Complete Book of Beginning Chess ― 10 Easy Lessons to Winning

Ten easy lessons teach beginning and novice players everything they need to play and win at chess!

This new edition, perfect for beginning and intermediate players, is designed with a cleaner, easier text design and large easy-to-use diagrams. Ten easy lessons teach beginning and novice players everything they need to play and win at chess. From setting up a chessboard and moving the pieces, to basic concepts and winning strategies—and even how to get rated and play on the Internet—this is a great book for players looking to learn how to play and/or improve their game. The book is jam-packed with numerous examples, hundreds of easy-to-read diagrams, and clear explanations, to make learning both easy and fun. Chapters cover rules, basic openings, strategy, tactics, computer chess, middle game and endgame play, making this book perfect for budding chess players!

Grandmaster Raymond Keene, a former British champion, and the most prolific chess author ever, has more than 100 books to his credit. He not only is one of the most widely read authors, with sales exceeding one million books, but a widely popular chess columnist for the Spectator (London) and London Times. He was the co-author, with Garry Kasparov and Eric Schiller, of Batsford Chess Openings, the all-time best-selling opening reference book.