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Daily Mail Basic Chess

A comprehensive and jargon-free guide to the rules and tactics
By Daily Mail
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Daily Mail Basic Chess is a straightforward, jargon-free introduction to chess designed for beginners. It covers everything from the roles of each piece to guiding players through endgames. The book includes expert advice, simple instructions, over 200 easy-to-follow diagrams, and sections on basic tactics, aggressive openings, top-ten traps and attacks, specimen games for learning, and a chess IQ test.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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This book is ideal for novice players seeking a comprehensive and accessible manual to master chess fundamentals without confusing terminology.

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Basic Chess is an easy-to-follow chess manual for beginners, with game tactics, chess IQ tests and over 200 illustrations.

Book Hero Magic formatted this description to make it easier to read. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! Description

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.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780600637189

Publisher: Octopus Publishing Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 May 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Hamlyn

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 124.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 169g

Pages: 240

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About the Author

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.

The Daily Mail is one of the UK's most popular daily newspapers, with a daily circulation of 1.2 million readers. Its website, MailOnline is one of the world's largest English-language news websites, and as of January 2020, it has 24.9 million monthly visits.

Over 1.2 million readers do the Daily Mail puzzles each day, and the Daily Mail's quick crossword series has sold over 440,000 copies to-date.

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