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Summary: Eye opener
Review: The Turkish editions of this book and "Judgement and Planning in Chess" changed my ideas on chess. Till that time, i have read a few tactics books but i knew nothing about the other aspects of chess. As an endgame expert, Capa emphasizes the importance of endgame and introduces basic ideas on endgames like "opposition" with some more advanced topics. He also shows the importance of development and initiative in openings. The major drawback is that, he does not explain the subjects in detail. Good for 1000-1600 players.
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Summary: Eye opener
Review: The Turkish editions of this book and "Judgement and Planning in Chess" changed my ideas on chess. Till that time, i have read a few tactics books but i knew nothing about the other aspects of chess. As an endgame expert, Capa emphasizes the importance of endgame and introduces basic ideas on endgames like "opposition" with some more advanced topics. He also shows the importance of development and initiative in openings. The major drawback is that, he does not explain the subjects in detail. Good for 1000-1600 players.
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Summary: The title says it all.
Review: There's a reason why this is a classic of chess literature and there's a reason why the title was "Chess Fundamentals" every student of the game should understand what is contained within the pages of this book. I have seen many player's who have neglected to understand such fundamentals losing/drawing in won positions. Don't let the gaps in your knowledge hold you back from more win's. Get this book. Enjoy this book. Improve with this book.Recommended for any player!
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Summary: The title says it all.
Review: There's a reason why this is a classic of chess literature and there's a reason why the title was "Chess Fundamentals" every student of the game should understand what is contained within the pages of this book. I have seen many player's who have neglected to understand such fundamentals losing/drawing in won positions. Don't let the gaps in your knowledge hold you back from more win's. Get this book. Enjoy this book. Improve with this book. Recommended for any player!
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Summary: The one chess book to own -- absolutely
Review: This book contains various fundamentals clearly explained by one of the strongest players to have ever played the game of chess. There is not a modern work written today that does not quote this book, which was written in 1921 on the verge of the new modern chess strategy. This should be the first book that a beginner who knows a few basics should own. At the end of the book are 14 games played and annotated by Capablanca. A modest champion, he includes 6 of his losses among the first 6 games, with 8 winning games following. Capablanca cared not much for chess, even with all his amazing talent, and became Cuba's political ambassador. The interpersonal skills necessary to be a sucessful ambassador shine through clearly in his chess writings. He makes it all seem so simple as he explains basic strategy so that an infant could understand it. Possibly the best chess book ever written and the new algebraic edition in double columns printed on good bright white paper is a joy. A classic. Capablanca's own style was clear and simple- he shunned tactical complications and prefered to outmaneuver his oponent in what seemed like a drawish endgame. To this day he is considered the grandfather of endgame technique, and only lost his championship match to Alekhine because of lack of opening preparation (and was unable to obtain a rematch).
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Summary: An Intuitive Player's First Move
Review: This book is the best way to jumpstart a beginning to chess mastery. Capablanca gives a mild technical backdrop before presenting some of his own games. Capablanca synthesized positional ideas when the rest of the world was trying to figure out how to out calculate their opponent. This book gives an introduction to the system of thought that gave legends like Fischer, Karpov, and Kramnik their start. Warning:Opening theory has evolved to make the games most of the games in this book obsolete from the standpoint of theory. But if you want to know how an intuitive chessplayer thinks, read this book.
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Summary: Good but not best
Review: This is a good book. There is an overemphasis on the endgame. One cannot reach the endgame with the type of positions that this book would expect you to know if you cannot survive the opening. My two favorits still are highly recommended over this one, CHESS FOR JUNIORS & WINNING CHESS TOURNAMENTS FOR JUNIORS.
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Summary: Chess Lessons From One Of The Strongest Players Ever Known
Review: This is an opportunity for new and intermediate players to learn the fundamental from a world champion. Here are the invincible Capablanca's thoughts on various chess themes as well as fourteen annotated games. When I was a non-master, I read this book carefully: replaying the positions, setting my computer, and following Capa's plans. I think that if one carefully studies this book (and not merely moving pieces on the board), one can get a solid foundation for further improvement.
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Summary: The Chess Machine indeed!!
Review: This is the best book i have ever read in chess! After reading this book i now have a much better understading of the game. I look at everything more logically, and most importantly it has taught me to discipline myself in my own games (he does not have a chapter on this, i am only reffering to how calmly he played his games, and that coolnes he had kinda rubs off after you go over a few of his games) If you want to study chess... you really need to start with capa first. There are other more exciting champions or players like tal, or alekhine. But what i have noticed (not only me, the whole chess community) is that sometimes those type of players let there emotions get the best of them and they would put themselves in a position where they either really paid for it, or looked brilliant because the opponent could not find the best defense under pressure. (They loved taking games into complications, and knowing when to complicate things can be very difficult... even for world champs! small point.. kasparov, and kramnik will not do this against computers!!) Capa on the other hand played to the board, he never complicated things if he didnt have to, and just simply played logical moves.
Capa is known as the toughest chess player to beat in the history of chess!! (he has the lowest % of losses of any world champ) He is also known as the greatest end game player, natural player, and dare i say greatest? his specialty was the end game. and this book WILL give you a solid understanding of endings. ( while playing games on the internet i have actually ran into many similar positions,,, especially pawn endings) he gives you a few opening concepts that are simply crucial to understand! Capa was never a master of the openings, but he understood the whole concept of what youre trying to achieve from them. I was rated 1425 before and now am rated 1500. More importantly i have begun beating 1600 players! i plan on reading this book again, and making a push towards 1700! but i do plan on investing on a opening book because i am not gifted like capablanca was. its bad when people know youre opening tecnique, but capa didnt seem to care, he simply told you how he was going to beat you and then did it!
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