Dirtydutch 8 Posted September 19, 2005 Share Posted September 19, 2005 Anyone know of some good chess books for a beginner? Link to post Share on other sites
turd ferguson 1 Posted September 19, 2005 Share Posted September 19, 2005 Try looking on Google. They're new, but good. Link to post Share on other sites
Dirtydutch 8 Posted September 19, 2005 Author Share Posted September 19, 2005 Lol, I guess I’ve said that to you? If not, great minds think alike.I more wanted the opinions of those I know to be sharp people, then a list of popular books. Plus I wanted some sort of discussion. Oh well, can’t win them all. Link to post Share on other sites
turd ferguson 1 Posted September 19, 2005 Share Posted September 19, 2005 LOL. Yeah, you've said that to me before. I'm not trying to be an ass. I get your point, and if i had anything useful to add i wouln't have said that. Anyhow, good luck with your chess venture. Link to post Share on other sites
Dirtydutch 8 Posted September 19, 2005 Author Share Posted September 19, 2005 LOL. Yeah, you've said that to me before. I'm not trying to be an ass. I get your point, and if i had anything useful to add i wouln't have said that. Anyhow, good luck with your chess venture.You can be an ass if you'd like. Link to post Share on other sites
NortonFan 0 Posted September 19, 2005 Share Posted September 19, 2005 What's the name of that chess prodigy?? He was deported to Iceland recently. I think his first name is Bobby but I dont remember. Link to post Share on other sites
turd ferguson 1 Posted September 19, 2005 Share Posted September 19, 2005 What's the name of that chess prodigy?? He was deported to Iceland recently. I think his first name is Bobby but I dont remember.Bobby Fischer Link to post Share on other sites
Dirtydutch 8 Posted September 19, 2005 Author Share Posted September 19, 2005 You're thinking of Bobby Cox. He's in the ATL theese days. Link to post Share on other sites
SAM_Hard8 44 Posted September 19, 2005 Share Posted September 19, 2005 Anyone know of some good chess books for a beginner?playboy comes to mind. Link to post Share on other sites
SAM_Hard8 44 Posted September 19, 2005 Share Posted September 19, 2005 oh you said chess!!!! Link to post Share on other sites
Dirtydutch 8 Posted September 19, 2005 Author Share Posted September 19, 2005 Sam, who is that bitch? It looks like Rachel Bilson. Link to post Share on other sites
SAM_Hard8 44 Posted September 19, 2005 Share Posted September 19, 2005 Sam, who is that bitch? It looks like Rachel Bilson.That's who that bitch is. Link to post Share on other sites
Dirtydutch 8 Posted September 19, 2005 Author Share Posted September 19, 2005 Foxy! Link to post Share on other sites
SAM_Hard8 44 Posted September 19, 2005 Share Posted September 19, 2005 Foxy! Now that's good chest! Link to post Share on other sites
Ktiger48 0 Posted September 19, 2005 Share Posted September 19, 2005 as odd as it sounds, the complete idiots guide to chess is actually a really good book for someone new to the game. i have always owned my brother at chess and he checked out from the library once to get some tips for beating me, and it had a lot of good stuff in it that even a pretty advanced player like me found useful Link to post Share on other sites
robert f 0 Posted September 19, 2005 Share Posted September 19, 2005 Do you really want too learn how to play chess??? Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted September 20, 2005 Share Posted September 20, 2005 Do you really want too learn how to play chess???What's wrong with chess? Link to post Share on other sites
A. Holmberg 0 Posted September 20, 2005 Share Posted September 20, 2005 Anyone know of some good chess books for a beginner?Get Yasser Seirawan's "Winning Chess" series of books Link to post Share on other sites
econ_tim 0 Posted September 20, 2005 Share Posted September 20, 2005 whatever you get, make sure it uses algebraic notation, (for example 1. e4 e5) instead of English notation (example 1. p-K4 p-K4). Link to post Share on other sites
TheMathProf 0 Posted September 25, 2005 Share Posted September 25, 2005 Anyone know of some good chess books for a beginner?Get Yasser Seirawan's "Winning Chess" series of booksI'll second that.When you get to be more intermediate, Silman's "How to Reassess Your Chess" is to chess what SSHE is to poker. Link to post Share on other sites
Spademan 94 Posted September 25, 2005 Share Posted September 25, 2005 The above post has good starting books.After that it's all about pouring over annotated books by all the greats, experience and keeping up with current theory. Link to post Share on other sites
Dirtydutch 8 Posted July 17, 2007 Author Share Posted July 17, 2007 Every few months I become obsessed with a new game, and this time it's chess, again. I search to see if anyone had a chess thread, and apparently I do. And it's from the olden times, when I used a lotta' emoticons, and Turd Ferguson and I hated each other, for some reason, but tried (and failed) to keep it hidden.Anyway, I'm only now actually getting started, and I absolutely suck (I thought I must be world-class, because I can beat my friends). I stole a bunch of expensive programs to evaluate my play, and after a few moves, it started laughing at me, and then it suggested that I stick with poker, and then advised my heath insurance company to require me to wear a crash helmet, or cancel my policy. Maybe I should read some of those books... Link to post Share on other sites
fighter 4 Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 Every few months I become obsessed with a new game, and this time it's chess, again. I search to see if anyone had a chess thread, and apparently I do. And it's from the olden times, when I used a lotta' emoticons, and Turd Ferguson and I hated each other, for some reason, but tried (and failed) to keep it hidden.Anyway, I'm only now actually getting started, and I absolutely suck (I thought I must be world-class, because I can beat my friends). I stole a bunch of expensive programs to evaluate my play, and after a few moves, it started laughing at me, and then it suggested that I stick with poker, and then advised my heath insurance company to require me to wear a crash helmet, or cancel my policy. Maybe I should read some of those books...Best advice i got was to record your games. It gives you something to look at and more experienced players can look over them and give advice.If you dont know a better player then post a game in here and the FCP community can look over it and give advice. I am pretty good and i am sure there would be a couple of others in here that can help. Link to post Share on other sites
hblask 1 Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 Get Yasser Seirawan's "Winning Chess" series of booksI second this was, I was just about to post it. This one in particular took me from average donk to being able to beat most of my friends. The concepts are illustrated clearly and concisely, and the reading is easy, unlike most chess books. Link to post Share on other sites
hblask 1 Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 Best advice i got was to record your games. It gives you something to look at and more experienced players can look over them and give advice.If you dont know a better player then post a game in here and the FCP can look over it and give advice. I am pretty good and i am sure there would be a couple of others that can help in there own waysThis is also excellent advice. For a while I was serious, and I would record every game and then go back and replay them to see where I went wrong. Usually my mistake was about 15 moves before I actually lost the game, so I knew what I needed to focus on. Link to post Share on other sites
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