Chess for Dummies

by James Eade

Chess For Dummies, 3rd Edition. For all levels of chess players, Chess For Dummies, 3rd Edition, brings readers an updated guide to the wide world of chess. Offering easily-understood explanations of the game and its components, this book is a must have for those developing an interest or looking for an extra edge in chess. Chess For Dummies, 3rd Edition: Offers easily-understood explanations of the game and its components Provides introductory chapters and then introduces readers to different perspectives on chess from strategy and etiquette, to winning defensive and offensive secrets Contains approximately 25% new material, including updated chapters on computer chess games, playing chess online, new tournament rules and much more

Genres: Chess, Nonfiction, Games, Reference, Sports, Ebooks, How To

384 pages, Paperback

Published September 2, 2005

About the author

James Eade (1957) is an American chess master, chess administrator, chess tournament organizer, and chess book publisher. He holds the title of FIDE Master. He is best known for the books Chess for Dummies (1996) and The Chess Player's Bible (2004), both of which have been through several editions and been translated into 8 languages.
He lives in Menlo Park, California, where he continues to teach and write about chess.

Reviews

[D'Arcy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I played a lot of chess and was able to beat everyone in my group. I played against clients in my shop if they saw the game and fansied themselves a chess player, and I won all the time.

So I started playing against the guys in the street, the guys in the park and the like. I'd pay to play, money back if I won... They totally cleaned my clock every time. I was surrounded by amateurs and thought I was a pro, and the real pros were playing in the park. So I read this book. I credit this book with allowing me to take one game off one of them. Once. It was fantastic.

When I won all his buddies couldn't believe it. They all crowded around to watch the second game. I didn't even have to pay the one dollar, that's how awesome I was.. I got creamed. And then again for good measure, then one more time to make sure I got the point.

But it was worth it. One game. Oh baby was it worth it.

[P.E. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Here is a user-friendly introduction to chess, a well of diagrams sprinkled with and a bunch of openings, exemplar middlegame positions with seminal ideas (e.g. the pawn structure in the French Defense Winawer variation, a basic rook endgame, a range of checkmates), astonishing games by masters in the last section.

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Voilà un manuel d'échecs qui présente au joueur débutant quelques idées fondamentales sur les ouvertures, la tactique, les chaînes de pions, des finales de tours, quelques mats classiques, illustré par quelques parties de maîtres et quantité de diagrammes !

[Craig · Rating 4 out of 5]

When I was a kid, my brother taught me how to play chess. Then he proceeded to kick my butt. Time after time after time. So I figured I'd get some revenge a few years back. I read and studied this book, then challenged him to another game of chess. He once again kicked my butt. But it took him more than four moves to do it. This book greatly improved my chess game, which still sucks.

[james · Rating 1 out of 5]

dnf, the chessboard is depicted completely wrong??? idk if it’s just the ebook but jesus fucking christ, that’s like the most basic and most important thing. how am i supposed to follow anything you say when you got the goddamn board wrong????

[Emma Bothwell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very helpful. Yet somehow I'm not yet Elizabeth Harmon.

[Damian4 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Simple. Directo. Necesario para nosotros los principiantes. Con todo lo esencial para nutrirse de lo "hay que saber" en el mundo del ajedrez: reglas, notación, tácticas, aperturas, finales, trucos, etc. Sin abrumar ni cansar en ningún momento del libro.

[نیما اکبرخانی · Rating 4 out of 5]

مثل باقی کتاب‌های دامیز، پیش از شروعش هم شما خبر دارید که حدودا با چی طرفید.
کتاب خوب و دوستانه نوشته شده و اولین تجربه‌ی من در خوندن کتابی در مورد شطرنج، خوب و خوش بود. انقدری جذاب بود که تشویق بشم کتاب‌های پیشرفته‌تر هم بخونم.
حتی اگر اصلا بلد نیستید شطرنج بازی کنید و علاقه دارید یاد بگیرید ، این کتاب مناسب خواهد بود و از طرفی اگر مثل من یک بازیکن متوسط هستید، می‌تونید بخش‌های ابتدایی کتاب رو عبور کنید.

[Yani · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a great book with great advice and really gave me insight into chess basics. However, at some points I wish it would just go a little bit further. It gave me enough further reading tips though, so I guess it's okay.

[Alan Tomkins · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good introduction for beginners and novices. Explains key concepts quite clearly; decent reference source. More in depth study is desirable, but this book will get you playing and fire your interest.

[Zohal · Rating 3 out of 5]

Yes, I did read this. I read this for book research purposes. It was surprisingly not bad. It actually works too.

[stormhawk · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have a fascination for chess, but rarely play. Not knowing anyone who plays causes that. I understsnd a lot of the finer poits of strategy and am quite good at solving chess problems, but I play without much finesse. I keep hoping that someday, when I make someone watch Searching for Bobby Fischer, they will leap op and say, "wow, I really miss playing chess, I want to start again." It hasn't worked so far. So, instead, I read chess books.

Chess for Dummies starts by assuming you know how to play and want to get better. It gives a lot of advice you didn't know you needed and demystifies the game, making it accessible, understandable, and fun.

[Eduardo Lagos · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesante libro que sirve como introducción al mundo del ajedrez. Es bastante básico, ideal para aficionados que se interesan en el tema por primera vez.

En cambio, los principiantes que quieran tomarse más en serio este deporte mental y subir su nivel deberían elegir otros libros más profundos como los clásicos "Tratado General de Ajedrez" de Roberto Grau, "Mi Sistema" de Aarón Nimzovich, "Fundamentos del Ajedrez" de José Raúl Capablanca o "Ajedrez Lógico" de Irving Chernev.

[Angel Serrano · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ajedrez para principiantes, con el lenguaje simple que caracteriza a esta editorial y abundantes ejemplos. Incluye cuestiones básicas (piezas, tablero, movimientos), táctica y combinaciones, estrategia en las aperturas, desarrollo y final, competiciones, ajedrez por internet, los grandes maestros y la educación a través del juego.

[Atena Sanaei · Rating 4 out of 5]

یه دیدگاه کلی در مورد استراتژی‌ها و تکنیک‌های مربوط به شطرنج بهم داد. ابتدای کتاب مطالبش خیلی ساده بودن و می‌شد به خوبی یاد گرفت، اما هر چی جلوتر می‌رفت دشوارتر می‌شد و به نظر می‌رسید بدون تمرین کافی نمی‌شه به این همه تکنیک تسلط پیدا کرد. هرچند خوندنش برای من که اون‌قدر چیزی در مورد شطرنج نمی‌دونم و اول راهم، مفید بود.
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[Jaycee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Got this book, took a break, forgot about it, nearly 3 years later I finally finish!

It was good, but definitely for beginners (just look at the title hahaha). I've been playing chess since a young age and have experienced most things in this book. So I didn't get as much out of it as I hoped, however, learned some helpful tips and a lot of vocabulary.

[Foad Ansari · Rating 4 out of 5]

ئەم کتێبە دەسپێکێکی باشە بۆ فێر بوونی شەترەنج بە شێوەێکی ئاکادێمی و زانستی، لەم کتێبە فێری بەرگری، هێرش کردن، ستراتێژی و... دەبین هەروەها ستراتێژیە ناسراوەکانی شەترەنج وەکوو دەسپێکی لوپیز، ئیتالیایی یان بەرگری سکاندیناوی و .. بە جوانی باس دەکرێت. وەکوویەکەمین کتێبی شەترەنج کە تائێستا خوێندوومە بە دڵم بوو.

[Par- · Rating 4 out of 5]

General information about chess, simple and fun.

[Rebecca · Rating 5 out of 5]

very useful, i learned a lot. i skimmed over some sections that weren’t useful for me, and some i’m going to return to, to study closer (like endgames, openings, and famous games)

[William Kittler · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is perfect for the new chess player. I have an opening move now and I feel like I can see at least one move beyond my next.

[Graham Galloway-Chapa · Rating 4 out of 5]

I still don’t understand en passant and at this point I’m too afraid to ask.

[Mahyar · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not good enough for me I expected more analysis and end games
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[Carla · Rating 4 out of 5]

¿Es posible aprender ajedrez con este libro? La respuesta es sí, considerando que lo único que sabía antes de leerlo era como se movía el peón y como era su ataque, recuerdos de mi niñez cuando mi hermano trataba de enseñarme y es lo único que me quedo.
Ahora bien no es que vas a convertirte en el maestro del mundo o en Kárpov, a pesar que si posee diferentes niveles desde lo más básico a lo más complejo... Es allí a lo último que ya no pude seguirle el ruedo ya que no lo entendía pero, supongo, que teniendo la base esencial como se llama cada casillas, como se mueven las piezas, como hay que poner adecuadamente el tablero es suficiente para saber si tienes la mente necesaria para seguir avanzando por tu medio.
La prosa es llevadera y hasta graciosa de cómo lo relata el autor, se ve que sabe sobre la materia y la ciencia sobre lo que es este juego.

[Sean Sexton · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is probably the perfect book to read if you're serious about learning to play chess, or if you know how to play chess, but you're a chronically bad player. I fall into the second category.

Eade starts out with the basics, explaining the mechanics of the rules of Chess. But then he goes into quite a bit of depth, covering strategy and tactics, and breaking the game down into its various components and explaining the goals at each step. He covers quite a bit of ground and gives an intermediate player a lot of great pointers for improving their game.

The book is also a part of the "for Dummies" series, which means that it's a pretty light-hearted look at chess-playing. Eade is a Grandmaster, but doesn't seem to take himselt too seriously, which is a good thing.

[Aurelio Roncarati · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bellissimo libro per chi si vuole avvicinare agli scacchi. Viene spiegato tutto dalla A alla Z tenendo in coda al libro alcune partite magistrali che, con le informazioni acquisite precedentemente, si ha modo di apprezzare a pieno. Consiglierei solamente il collegamento, magari tramite QR code a un sito dove sia possibile vedere le partite descritte senza necessariamente riportare di volta in volta mosse e scacchiere (a mio parere un pò difficili da seguire). Consigliato a chiunque voglia avvicinarsi a questo splendido gioco.

[Carlos Reyes · Rating 5 out of 5]

Un muy buen libro para aprender todo sobre el ajedrez. Explica desde lo más elemental hasta situaciones más complejas. Estos libros para Dummies son verdaderamente espectaculares. Felicito al autor James Eade, porque no debe ser fácil explicar un juego de esta envergadura de manera sencilla y amena. No me extiendo mucho porque no hay nada más que agregar, este libro le hace honor a su título.

[Mark Dunn · Rating 2 out of 5]

I don't have any chess credentials ,but I have read a few beginner books and I don't think "Chess For Dummies" will be very helpful. If you know the game at all Chess puzzles are the way to go ,they (puzzles) are apparently what made the Polgar sisters great ,so that is good enough for me. I recommend "Simple Checkmates" by A J Gillam.

[Мартин Венциславов · Rating 5 out of 5]

Много увлекателна книга, която е верен помощник за шахматистите аматьори.

Имаше много полезна информация за:
- дебютите
- матовете
- тактиките и стратегиите
- най-великите шахматисти
- различни сайтове за шах
- магазини на шахматни комплекти
Абе, много добре си е свършил работата автора.

[Catherine · Rating 3 out of 5]

One of my hair-brain ideas to learn chess.

[Art · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book. I have used several strategies listed in the book.
Had several students read and learn chess w/out knowing the game.

[Trex · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book made me addicted to chess. Readers beware!