Basic Chess

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Basic Chess

Post by John Upham » Wed Apr 21, 2021 12:19 pm

We have reviewed Basic Chess

by David Levens

from Hamlyn

Endorsed by The Daily Mail :D



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Basic Chess, David Levens, Hamlyn, 2021, ISBN 978-0-600-63718-9
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Re: Basic Chess

Post by JustinHorton » Wed Apr 21, 2021 12:55 pm

There's a review here which you may or may not choose entirely to believe
"Do you play chess?"
"Yes, but I prefer a game with a better chance of cheating."

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Re: Basic Chess

Post by John Upham » Wed Apr 21, 2021 1:41 pm

JustinHorton wrote:
Wed Apr 21, 2021 12:55 pm
There's a review here which you may or may not choose entirely to believe
The notation used for the 2021 edition is short-form (non-figurine) English algebraic such as

19. Rad1! Qxf3? 20.Rxe7+! Nxe7? 21.Qxd7+!! Kxd7 22.Bf5++ Ke8

and looks perfectly understandable to me. I doubt if the content of the edition referenced by the review is any different to the content of the edition reviewed by myself since nothing has been updated apart from the cover and the edition date.

The review from "Anonymous" does not appear to be reliable.
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Re: Basic Chess

Post by Kevin Thurlow » Wed Apr 21, 2021 2:18 pm

Waterstones have https://www.waterstones.com/book/9780600637189

"Basic Chess is the book you need to master the game." may be optimistic, but they are trying to sell the book. I share Justin's suspicion of the review on the Barnes and Noble site.

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