Chess: 5334 Problems, Combinations and Games

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First Class chess book [Posted on 2007-12-30]
Chess: 5334 Problems, Combinations and Games
Good information, easy to understand.
I recommend this item for beginners and old timers.

Buy this for the "600 Miniature Games" section [Posted on 2008-02-19]
This is not my favorite chess encyclopedia, but it contains lots of good material and, especially considering its price, is worth having.

I think the most useful part of this book is "600 Miniature Games." After having seen this book for years, I finally bought it for this section alone. Each of the games contains miniatures decided by decisive attacks on the King's Field (f7/f2, g7/g2, h7/h2, f6/f3, g6/g3, h6/h3), whether the king is castled or not. You can basically follow these without a chess set and sometimes I like to open this book and "do" some of these in my head as an attacking refresher. I have some of Convekta's software (CT Art, etc) but those compendia have more varied problems and with this section of L. Polgar's book, I can focus in on kingside attacking practice.

Recommended.

A Book for Everyone [Posted on 2008-05-04]
This book is a must have for anyone who is even remotely interested in the game. It starts off with simple checkmating patterns that even the newest player can understand, and then progressively increases in difficulty. But no worries! Even if you are wanting to learn how to play the game, this book teaches you that too! From setting up the board to winning the game, this book is quickly becoming a staple of everyone's chess library.

billions and billions [Posted on 2008-05-16]
Well, there aren't actually billions of puzzles here, but there might as well be.

Without a doubt, this is a very good book if you're a normal person who's never studied chess or has only begun playing. The basic checkmate patterns are reviewed over and over and over again - and eventually, I absolutely guarantee, your work in this book will lead to victories.

Now if you are really just beginning, I think the book to start with is Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess followed immediately by Chess Fundamentals (Algebraic).

Then I would have recommended Simple Checkmates, and there is still nothing at all wrong with that book. It is definitely easier to carry! But this book by Polgar is very nearly just as good, with the benefit of having kajillions of puzzles.

Beyond that point, you just need to study tactics forever, and ever. I can never stop recommending The Art of Checkmate to anyone above 1200 and under, say, 1500 (which I have again fallen under), but it is probably good for even better players as well.

Good value for the money [Posted on 2008-09-21]
Imagine all the time the author of this book spent collecting and organizing all those puzzles.
Now think of the tiny amount of work time that it would take you to earn the price you pay for this book.
This book is well worth the price, in my opinion.

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