Chess Fundamentals eBook José Raúl Capablanca 18881942
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Book reviewed: Chess Fundamentals in Algebraic (Illustrated), Kindle Edition, by Jose Capablanca.Capablanca was world chess champion from 1921 to 1927. He takes the unique approach in focusing on chess endings rather than focusing on openings as most beginning books do. It makes sense. In the ending, with a reduced number of pieces on the board, the beginner can really learn the potential power and limitation of each piece, and at the same time, begin to get a grasp on positional play. While the book does have illustrations of the starting position, it's written with the understanding that the reader will set up the pieces on a chess board and work through the moves on his own.
The kindle edition reviewed here is a bargain at $1.99. Whoever published this book took the time to convert the old descriptive notation to the current algebraic notation. The algebraic notation is highlighted and in bold font to distinguish it from the written text. The Table of Contents hyperlinks to each section for easy navigation. Some thought went into making it function as a real eBook.
The only fault I could find with the setup is that if you click the "GO TO", the chapters are not identified, but only the sections of each chapter. Not a big deal. You can do a search for the word "chapter" and find them--or simply go to the Table of Contents which appears after the book cover. However, it's easy to miss the TOC since it appears before the start page of the book, and you have to go back to the cover to find it. And it is a problem because the TOC gives you an overview of what the book is about.
For an absolute beginner, this is probably not the right book, but for someone who's familiar with the pieces, has played a few games, is beginning to get comfortable with algebraic notation, the book is strongly recommended. Yeah, the guy does ramble a bit from time to time, but quickly brings the discussion back to topic. When it counts, his explanations are clearly written and to-the-point, which is highly preferable to a lot of other books that over explain.
The absolute beginner needs lots and lots of game diagrams. This book gives you the initial position, and only in the section on actual games gives a clarifying diagram as the game advances. So I'd recommend this book along with a book of your choice that has more illustrated positions.
BTW, it really sucks that Amazon is grouping all the reviews of all the editions of a book together. This book in particular has 50 reviews (Nov 14, 2017), but few have anything to do with this edition. This means you have to wade thru a lot of irrelevant material to reach any evaluations of the product you are looking at. I've complained. Nothing's happened...
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Chess Fundamentals eBook José Raúl Capablanca 18881942 Reviews
Capablanca was right when he said that this book would be relevant as long as Chess is played. The information inside seems to be childishly simple and not useful, yet so many games have been marred by the inability of the player to spot a simple move. Capablanca does not spoon feed the reader. The reader has to apply himself since the annotations are brief without too many variations. The illustrative games while seemingly crude by modern standards are very instructive. What is refreshing is that Capablanca has included eight of his losses (all his losses when the book was first published). I suggest studying this book the old fashioned way, with a board and pieces. Mimic the exact tournament scenario. time yourself with a clock if you like. If you have this book and go through it carefully, you don`t need hundreds of other books on strategy, endings etc.
Finally! I found a version of a chess book that is truly outstanding in every way “Chess Fundamentals” by José Raul Capablanca. It meets all my criteria for what an instructional chess book should be
1. A recognized authority on chess wrote it. Capablanca (1888-1942) was one of the greatest players of all time – an international Grandmaster and world chess champion from 1921 to 1927. It is said that, as an adult, he only lost 34 competitive chess games during his career.
2. “Chess Fundamentals” is intended for players just like me someone who may only possess average chess playing skills, but who is dedicated to improving my game. This book covers such topics as simple mates, finding winning positions in the middle-game, general strategy of the opening, attacking with and without knights, end-game strategies, and many more. I find this book is excellent not only for beginners, but also for more experienced "club" players.
3. “Chess Fundamentals” is a very well written book. Capablanca writes with an easygoing style that is clear, unambiguous, and easy to comprehend. He doesn’t overload readers with confusing chess terminology or boring anecdotes about games he has either played or observed. He does provide many games that illustrate his points and serve as excellent examples of how to play better.
4. “Chess Fundamentals” has several features that are especially noteworthy. First, it incorporates algebraic notion, which didn’t exist in Capablanca’s day. This makes the book very easy to understand for current-day readers. Second, there are plenty of large, colorful, and easy-to-read diagrams throughout the book. (It’s the first -based chess book I’ve seen with decent diagrams.) Third, the print is large and easy to read.
Even though “Chess Fundamentals” was originally published in 1921, it never seems dated. In his writing, Capablanca stresses fundamentals of chess that are universal and timeless. In the short time I’ve had this book, I have learned a lot from it. I use it with my computer chess software in order to review and analyze the principles that Capablanca teaches. I think my game is already getting better as a result.
“Chess Fundamentals” by José Raul Capablanca is undoubtedly one of the best chess books I’ve ever read. Most highly recommended.
I have been playing chess for about 57 years. I discovered this book many years ago. It is written with a clarity that is very rare.
Look into the mind of a genius and experience simplicity . . . I give this book to all my chess playing friends and those who only have some skill.
Its a must have for all chess players at all levels of play. Raúl Capablanca know as the Chess machine as a International Grand master he lost 1 game in 10 years of tournament play. In my mind he might be the greatest chess player ever . . I suggest learning all you can about the man he has a very interesting story to tell . From womanizer to a good husband who didn't even own a chess set . . they don't make em like that any more . .
Look for his other book .. written by his wife and a collaborator after his passi8ng . .
" Clarity is born from honesty "
Book reviewed Chess Fundamentals in Algebraic (Illustrated), Edition, by Jose Capablanca.
Capablanca was world chess champion from 1921 to 1927. He takes the unique approach in focusing on chess endings rather than focusing on openings as most beginning books do. It makes sense. In the ending, with a reduced number of pieces on the board, the beginner can really learn the potential power and limitation of each piece, and at the same time, begin to get a grasp on positional play. While the book does have illustrations of the starting position, it's written with the understanding that the reader will set up the pieces on a chess board and work through the moves on his own.
The kindle edition reviewed here is a bargain at $1.99. Whoever published this book took the time to convert the old descriptive notation to the current algebraic notation. The algebraic notation is highlighted and in bold font to distinguish it from the written text. The Table of Contents hyperlinks to each section for easy navigation. Some thought went into making it function as a real eBook.
The only fault I could find with the setup is that if you click the "GO TO", the chapters are not identified, but only the sections of each chapter. Not a big deal. You can do a search for the word "chapter" and find them--or simply go to the Table of Contents which appears after the book cover. However, it's easy to miss the TOC since it appears before the start page of the book, and you have to go back to the cover to find it. And it is a problem because the TOC gives you an overview of what the book is about.
For an absolute beginner, this is probably not the right book, but for someone who's familiar with the pieces, has played a few games, is beginning to get comfortable with algebraic notation, the book is strongly recommended. Yeah, the guy does ramble a bit from time to time, but quickly brings the discussion back to topic. When it counts, his explanations are clearly written and to-the-point, which is highly preferable to a lot of other books that over explain.
The absolute beginner needs lots and lots of game diagrams. This book gives you the initial position, and only in the section on actual games gives a clarifying diagram as the game advances. So I'd recommend this book along with a book of your choice that has more illustrated positions.
BTW, it really sucks that is grouping all the reviews of all the editions of a book together. This book in particular has 50 reviews (Nov 14, 2017), but few have anything to do with this edition. This means you have to wade thru a lot of irrelevant material to reach any evaluations of the product you are looking at. I've complained. Nothing's happened...
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