Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess

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Summary: Oversized Diagrams - Fischer Teaches very little
Review: The book uses a lot of space to cover very little stuff. Get 1001 Brilliant Checkmates by Reinfeld. The book's title makes it seem like you get good quality lessons when it is just a simple problem book.

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Summary: Not a happy camper
Review: Each page contains one very simple "find the checkmate" problem. Overall not a lot of problems to work on. They are not clearly organized by the type of pattern either. "Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess" also refrains from using regular chess notation. I consider this a flaw if a newcomer is trying to learn to move on to other chess books. A player needs to get use to using chess notation.
There are three other books, which are far superior that contain checkmate problems to work on. These are "How to Beat Your Dad at Chess", "Winning Chess Tournaments for Juniors", and "1001 Brilliant Checkmates". Consider these books before purchasing "Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess".
In reality this book's title makes it sound like you are getting good quality lessons when in fact you are getting a book on problems designed for someone who knows how the pieces move, but not more than that (the problems are too simple to be of use to anyone who has a knowledge beyond the very basics).
I also have heard from several sources that this book was "ghost written" and Bobby Fischer Bobby Fischer only allowed his name to be put on it to get royalties.
Why 2 stars instead of 1? If you are a beginner who knows how the pieces move and if you want a limited and inexpensive book on checkmates then is book is ok (at best).

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Summary: The Checkmates are still fun
Review: This book is an old, old inferior book that I have heard on more than one occassion was not even put together by Bobby Fischer (it has a ghost writter - get the point). He simply put put his stamp of approval on it for the money.
And it shows. I did look over the other reviews and agree with the fact it doesn't encourange you to learn chess notation and doesn't cover anything else than the most simple checkmates that would be easy to learn in a beginning book like "Starting Chess" or "Chess For Juniors" by Snyder (my favorite) with both being excellent books and much better than this one to learn everything you need to know to be a half way decent player. This book is way over "hyped" as being good by those who have not really looked over some of the other checkmate books like "1001 Brilliant Checkmates" by Reinfeld, or "How to Beat your Dad at Chess" by Chandler.
DO NOT WAISTE YOUR TIME ON THIS BOOK. Move on!