bobby fischer teaches chess is still helpful
you will get the basics of back rank mates drilled hard
and just those alone helped start getting better results in games
Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess still recommended for beginners?
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I hate to disillusion you but Fisher really did not write that book.
Nov 24, 2020
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ericthatwho wrote:
I hate to disillusion you but Fisher really did not write that book.
Bad Doggy
Nov 24, 2020
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ajl721 wrote:
Yea Bobby Fischer didn't write that book. That's a misconception. The author was just like "let's put his name on the cover and fool some people".
yeah, I know.
I wasn't asking about it because "omg, Bobby Fischer", but because people kept recommending it.
The Book by Jesus De La Villa (maybe spelled wrong ) is better
OK I used the book when I was starting out, it does train you to look for mating combinations (forced usually) up to six moved out by the time you finish. So in that method it teaches you to do some basic calculations. It also drills in the danger of not looking at all the ways your opponent can stop said check mate. I recommend it for beginner players mainly because it is not like a typical chess book where you need a board to follow along. it is really just a tactics puzzle book (each page has a puzzle with the answer on the next page) each chapter has a very small introduction on theme then you are off to the puzzles. There is definitely nothing in this book that will be over the head of someone who has played a few games, so there is no frustration and most will tend to finish the book successfully.
The book was originally published in 1966. The content of the book has not changed since then. There is no reason why it would or should, given that chess has not changed in the last several hundred years. Whether or not the book is "good" is subjective, That judgement typically depends on the reader's expectation of the book and how personally beneficial the book is judged to be by most of those who read it. And of course, for any given individual, like beauty, that assessment is in the eyes of the beholder (i.e., the reader). Judging by the overwhelming numbers and percentage of positive reader reviews on Amazon, I would say that it is safe to assume that that is is generally considered to be a good book by most of those who have read it.
https://www.amazon.com/Bobby-Fischer-Teaches-Chess/dp/0553263153/ref=sr_1_2?crid=FD7RKF39GUGA&dchild=1&keywords=bobby+fischer+teaches+chess&qid=1606257166&s=books&sprefix=bobby+fischer+%2Cstripbooks%2C229&sr=1-2
Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess...a book review...
https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell/bobby-fischer-teaches-chessa-book-review
Hi :-)
I'm somewhat surprised to see that this book is getting recommended as a beginner's second/third book, even though it's over 50 years old.
Is it really *that* good?
Also, I've got a positively ancient German edition from my grandfather, probably from the 70's/80's. Are the newer editions so much different that I should invest in a newer one?