The game of chess;: The strategy and tactics of expert play for amateurs of all classes

by Edward Lasker

strategy for playing chess

Genres: Chess, Games

468 pages, Unknown Binding

First published January 1, 1972

About the author

Edward Lasker (December 3, 1885 – March 25, 1981) was a German-American chess and Go player. He was awarded the title of International Master of chess by FIDE. Lasker was an engineer by profession, and an author of books on Go, chess and checkers. Born in Germany, he emigrated to the United States in 1914. He was distantly related to Chess World Champion Emanuel Lasker.

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Reviews

[Josh · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great introduction to the game of chess. It includes a bit of history, which I enjoyed, and some basic tournament rules that everyone should make a habit of using.

I enjoyed the lessons and plan on using this with my sons as they grow in their love of the game.

I read this in an electronic version and the diagrams were confusing at times. This is definitely a book that would be better to have a physical copy, looking at the diagrams on the page and being able to see a two-page spread.

Good book on a great game.

I received a review copy from Netgalley.

[Jules The Book Junkie Reviews · Rating 3 out of 5]

This how-to book for chess is a wonderful guide for the beginning chess player. Being a beginner myself, I found it helpful to read through the basics of the game and then try some of the suggested moves while playing against a computer.

It is sure to aid anyone who has little or no experience in playing chess. I wonder if my opponent will consider it cheating if I use this book while playing chess?

[Dan]

Most of the book can be read without using a board, although there are several positions where there were too many moves for me to follow and I had to set it up and play it on the board. Some of those were positions where Lasker suggested that it would be easy to follow because Black had only one move each time, but it wasn't that easy for me. I found one error, diagram 457, where Lasker says that it is drawn, but White can win it.

[Alex Boon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Finally finished this! Worth taking time over slowly and looking through all options. A bit old fashioned (i.e., every player is a "him") but I'll be coming back to play through the examples again. Useful book.