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Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess Mass Market Paperback – July 1, 1982
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Learn how to play chess the Bobby Fischer way with the fastest, most efficient, most enjoyable method ever devised. Whether you’re just learning the game or looking for more complex strategies, these practice problems and exercises will help you master the art of the checkmate.
This book teaches through a programmed learning method: 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 explains why the answer is wrong and asks you to go back and try again. Thanks to the book’s unique formatting, you will work through the exercises on the right-hand side, with the correct answer hidden on the next page. The left-hand pages are intentionally printed upside-down; after reaching the last page, simply turn the book upside-down and work your way back.
When you finish, not only will you be a much better chess player, you may even be able to beat Bobby Fischer at his own game!
- Reading age12 - 17 years
- Print length352 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Dimensions7.76 x 5.08 x 0.44 inches
- PublisherBantam
- Publication dateJuly 1, 1982
- ISBN-100553263153
- ISBN-13978-0553263152
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Stuart Margulies is a chess master and also a recognized authority on programmed learning.
Don Mosenfelder is the author of over twenty-five books about reading, writing, and math.
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- Publisher : Bantam; Reissue edition (July 1, 1982)
- Language : English
- Mass Market Paperback : 352 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0553263153
- ISBN-13 : 978-0553263152
- Reading age : 12 - 17 years
- Item Weight : 6.3 ounces
- Dimensions : 7.76 x 5.08 x 0.44 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #3,499 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #2 in Chess (Books)
- #7 in Puzzle & Game Reference (Books)
- #250 in Reference (Books)
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The only other negative comment I found in the reviews was that the book was too focused on checkmating! Duh...! Chess is about checkmating! It's the object of the game! Learning how to set up moves that get you to checkmate is where it's at. If your less that a 1200 player I believe it's what you should focus on. You need to be playing against over 1200 rated players to worry about openings and memorizing defenses. Most under 1200 rated players lose because they don't recognize checkmate situations or make stupid moves they should have seen because they didn't understand basic tactics leading to checkmate. Playing the right variation of an opening isn't their biggest problem. If your under 1200 start with this book and then move on to a puzzle book. Save the tristes on openings for later.
The only thing I wish the book had that it doesn't is a table of contents. After you finish the book you'll want to come back to certain sections to review them. Here's my contribution...
Chapter 1 -- Elements of Checkmate -- pg 15
Chapter 2 -- The back-row mates -- pg 103
Chapter 3 -- Back-Rock Defenses and Variations -- pg 155
Chapter 4 -- Displacing Defenders -- pg 193
Chapter 5 -- Attacks on the Enemy Pawn Cover -- pg 236
Chapter 6 -- Final Review -- pg 292
Buy this book! It can't help but to improve your game.
Anyone who has played chess competitively knows the importance of having your mind and eyes trained to see things, and tactics practicing is key to this. It does focus on mostly back rank mates but don't let that sway you. It still trains the mind to see moves, pins, forks, batteries, winning pieces, etc. A beginner wouldn't know what most of that means and they don't have to in order to dramatically improve. If you are a beginner who is buying this book, you will not learn how to open a game and play out a full game to get to the endgame. This book, however, does show you how to mate in mid to late "middle game" and by practicing these things you will begin to see things in a game that your basic "I know how to play chess" family members may not can even see. You may want to look into other beginner books after this one that can help you more with overall game play. So I say buy this book for beginner or just as practice for the beginner levels to intermediate levels of chess players.






















