How to Win at Chess: The Ultimate Guide for Beginners and Beyond

I've generally had a decent grasp of the game but never polished. This book has helped fix that. It is easily grasped, explained and illustrated. The most important thing I gained was his attention to black vs white strategy. The only thing that could be improved on is the color contrast. It can be a strain on aged eyes. It's legible enough but if the board illustrations were a bit larger I think it could be an improvement. It's light hearted in tone, has Levy's humor and is easy to read. All in all, a good book for beginner and advanced novice.

As someone who already plays the game, I found this book to be a great refresher. It reminded me of important concepts (basics actually) and helped me brush up on my skills. One thing I loved was learning new concepts, like Zwischenzug (an in-between move). I also feel that the book has helped me improve my endgame skills. For example, I now know how to calculate if my opponent’s King can catch my pawn before it promotes. This has made me more confident in close games. Top of head, Levy also talks about keeping tension in the game and not trading pieces unless it helps -something I am not good at as my old strategy was to have a good pawn structure, then trade immediately to reach end game. This tip really changed how I think during matches. Another thing I like is that his writing is friendly and easy to understand, which makes the book fun to read. In fact, I think if you watched any of his YouTube videos, it would feel like he is just right there coaching you as you read. Lastly, I appreciate that he included links to videos for extra help. The book was so good that I am playing with the idea of buying the physical version to reread it later. As for my recommendation, I am recommending this book to everyone. Whether you are new to chess or you already play. It is a fantastic guide that is easy to follow and full of useful tips! Thanks, Levy!

As a relative newcomer to chess, who has a bad habit of buying books, I must say that this book is a real winner. I’ve purchased several ‘old school’ classics on chess and honestly, I can’t understand a thing. This book reads like a novel, is sprinkled with humor, and most of all, makes learning and improving in chess accessible to all ages and stages. Thanks Levy- you wrote a fantastic book!

I grew up playing chess casually here and there, but I never played competitively or studied it in any structured way. When my son got into chess around the time he turned five, it became an amazing outlet for him. He has incredible energy and is always on the go, but chess completely focuses and calms him while feeding his love for puzzles. I later learned that Levy’s parents described him the exact same way as a child, which was such a cool parallel to discover. Now that my son is six and active in clubs, camps, and tournaments, I quickly realized how many gaps I had in my own knowledge. I wanted to understand the game better to support him, but when I asked coaches and camp organizers for a book that bridged the basics to real strategy, nobody had a clear answer. This book is exactly what I was looking for. Levy starts with the fundamentals, but quickly moves into practical tactics, strategy, and how to think through each phase of the game. Learning the proper names for different positions, moves, and board setups has made watching and discussing games so much more rewarding. The format is fantastic, the explanations are approachable, and the visual design makes it a pleasure to read. It takes concepts that usually feel dry and makes them genuinely fun. I loved it so much that I already pre-ordered his next book. If you are an adult trying to build a solid foundation, or a parent trying to keep up with a passionate kid, this is the one to get. Highly recommended.

I read half way through, and beginning is for people that do t know what chess is, and then it explains a little more into it and gets more, it mentions openings and stuff, where you would learn separately and overall it’s great to chill learn some basics get better etc.. the only flaw, is that this was obviously made with ChatGPT. Way to many “—“‘s, but I could assume levy possibly mapped out how he would wright the book, and just used ChatGPT to expound on it and organize it.

I highly recommend this book. I purchased it for my kids who were just learning to play chess, and the first half of the book does an excellent job of explaining the basics of game play, scoring, and general principles that I was never taught when I first learned to play. It also gets into some slightly more advanced techniques that are good background for new players to at least know about, even if they're not quite ready to apply them regularly. The second half does cover more advanced techniques in greater detail for more experienced players. I've been reading that and it has helped me to improve my game, which is good because my kids have now gotten better so thankfully I can still beat them! The price is reasonable for an information and illustration-rich book, and the thick covers and pages are durable enough that my kids haven't destroyed it yet.

I am 71 years old and first played chess aboard ship on a westpac in 1974. My Chess Library is over 200 books from all the top grand masters who wrote teaching books going back to the 1970s. My only video teaching is from DVDs and Workbooks narrated by Elliott Neff. I have the Chess Genius Pro Computer that I use often. I have a small 10 inch magnetic chess set that I take with me on the road and also join my old chess master friend for lunch once a week at our favorite restaurants and play while waiting for our lunch to be served. Now the constructive criticism based on just receiving the book and not reviewing it totally cover to cover, yet. The book starts off with a five star rating because of the spiral binding advantages over all paperback and hard cover books I own. The only negative is the dark squares are too dark making it difficult to differentiate the dark chess pieces when on the dark squares. The teaching in the introduction chapters is very well written and in total agreement with the teachings in the better chess teaching books I own. The trouble with paperback and hardback books is that as you move through them it is difficult to read the pages close to the binding. With this spiral book, the spiral is heavy duty and the cover is hard and the pages are also heavier. You can easily lay the book flat and also open the book 360 degrees easily. I love it. With the more complex books, I use my 10 inch chess set to lay out the board to agree with the book for a better learning experience. The authors do not always have the best moves, and we really need to think for ourselves and not just use textbook direction. This book should be used with and without a good chessboard with the file letters and rank numbers for quickly teaching beginners. Eventually as you become an intermediate to advanced player you should play on a board without the file letters and rank numbers for serious tournament playing. As the authors recommended playing better players as I do is the best experience to advance your play. About me. I am a retired Electrical and electronic engineer and engineering manager. Engineers are by nature your better problem solvers especially after they gained some practical experience. My much younger educational years was with shops in wood, metal, and machine shop. Since I been retired, I used my hand and machine tools to make my children and grandchildren Chess Boards and Chess Pieces out of quality hardwoods. I also purchased he same small 10 inch magnetic chess sets and chess books for kids for the grandchildren who are more into playing and learning. PS: I will update my review after I reviewed the entire book at least once. After going through over 200 other books, I will be able to provide an update on the quality between the covers. The author said this is a book for beginners up to the intermediate level, so we should not expect to become a grandmaster from just reading this book. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000Z9G456?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079RKQDN3?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title https://www.amazon.com/Electronic-Chess-Board-Set-User-Friendly/dp/B0CHW3V5LS/ref=sr_1_7?crid=OA3I62YT8Z7Q&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.qOfhrsMl-3kR7Q0VBV-dDo_c_Vp5G1q3gz_HQy0t7fOPZdRrg7AXN_9BM_4OkyJdvXGOXOHYUtkULlWBBTqwd5TF_vXQLkjOMcyQH-djyNxeBbfYw18Ab5iQdl1qdyzlh55wB6ZH4KhNEyZOnwtQNh68CVLW6ixVbyJOUNAXdCOT_msilUPNDbS931UMTF9jNG2lAm6zO_tt_T3X-WrnoBPK2TT5jHl-blEkW-oeIVdzRDoe-NvkI24pOqHc-ZH5zfXE7HvrjINb2euJWRGguk9KBDHXtp6iQ85cbjoKIZY.fIDM53sZAGVS3tCrDYraHfMD4leMl2TopHOeRi2BVvc&dib_tag=se&keywords=millennium+chessgenius+pro&qid=1752176051&sprefix=Millennium+ChessGenius%2Caps%2C145&sr=8-7

Studying on Kindle is so much easier than reading a book. It’s easier on the eyes, and you can enlarge the print. Great sense of humor. Comparing positions to real life battles is easy to understand and entertaining. I wrote 5 pages of valuable notes.

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I think you must read this book if you’re a new to chess or even a professional this book is one of the best books I’ve ever read

The book quality is super. And chess beginning must buy thus for improving their skills . The things are nicely explained including proper visualisation and appropriate additional information.

The quality of the paper and the cover itself is very nice and of course, the Book itself gives the best insight for beginners with simple instruction and guidance.

This is an outstanding instructional chess book that will have a profound impact on aspiring chess players everywhere. IM Levy Rozman is best known as Gotham Chess to his 4.3 million YouTube followers and is by far the most popular chess authority in the world. Even FIDE GM Hikara Nakamura, the world's third highest ranked player behind Fabiano Caruana of the U.S. and former World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway, has only 2 million subscribers. Rozman's new book explores chess from all angles and contains up-to-date information on the latest opening theory as well as basic chess strategy that will help pre-teen chess players develop a solid foundation in the principles of chess - from openings to middle game to end game. Rozman first shot to fame following the release of The Queen's Gambit limited series starring Anya Taylor-Joy, after which he his shambolic yet charismatic personality began attracting legions of new followers from one month to the next. Adding to Rozman's mystique is his openness about his issues with anxiety that have thus far prevented him from attaining GM norms and advancing to the chess world's upper echelons. Nevertheless he seems to take great personal delight in living in a hovel in New York with his dog and simple furnishings that would suggest that his entire world revolves around chess and chess alone. This level of extraordinary dedication - he has also taught chess to schoolchidren previously - has however enabled him to produce a highly inspiring and well-written chess manual that will undoubtedly become one of the most popular chess books of all time. Long live Levy!