

The book by the man that needs no introduction, the one and only Bobby Fischer.

This is the book for doing just that.īobby Fischer Teaches Chess. The next step is learning one opening until you memorize the main line, then learn another one. When first playing Chess, you want to just play a couple hundred games. It was the first book I got when I decided to start learning an opening. Modern Chess Openings is a true classic in the world of chess. They are tailored to provide a ton of information on one large category of Chess like openings or the important information for a large number of topics.

If you decide to only get a few books, these would be the best ones to get. Keep in mind any older books published back then are included in this list because of the value the book still holds. If you’re an intermediate player or more experienced, you’ll pick up the terms quicker. Although Descriptive Notation isn’t much more complicated than Algebraic Notation, if you’re not familiar with the language, there will be a learning curve.

However, many of the older books that were published before the 1980’s used Descriptive Notation to indicate the Chess moves.
