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

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Experiencing openings and positions in the heat of battle is far more illustrative in play than theory. I had heard of games leaving impressions on people before, but after playing chess more than 40 years, it had never happened to me.

The author does explain chess notation at the start of the book, in case you are not familiar with it.To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. 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! 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. 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.

This book purposely repeats the analysis and rationale over and over (phrased slightly differently each time) to drill the concept into the reader’s mind. In this much loved classic, Irving Chernev explains 33 complete games in detail, telling the reader the reason for every single move. Perhaps it isn't as timeless as it once appeared to me, but it should prove useful to any aspiring player wanting to better understand how to develop logical plans, moves, and thought processes in chess. Playing through these games and explanations gives real insight into the power of the pieces and how to post them most effectively.Alekhines subtle strategy involves maneuvers which encompass the entire chessboard as a battlefield. 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. Chernev has a way with words and always finds something interesting to say about the first move, even though through the course of the 33 games he mostly has words to say about the King's Pawn (1.

You're not here for cutting edge theory, so some of the analysis won't hold up under scrutiny, but there's still a lot of chess wisdom here waiting to be tapped for the chess player who wants to learn. PS The only thing I hate is the cover, which looks like a 1970's book which has sat on the shelf for so long that it has faded. A more up to date similar book with different games was produced by Neil McDonald which is probably computer checked if you wanted to try that. I love how I am able to highlight certain passages/sentences to enhance my memorisation and learning.A student in the chess club I started at school this year managed to win the right to represent our province at his grade level in next month's Canadian national chess tournament, so time to get some new training materials. Game 27: After 25: Count up moves that white can make (by each piece) and find it is 42 to B’s 17, 250% more efficient, a critical advantage of mobility despite no advantage in material. There is also a sufficient number of diagrams so that you won't get too lost as the game progresses.