Daily Mail Basic Chess: A comprehensive and jargon-free guide to the rules and tactics Daily Mail 9780600637189

Now anyone can play chess with this straightforward, jargon-free introduction. Written especially for beginners, it's the most comprehensive manual available and includes everything from explanations of each piece to orchestrating endgames. In addition to expert advice, simple instructions, and more than 200 easy-to-follow diagrams, novices will find: basic tactical principles, aggressive openings, the top-ten traps and attacks, specimen games to learn and crib from, and a test your chess IQ section.

Basic Chess is the book you need to master the game.

David Levens is a Professional Chess Coach and experienced player. Accredited by the English Chess Federation, he once ranked in the top 50 players in Britain and was the head coach to national junior chess teams, including Nottingham Primary Schools Chess Association, who were national champions in 2009 and 2010, and England coach and manager for Glorney and Faber Cup U-18 teams, as well as the U14 and U12 teams, Glamorgan 2010.

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