develop pieces and look for weaknesses， simply by talking through a bunch of games。 The author has a delightful writing style， and the book really built my ability and appreciation for chess。It may not be everything you need - another book or two to cover tactics and endgames would also be helpful for a new player。 This text focuses purely on strategy。Some of the lines he explores definitely were over my head （wouldn't have seen that 5-move trap） but that's OK。 Having an analysis engine such as on lichess。com vs。 a physical board is useful。。。。more

Don Putnam ， 2021-01-05 00:00

Have read this book a couple of times based on many positive recommendations。 An excellent book which explains what GMs are thinking。 I'm not a strong player - just a casual player who enjoys the game - maybe a class C trying to be a class B player - so take my opinion for what it's worth :-） Have read this book a couple of times based on many positive recommendations。 An excellent book which explains what GMs are thinking。 I'm not a strong player - just a casual player who enjoys the game - maybe a class C trying to be a class B player - so take my opinion for what it's worth :-）。。。more

Joshua Yuan ， 2021-01-03 00:00

I'm not sure why I read this book， but I bought it a few years ago for some reason （probably mentioned by some Youtuber） and so I finally finished reading it。 Took a long time。 Primarily because I have to play it out on an actual board （even though every couple of moves or so， Chernev includes a diagram）， so there was decently high activation energy to read it。 Let's talk about chess。So I think a lot of the main concepts were really hammered in - especially in the beginning section on king side I'm not sure why I read this book， but I bought it a few years ago for some reason （probably mentioned by some Youtuber） and so I finally finished reading it。 Took a long time。 Primarily because I have to play it out on an actual board （even though every couple of moves or so， Chernev includes a diagram）， so there was decently high activation energy to read it。 Let's talk about chess。So I think a lot of the main concepts were really hammered in - especially in the beginning section on king side attacks - stuff like "don't move your king pawns" etc。 I would've liked a summary of all the italicized quotes， because I feel like those are the main key take aways。 Maybe it's too early in my chess career， but it's not like I remember any of the chess games that were reviewed。I do like the format though， the way he goes through every single move。 Sometimes， I wish he spoke a little more about alternatives - because in my mind， I could see alternative moves that I thought would work really well but it wasn't explained why they weren't played。The last few games were pretty long too， which I did enjoy。 This all being said， I wouldn't recommend this book to beginners really - I think it could be nice for people trying to learn more games and learn about the masters though。。。。more

Martin ， 2020-11-29 00:00

A very good book for an average player， it covers about 30 games in some very common opening， it explains the games move by move and it puts a lot of principles（unwritten rules which should be followed）。I don't recommend this book to advanced players， as throughout the book， repeating common ideas may dull the reader out of the book A very good book for an average player， it covers about 30 games in some very common opening， it explains the games move by move and it puts a lot of principles（unwritten rules which should be followed）。I don't recommend this book to advanced players， as throughout the book， repeating common ideas may dull the reader out of the book 。。。more

Ruben ， 2020-11-25 00:00

Good

Michael Campbell ， 2020-11-22 00:00

I've been playing Chess casually for years online（not many people I know play it）， and I realized that my rating hadn't gotten better in years。 I had never done any serious study。 I learned how to play from my mom as a kid， watched a few YouTube videos as an adult， and figured I could pick it up as I went along。This did work for a time， but I eventually hit the plateau I've been in and decided I'd start studying the game a bit more seriously。 I hit upon this book， and I decided to give it a go。 I've been playing Chess casually for years online（not many people I know play it）， and I realized that my rating hadn't gotten better in years。 I had never done any serious study。 I learned how to play from my mom as a kid， watched a few YouTube videos as an adult， and figured I could pick it up as I went along。This did work for a time， but I eventually hit the plateau I've been in and decided I'd start studying the game a bit more seriously。 I hit upon this book， and I decided to give it a go。 Even before I finished it， I noticed an improvement in my games。I started doing the things he said， particularly the things he said over and over， and I started winning games。 My rating started climbing up， and it feels like a whole new world of Chess has opened up for me。 Games feel more competitive， and I feel less like I just happen to win when I win。 I used to only pursue checkmate， when I had a distinct material advantage。 Now I'm seeing checkmate possibilities earlier and earlier in the games。 I'm making less mistakes， and I feel more confident as a player。In the end， what more can one ask of an instructional book？ Like I said， it gets repetitive， but I feel like that's on purpose。 The things he repeats over and over are things he wants to drill into your head。 I'm not sure what this book would be like for the absolute beginner or the intermediate player on up， but it definitely helped my game considerably。。。。more

Robert R。 Bryan ， 2020-11-04 00:00

This is an excellent book that was recommended to me a few years ago by a grandmaster。 Chernev's writing style is clever & his analyses superb。 This is an excellent book that was recommended to me a few years ago by a grandmaster。 Chernev's writing style is clever & his analyses superb。。。。more

JOHN ， 2020-08-19 00:00

This book really helped me understand the middle game and opening。 Its chapter on queens pawn openings has given me a much better understanding of the queens gambit。 The chapter on kings side attacks has also been a great asset。 The book is very readable， though it does sometimes show its age in its use of language。Excellent book for beginners like me。

Deepak Jaisinghani ， 2020-06-25 00:00

A great book for chess aficionados。 The stated function of the book is to improve your chess skills if you are a beginner。 However， it does more than that。 It educates， as well as entertains， making you feel as if you are watching a nail-biting game live。It has its own share of problems though。 First， you can only truly understand what's written if you are actually recreating every move on a chessboard in front of your eyes。（If you are a superhuman by any chance who has a super eidetic memory a A great book for chess aficionados。 The stated function of the book is to improve your chess skills if you are a beginner。 However， it does more than that。 It educates， as well as entertains， making you feel as if you are watching a nail-biting game live。It has its own share of problems though。 First， you can only truly understand what's written if you are actually recreating every move on a chessboard in front of your eyes。（If you are a superhuman by any chance who has a super eidetic memory and can follow every move in your mind's eye， this comment is not for you）。Second， making a sense of this is hard: 53 rookxe4 bishopxd3 54 a4 knight8h3 55 queenxc4！ Kingb3 56 0-0-0 bishopxd7。 Even if you know what the symbols mean and even if you are actively following every move on a material chessboard， reading and comprehending statements like 'If （a long line of symbols）， then （again a litany of symbols）' can get real frustrating real quick。Chess is an acquired taste。 It is a de-facto difficult game to master。 For someone who wants to peel at the hidden complexities of the game， the symbolic representation can work as a deterrent force。 I wish there were some other simple way to decode this awesome game in words， but there isn't。 And maybe this is for the best， for chess deserves to be mysterious and playful。 I like it the way it is。。。。more

David ， 2020-05-30 00:00

Hay varias partidas clásicas explicadas y sobretodo se puede visualizar de forma sencilla las ideas y planes principales en ciertas posiciones。 No entra en largas variantes por lo que es fácil mantener el seguimiento de las partidas para los que recién empezamos。

Mariyan Tashev ， 2020-05-07 00:00

Great for the most part。Repetitive on the first few moves of every game。DNF at around 50%。Self-note: There are more practical ways to review master games。

Alexa Williams ， 2020-05-01 00:00

This is literally going to take me a year to get through， so I'm gonna get it off my "currently reading list。" Book has been great so far。 One of my。。。pet peeves？ as a beginner is when a website/book goes over a game and only explains like， 10 of the 30 moves， like they assume that the other moves are so obvious that they don't have to be explained。 Well， they do to me！ I'm an idiot and I need all moves that aren't 1。e4 explained to me。 This book does that。My only complaint so far is that someti This is literally going to take me a year to get through， so I'm gonna get it off my "currently reading list。" Book has been great so far。 One of my。。。pet peeves？ as a beginner is when a website/book goes over a game and only explains like， 10 of the 30 moves， like they assume that the other moves are so obvious that they don't have to be explained。 Well， they do to me！ I'm an idiot and I need all moves that aren't 1。e4 explained to me。 This book does that。My only complaint so far is that sometimes the moves aren't explained /enough/。 Like on one page he's be like "never， ever move the pawns in front of a castled king， it leaves the king open to attack" and then 30 pages later someone moves the pawn in front of a castled king and he's like "this is the obvious move because white needs to open up opportunities on the kingside" or whatever and I sit there， confused。。。。more

Michael ， 2020-04-06 00:00

The start of a great genre of chess literature。 The instructive game collection that talks through every move in plain english is an extremely useful teaching too。 Sometimes seems a bit old-fashioned。 Chernev fixates on moving pawns in front of the king as the fatal error in games where that isn't always true。 The start of a great genre of chess literature。 The instructive game collection that talks through every move in plain english is an extremely useful teaching too。 Sometimes seems a bit old-fashioned。 Chernev fixates on moving pawns in front of the king as the fatal error in games where that isn't always true。。。。more

Billy Ombima ， 2020-02-18 00:00

The best book to introduce a noob to chess。 Took me from FIDE sub 1000 to now 1300！！

Ian Bradford ， 2020-01-26 00:00

I was given this book by my parents' friends when I was young， because they heard I'd taken an interest in chess。 I've held onto it for nearly my whole life， because it truly is the perfect chess manual。 Perhaps someone with more talent than me would outgrow this book， but I don't believe that I ever will。 Of course， there are now many other resources available to learn chess， such as casual clubs and YouTube， but this is an excellent book。 I was given this book by my parents' friends when I was young， because they heard I'd taken an interest in chess。 I've held onto it for nearly my whole life， because it truly is the perfect chess manual。 Perhaps someone with more talent than me would outgrow this book， but I don't believe that I ever will。 Of course， there are now many other resources available to learn chess， such as casual clubs and YouTube， but this is an excellent book。。。。more

Rajana ， 2019-12-31 00:00

Great book ！！

Eric Leonard ， 2019-10-14 00:00

Incredibly repetitive。 I wonder if Irving's nighttime routing involved blowing out candles he lit by a shrine honoring 1。 d4， or if he simply stayed awake in vigil， blissfully contemplating pieces that developed to their best square - in one move！That being said， Chernev's writing was concise and interesting enough to keep me entertained through each game， and the repetition aids in instruction。 This book changed the way I think about chess， especially the opening and middlegame。 We'll have to w Incredibly repetitive。 I wonder if Irving's nighttime routing involved blowing out candles he lit by a shrine honoring 1。 d4， or if he simply stayed awake in vigil， blissfully contemplating pieces that developed to their best square - in one move！That being said， Chernev's writing was concise and interesting enough to keep me entertained through each game， and the repetition aids in instruction。 This book changed the way I think about chess， especially the opening and middlegame。 We'll have to wait and see though， whether that's good or bad for my rating。 The book is certainly aimed at beginners， and probably is extremely helpful in demonstrating when pieces are effective and why they are effective。 And while not all the advice is sound （chess theory has come a long way since 1957 - yeah， 1957）， the book is largely a great tool for improving your game play and analysis。 Recommended。。。。more

Walt James ， 2019-09-28 00:00

A good chess book that comments on "each" move。 It should improve your chess game！ A good chess book that comments on "each" move。 It should improve your chess game！。。。more

Ali ， 2019-07-24 00:00

Interesante libro para principiantes。 Ideas claras y sencillas bien explicadas。

Karl Edwards ， 2019-06-15 00:00

Loved this book and see myself returning to it many times over the next few years。 A great way to experience chess theory in real life games with commentary that's both accessible and thorough。 great choice for any chess lover！ Loved this book and see myself returning to it many times over the next few years。 A great way to experience chess theory in real life games with commentary that's both accessible and thorough。 great choice for any chess lover！。。。more

Lucas Johnston ， 2019-03-24 00:00

At times Chernev is a better writer than analyst （often times he discards alternatives that are much superior， although he did lack the engines of today to see this）。 However， this is most definitely worth the read。 Not only are the games and the analysis informative， Chernev's writing is simply beautiful。 His love for the game is evident in every sentence and it makes a great read to see someone's passion shine through their writing， regardless of the few shortcomings in the analysis。 At times Chernev is a better writer than analyst （often times he discards alternatives that are much superior， although he did lack the engines of today to see this）。 However， this is most definitely worth the read。 Not only are the games and the analysis informative， Chernev's writing is simply beautiful。 His love for the game is evident in every sentence and it makes a great read to see someone's passion shine through their writing， regardless of the few shortcomings in the analysis。。。。more

Andy Osburn ， 2019-01-13 00:00

I'd recommend Logical Chess Move By Move （Algebraic edition！） to anyone beginning and trying to improve their chess。 My first chess book was a Dover paperback copy of Irving Chernev's "The Most Instructive Games Ever Played"。 Unfortunately it was written in the archaic Descriptive （lol） chess notation which was basically unreadable。 Because this one is in algebraic notation， it's a much better choice and I wish I had read it ten years ago！ Chernev presents classic games by players such as Capabl I'd recommend Logical Chess Move By Move （Algebraic edition！） to anyone beginning and trying to improve their chess。 My first chess book was a Dover paperback copy of Irving Chernev's "The Most Instructive Games Ever Played"。 Unfortunately it was written in the archaic Descriptive （lol） chess notation which was basically unreadable。 Because this one is in algebraic notation， it's a much better choice and I wish I had read it ten years ago！ Chernev presents classic games by players such as Capablanca， Tarrasch， and Alekhine to repeatedly demonstrate the advantages gained by efficient development and strong positional play。 A better name for the book might be "Logical DEVELOPMENT" since the outcomes are so clear by the middle game。 The games are simple to follow， and combinations easy to visualize -- as opposed to more advanced and subtle games better suited to more experienced players。 The author leaves no mysteries about why some moves are a waste of time， why some squares are better than others， and why you want to complete a full development before starting an attack。 Defensively， he illustrates the crushing consequences of slow development and weakening pawn moves。 The book is divided into three sections。 Part one is mostly 1e4 openings with a kingside attack where white dominates after forcing black to move a kingside pawn。 Part two shows 1d4 openings and the resulting disasters when black fails to take control of the c5 square。 The games in part three have lessons more subtle than the first two part， I think the theme is that good positional development naturally leads to tactical opportunities。 Final comment， this is an OLD book -- all but one game is pre-1950。 A player with a high rating may criticize that the games are too simplistic and old fashioned， but to appreciate the modern theory and its subtleties I imagine you've got to know the classical play first。 No one learns a musical instrument by starting off with the hardest pieces even though they're beautiful; it's best to start with the basics！。。。more

Moayad Sakaan ， 2018-12-18 00:00

beautiful game collections。well written。

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