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Beginners

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Chess Fundamentals (Chess)

JOSE R. CAPABLANCA

$14.95

On sale beginners books

Checkmate!: My First Chess Book (Everyman Chess) NEW!

Garry Kasparov

~~$12.95~~
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A Primer of Chess

Jose R. Capablanca A basic manual of chess by the master José Raul Capablanca, regarded as one of the half dozen greatest players ever. Capablanca... [read more]

~~$14.00~~
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Alpha Teach Yourself Chess in 24 Hours

Zsuzsa Polgar, Susan Polgar, Paul Truong,Leslie Horvitz,Hoainhan Truong

~~$19.99~~
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Beginning Chess: Over 300 Elementary Problems for Players New to the Game

Bruce Pandolfini Aimed at beginners who may have found other puzzle books daunting, Bruce Pandolfini gives you problems you can actually solve, while teaching... [read more]

~~$15.00~~
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Chess For Beginners

Israel A. Horowitz, Sol Horowitz

~~$11.00~~
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Lasker's Manual of Chess

Emanuel Lasker Lasker held the world championship chess title for 28 years, and this book is his exhaustive survey of the game from top... [read more]

~~$10.95~~
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United States Chess Federation's Official Rules of Chess, Fifth Edition (Chess)

U.S. Chess Federation The official rules of the game, from the officials themselves (for players in the United States, anyway). Serious players at every level... [read more]

~~$18.95~~
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A Killer Chess Opening Repertoire (Cadogan Chess Books)

Aaron Summerscale

$19.95

A Parent's Guide to Chess

Dan Heisman Does your child play chess? Then you probably need help! This is the guide for parents of budding chess prodigies. Help your... [read more]

$14.95

Beginner's Guide to Winning Chess

Fred Reinfeld This is still one of the greatest books available for the beginning chess player. Fred Reinfeld presents a simple method utilizing the... [read more]

$10.00

Chess for Juniors: A Complete Guide for the Beginner (Chess)

Robert M. Snyder Not only for beginners, this book will help any youngster with their game. The author's witty style adds life to many of... [read more]

$14.95

Chess Strategy

Edward Lasker "Chess Strategy" was one of the first books to really explore the ideas behind strategy, and is an interesting look into the... [read more]

$10.95

Chess Tactics for Beginners (Chess lovers' library)

Fred Reinfeld

$10.00

Complete Book of Beginning Chess

Raymond Keene

$19.95

Concise Chess: The Compact Guide for Beginners

John Emms

$12.95

How Not to Play Chess

Eugene A. Znosko-Borovsky This easy to read book contains real gems of chess knowledge. Don't be thrown by the tongue-in-cheek title! Znosko-Borovsky offers enlightening insight... [read more]

$6.95

Lessons In Chess

Garry Kasparov Who better to learn from than the greatest living practioner of the game? Kasparov wrote this book to to take beginning and... [read more]

$19.95

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	The Ruy Lopez Main Line ~~$19.95~~ Sale! $15.96
The Ruy Lopez (also known as the Spanish Game) is an extremely popular opening and... [read more]

	Breaking Through: How the Polgar Sisters Changed the Game of Chess (Everyman Chess) ~~$30.00~~ Sale! $19.80
4-time Women's World Chess Champion Susan Polgar provides a candid inside view of the lives... [read more]

	Chess: The Art of Logical Thinking: From the First Move to the Last ~~$21.95~~ Sale! $16.46
Subtitled: From the First Move to the Last. In this very modern book, Grandmaster Neil McDonald... [read more]

	Excelling at Chess Calculation: Capitalizing on Tactical Chances ~~$24.95~~ Sale! $16.47
There are many differing opinions among the top players in the world of chess, but... [read more]