Chess for Beginners: Conquer your Friends with 8 Easy Principles: Chess Strategy for Beginners and Casual Players

by Maxen Tarafa

Discover 8 Easy, Time-Tested Ways to Conquer your Friends in Chess! Join the Chess book revolution! No notation. No complex terminology. ★FREE eBook Download inside★ Your dad taught you how to play Chess, but he didn’t teach you much. You already know how to checkmate and move the pieces, but let’s face it, your friends and family still beat you more than you’d like. You don't just want to play. You want to win and possibly CONQUER ALL YOUR FRIENDS! You sly dog! I know the feeling and I’m here to help. My name is Maxen R. Tarafa and I’m a skill artist. In a few short months, I went from a struggling post-beginner to an adept intermediate player and doubled my Chess ability by teaching myself. In this book, I show you how you can double, even triple, your Chess ability like I did, but faster. But I’m going to tell you right now. My method is rather controversial. You see, most chess “experts” bombard you with complex Chess notation (QxB6?) and expect you to read complex Chess terminology. I don’t do that. I’ll give you a cheat sheet of what you NEED to remember, and you’ll be off to the Chess boards and capturing Queens like it’s nobody’s business. In this book, you How to play your first 10 moves so YOU control the game (Chess Openings) How to use 3 techniques (or Chess tactics) like bringing light sabers to a knife fight How to identify one weakness, if you simply recognize it, you can win in one move How to cut your training time in ½. Know what to study and apply brainhacking techniques. How to avoid common beginner mistakes with time-tested Chess strategy Where to find FREE Chess websites, apps, videos, and technology to double your skills How to use the one principle I taught to Eduardo that took him from losing miserably to unbeatable How to “bend” the Chess rules with little-known special moves (it’s not cheating!) And more I taught a 9-year-old these principles and a week later he was beating 17-year-olds. Anyone, even you, can learn how to double your Chess ability by learning a few easy principles. You’ll even learn how to speed your decision-making and play speed chess. If you’re looking for quick and easy Chess instruction to double your skills, but don’t want to learn complex terminology and notation, this book is for you! Don’t let your friend, brother, dad, or roommate beat you again! Join the casual Chess revolution! plain-English Chess instruction for casual players, post-beginners, and people who want to learn fast! ★Now Available in paperback! To buy paperback, scroll up and click the Paperback link (by the cover image)★

Genres: Chess, Amazon

60 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 10, 2015

Reviews

[Maria Camp · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good diagrams. Advice seems sound. Clear explanations.

Explains importance of knowing the value of pieces in relation to other pieces and how this relates to knowing when to make an even trade. Discusses forks, pins, and skewers - what they are and how to make use of them. Talks about when and why to castle. Explains about different stages of the game. Gives advice about how to take advantage of a weak back rank, as well as how to try to defend against it if on the other side of it. Other generally helpful advice is included. This is a quick and easy read. I hope the author will correct the error (one instance) of "me and my." Worth reading.

[Nancy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think of myself as a casual player, just a step past a beginner, but after playing as many games as I have (over 1000 games with an opponent who used to be a master) maybe I am better. I can say this book reinforced many things I already know, clarified a bit and did lend some solid advice. For the price it is worth buying. It is a quick read and Maxen Tarafa is a good writer who is to the point and utilizes visuals. In addition to pictures, he also has links to YouTube videos if you need more clarification but I thought his writing was clear enough. This is one book of three and I intend to read all three. I don't believe they need to be written in any certain order.

[joe howard · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent!

I was aware of most of the principles covered in this book but I was not proficient in ways of employing them. It was so refreshing to see each principle stated in plain English,and portrayed with a simple diagram. I have been playing for years and, though I am not rated, I would consider myself to be slightly better than average. I intend to read this book again and try to instill these basics into every game I play. I feel that it will improve my game and I recommend it to all but the very experienced and advanced players.

[August Busch · Rating 3 out of 5]

Simple, but I liked it. I like how he was just straight up, I'm not an expert. This book will not make you a grand-master at chess, but here are some helpful hints to beat people who are casual chess players.

[Jerome · Rating 5 out of 5]

This Book is totally spot on!

Thank you so much. This has helped me get the upper hand against many opponents. I still have a lot to learn but this book definitely helps me on my journey to be the best.

[Morris Nelms · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good, but not very specific. The general principles enumerated are sound.

[Devanathan S · Rating 2 out of 5]

very basic

very very basic book might be useful for a novice. it is not recommended for others who are not novice.

[Joel Pulliam · Rating 1 out of 5]

Not worth the $. This is a very basic book.

Don't waste your money. You can learn these skills by reading free online content. Cheap but I want my money back.