This book i read over 10 years ago when i was in the chess club in middle school. I recently bought another copy for my now little nephew who wants to learn. The teaching strategy of this book is great for beginners or semi advanced players. Very easy to understand.
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interesting way the book is designed, it is both upside down and right side up, not very impressed with Prof. Fishers ideal scenarios for chess moves, seems kinda elementary, Perhaps chess has come a long way since those days? hm.
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Let us be first aware that Bobby Fischer did not write this book. He allowed for the use of his name. The authors are Stuart Margulies and Donn Mosenfelder, both of Educational Design, Inc. You will not need your pocket set for this book, only a pencil. Each page contains a diagram in which you are asked to find the best move, show the first move in a combination, et cetera. I hated to write in a book, but went ahead with it anyway, as the alternative would be overly complicated. The entire book concentrates on Endgame alone. The first half of the book I breezed through in about a half hour--very simple problems. When you are finished you turn the book upside down and begin from the back of the last page, which is now the front of the 1st page, 2nd half... These take quite a bit more thought. I liked the fact that you must visualize the moves, as you would in an actual game. This takes some practice. I learned some new chess lingo here: Interposition, Displacing, Driving away... I know that I will indeed be better at mating--something I very much needed a firmer grasp of. It is true that there are much better books on Endgame out there, and that this book is even at first misrepresenting of itself. Bobby Fischer does manage to write a couple of sentences (and I mean 2). Also, in the introduction the two authors introduce themselves and explain their learning technique, which may not be groundbreaking, but is novel. I enjoyed picking up the book and a pencil and working problems at my leisure without the need of my pocket set. However, I am now ready to trade in my pencil for it back after this unique experience in chess reading. By the way, I kept an honest record of problems that I got wrong--39 out of 300-something. A testament to the book's overall novice level.Read full review
This is probably the easiest way to learn chess and learn to play it well. The book takes a moment to get used to because Bobby Fischer did not like the idea of flipping pages back and forth or breaking the book spine by folding it to read the opposite page. Instead he wrote the book entirely on the right side as if it were single sided. Then, halfway through, the book flips ovr and continues the same way back to the page that was on back of the first page, which is now the last page of the book. It is really quite logical, and his methods as displayed herein are even more logical. It will bring out the best in you if you actually work it from beginning to end. This is an interactive book, meant to be read with a board and pieces in front of you. In its absence, the illustrations cover it well, but you will learn faster and better by actually moving the pieces. Read full review
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The book is an excellent primer for novice chess players, but is also a great way for experienced players to sharpen their skills. The book sets up numerous chess challenges then asks players to determine the best moves. The following page has the best solution. It is a great skill developer.
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First, this book is *not* for the ace chess player who aspires to beat Bobby Fisher. Probably Bobby Fisher had nothing to do with the book except to review it and lend his name (for a price). I discovered this book when I was in high school. I had been limited to playing chess with family members mostly and friends who were not really into it. This book opened my eyes to simple tactics like pinning (preventing an opponent's bishop from moving for instance because I was attacking the king or queen right behind it). Another such tactic is uncovered attack, where one move of mine launches two attacks on the opponent, as my attack piece unblocks my other attacking piece. Thus it raised my thinking in chess one quantum level. Another big advantage of this book is that it does not employ the standard move notation. All the moves are diagrammed on the chess board. That makes using it less cumbersome. It is a highly interactive book - it requires the reader to select the best of four moves, and will often explain what it deficient in the 'wrong' answers. Actually I'm amazed that no one in computer programming has adopted the same strategy. When this book was first published it was by Xerox, the technological innovation making it possible being cheaper printing. Hah. Other reviewers have given the book a low rating as being too trivial. That is doubtless true for the hardcore chess afficionado. For the parent trying to make their kids fall in love with the game and get away from the Playstation, though, this book is hard to beat.Read full review
This book is a chess puzzle book, containing the basics in chess. It has examples of Fischer's chess games, but only superficially. For a book on Fischer's games, look elsewhere. This has the fundamentals for novice chess players.
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This is a great book for beginners who want to improve their chess skills! The book arrived immediately after purchase and was very easy and secure to download. Would highly recommend!
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I personally am a little advance for this book. I bought the book just cause Bobby Fisher name was on it. One or two pages stood out but I was not too impressed. At $5 (I think?) I would buy it again and review it now and again. It's a nice piece to my library, so I highly recommend the book to novice players.
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The purpose of this book is to teach the reader how to make informed chess moves. However, the book had writing throughout the book, with all the correct answers written. This made the book useless, and as a result, I've purchased a new copy of the same book.
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