Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess [Paperback]

etc. Fischer Bobby (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 1972

This book is essentially a teaching machine. The way a teaching machine works is: It asks you a question. If you give the right answer, it goes on to the next question. If you give the wrong answer, it tells you why the answer is wrong and tells you to go back and try again. This is called "programmed learning". The real authors were experts and authorities in the field of programmed learning. Bobby Fischer lent his name to the project. Stuart Margulies is a chess master and also a recognized authority on programmed learning. He is a widely published author of more than 40 books, all in the field of programmed learning, especially in learning how to read. For example, one of his books is "Critical reading for proficiency 1 : introductory level". Donn Mosenfelder is not a known or recognized chess player, but he was the owner of the company that developed and designed this book. He has written more than 25 books, almost all on basic reading, writing and math.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Bantam Bks. (July 1, 1972)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0553107526
• ISBN-13: 978-0553107524
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (280 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,896,775 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

135 of 146 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Exposed book for what is is, May 4, 2005

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John Robinsson "John Robinson" (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess (Mass Market Paperback)

This book has recently been clearly shown to not only have not been written by the famous Bobby Fischer, but to contain a bunch of cheaply put together simple to solve checkmate problems.

You want a good Beginner's book? Look at CHESS FOR JUNIORS for any age or IDIOT'S GUIDE TO CHESS if you are an adult level reader.

118 of 127 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Compared to what is available this is not a very good book, September 15, 2006

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess (Mass Market Paperback)

This is a book for the absolute beginner who has not learned any strategy yet. This book covers one thing only, "simple checkmates".

An entire simple checkmate takes up an entire page. The book also avoids any use of chess notation that is important to go on to learn from more advanced books that are needed to progress. It is not as much as this book is so bad. It is that there are books that cover checkmates, tactics and traps that are so much better now available. Tactics and traps are also important for the beginner to know, not just checkmates. If you really want a book just on checkmates alone then look at "Art of Checkmate" or "How to Beat your Dad at Chess". They are examples of two much better books.

241 of 265 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Fischer didn't write this - total trash, May 16, 2005

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R. Gross "Experienced Chess Player and Chess ... (Nevada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess (Mass Market Paperback)

Bobby Fischer never wrote this book but had his name added to it for $$$.

It contains so simple problems taking up so much space with no real contant. Do not buy this or you will be ripped off!!!!

I do like CHESS FOR JUNIORS if you want to learn basics, or if you really want the checkmate problmes that his book covers, but much, much more then get either HOW TO BEAT YOUR DAD AT CHESS or ART OF THE CHECKMATE.