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Subject: Re: What books would you suggest

Author: Wayne Lowrance

Date: 22:35:46 09/04/99

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On September 05, 1999 at 01:03:45, Pete Galati wrote:

>On September 05, 1999 at 00:34:36, Jean wrote:
>
>>I am new to chess and wonder which books you feel should be in a beginners
>>library and why.  Thanks
>
>Not at all computer related but the books I'd recommend would be Irving
>Chernev's "Logical Chess, move by move" & "The Most Instructive Games of Chess
>ever Played". Chernev was a pioneer, all his books are good.
>
>And "Lasker's Manual of Chess" and Tarrasch's "The Game of Chess". Both are
>classic books that explain Chess & it's concepts very well.
>
>I've noticed that the books that I like seam to be written by people who are
>allready dead, just an observation.
>
>Pete

I studied Tarrasch's book as well, many many years ago, my first serious study.
I highly recommend it, if it is still in print !



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