Alpha Teach Yourself Chess in 24 Hours [Paperback]

Zsuzsa Polgar (Author), Hoainhan Paul Truong (Author), Leslie Horvitz (Author), Susan Polgar (Author), Paul Truong (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Alpha; 1st edition (October 16, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0028644085
• ISBN-13: 978-0028644080
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #302,926 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ...Polgar avoids wordy text and lines of movement, January 2, 2005

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Bruce Bain "Romans 9:33/Remember Jackie Robinson" (Englewood, CO United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Alpha Teach Yourself Chess in 24 Hours (Paperback)

"Alpha Teach Yourself Chess in 24 Hours" Zsuzsa Polgar ...et al, [...] ISBN 0 02 864408-5

Rates much above the typical beginner book, because Polgar ILLUSTRATES the point she is making, instead of giving you dull and boring, wordy paragraphs to read. When you see the illustration, you QUICKLY get the point of the lesson.

The author is SUSAN POLGAR, and "Zsuzsa" is the Hungarian form of our "Susan". Susan Polgar gives days and weeks of her personal time through the year, to promote chess. She is one of the most self-sacrificing chess celebrities in the entire world, totally committed to enlarge human experience through chess. She has a heart of gold where chess is concerned.

For example, the weend of 13-14 May 2006, Susan Polgar attended the annual Bert Lerner National Championships for children grades Kindergarten through 6th Grade. Many of the children taking home trophies, had the honor of having Susan Polgar appear on stage with them for photographs. Besides that, Ms. Polgar gave a simultaneous exhibition on Friday the 12th of May.

This book has a nice set of questions at the end of each chapter, with answers in the back. I also like the way Polgar has sample games that have a new diagram for EACH and EVERY MOVE in the sample games, and there are explanations for each and every move.

Chapter Nine must be mentioned, because it covers ENDGAMES. It is so important that all chess players get skills for the Endgames, and Susan gives them here.

This book is THOROUGH, and COMPLETE. I can recommend it to any chess BEGINNER as a "first book" on chess. --Bruce R. Bain, President, Denver Chess Club

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars *** An absolutely fantastic book for beginners ***, January 24, 2004

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This review is from: Alpha Teach Yourself Chess in 24 Hours (Paperback)

I wanted a nice and easy book to help me teach my students. I tried the dummies / idiots series. No good! This one is simply a class above everything else out there! This book is good for both adults and children! I love it!

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great and affective book, June 23, 2003

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"chessusa" (Crossville, TN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Alpha Teach Yourself Chess in 24 Hours (Paperback)

This is a very affective book to train a person how to play chess. I actually was able to teach a group of kids in school using this book as a guide. It worked out great. The children were able to learn it even faster than what the title said. Anyway, I think it is absolutely the best book out there for a beginner. It is easy to follow and comprehend. I strongly recommend it.