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Summary: Uncommon approach to teach chess.
Review: Everybody knows Bobby Fisher and his skills. He was an extraordinary chess player; he came from a different space!
He has designed and created extraordinary book too.
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Summary: A novel approach, very well done.
Review: Please note that these comments are strictly about this book and not its controversial author.It is a series of plates (a diagram of a single set-up), each with a single question, for example, "Can white mate in one move?" Answer the question and flip the page to see how you did. I found this approach with its terse explanations useful. It starts at the beginner level and builds up in small steps, covering much more than I expected from a paperback book with so little text. I did not feel the need to set up these positions on a board; looking in the book was good enough. This book is convenient to whip out, work a problem or two, and put away again, so I sometimes took it with me.
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Summary: Different merely for the sake of it
Review: As the first book I ever read on chess "Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess" was my introduction to the game. However, it is fair to say that the book does not really work efectively. The fact that the whole book is focused so much on specific positions means that there is no likelihood that one will ever work out how on earth Fischer (or any other famous player) could amanage to reach any single one of the positions discussed. The problems, on the whole, assume very little knowledge of chess and allow for very easy answers with a small amount of knowledge. Even the supposedly "more complicated" problems give no difficulty to any grown-up person who knows the rules of Chess. The positions from Fischer's games, except the excellently described rook sacrifice against Sherwin, lack any insight into his style of play, thus giving one no knowledge of why so many people see Fischer as the greatest Chess player who ever lived. Only for kids.
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Summary: A book every beginner should consider
Review: "Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess" is one of those books that may never go out of print. It occupies a niche in the chess book market by virtue of its quiz style of learning. For beginners (and those wanting a simple refresher course), it's a very good addition to your chess library. The format of the book consists of a series of brief chapter intros to a particular aspect of chess playing, each chapter followed by a set of small quizzes that reinforce the intro. The quiz layouts are nicely done in that you take a look at a position on a chessboard, answer the question below it, and then turn to the top of the next page to find the answer. It's quick and easy. When you reach the end of the book, you simply turn it over and keep going. Each set of quizzes adds on to previously gained knowledge, so by the end of the book, you are presented with fairly difficult positions to analyze. No chess book is perfect. You are not going to learn about openings or defenses. The mid-game is not discussed. No grandmaster analysis is provided. Fischer's insights are not very deep. What the book does well is assist people in seeing the whole board. It's also good in helping understand massing of power. And while some might criticize its dependency on endgame offensive scenarios, anyone who has been a beginning player knows how hard it is sometimes to deliver the kill. This is an inexpensive book that can be read in spurts. It is certainly not the last word on chess, but it will help people new to the game tremendously. For kids who can read, this is a fine resource for learning the game. No matter what your age, though, if you are new to chess consider this a must-have.
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Summary: A Good, Simple Method of Teaching Elementary Tactics
Review: DO NOT BUY this book if you are hoping to find pearls of chess wisdom from one of the greatest players of all time. He lent his name to the book, but almost any master could have compiled the contents. What makes this book special is not the "Bobby Fischer" name, but the method of teaching elementary tactics to chess players who are looking to improve, but not necessarily become masters of the game. This is **not** a must-have book, but if you stumble across it for a low price, it's well worth picking up.
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Summary: Can I give this a zero?
Review: Ah, oh my gosh! I ordered this THING ONLINE! Then got it read through the first part of it - then almost cried. Wish I read the reviews before (yes somewhat mixed, but would have picked up on the reviews by those who never read a real chess book).
I just finished reading my "Chess For Juniors", which is awesome!! Then thought I was ready for BOBBY FISCHER!!! The only drawback to my "Chess For Juniors" book is it didn't warn me about the Fischer Book (joking here obviously!).
The Fischer book shows Fischer isn't a chess teacher - just is (now perhaps was) a great player. It is a simple series of problems and answers without explaining ideas.
Don't spend your money on this!
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Summary: O Star
Review: Don't waste your money to buy this book if you are a beginner .
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Summary: Not the best beginner's book
Review: The title makes it seem that this book has organized lessons by Bobby Fischer. In fact there is very little written text. It is basically a problem book with very simple checkmates.
A lot of space is used (very big diagrams) and not a lot of material is covered.
This being said if you are looking for a good problem book for beginners I really like "Winning Chess Tactics For Juniors" by Hays.
If you are looking for a great first book that really teaches chess using lessons then there is no better book than "Chess For Juniors" by Snyder.
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Summary: Not worth the cheap paper it is written on
Review: Ok! Fischer, the greatest world champion of all time wrote this? I cannot believe he really wrote this book. It has oversized diagrams, over simple problems for the absolute beginner and it contains almost no teaching text. Just simple problems with answers. I am only 12 years old and I could write a better book than this (maybe I will change my name like movie stars and authors do TO BOBBY FISCHER then write a book with the name on it and it will be a good seller).
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Summary: Never lose to a back rank mate again
Review: Work through this book a couple of times (it's very easy) and you will never get caught in a back rank mate combination again. However, don't expect to learn the full spectrum of chess tactics from this book. It's very focused on only a few tactical areas. I wonder why no one has used this format to teach other tactical ideas?
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