Interested in learning how to play the world's most popular board game? Trying to figure out the best ways to start -- and end -- a game of chess? Want to gain a competitive edge before you head to a tournament? Whether you're new to chess or beyond the basics and looking for new strategies, you'll find the advice and instruction you need in Alpha Teach Yourself Chess in 24 Hours. The 24 lessons in this step-by-step guide keep you on track as you learn to play chess from the masters.

Alpha Teach Yourself Chess in 24 Hours

Humor & Entertainment

Polgar, Susan

Truong, Paul

Polgar, Zsuzsa

Truong, Hoainhan Paul

Horvitz, Leslie

Puzzles & Games

Alpha

Learn to Win at Chess from World Champion Susan Polgar Susan Polgar, 4-time World Chess Champion, became a living legend by following the methods taught by her father, Laszlo Polgar, the famous Hungarian chess coach. In A World Champion's Guide to Chess, Susan reveals these masterful tactics and techniques to players of all ages. With coauthor Paul Truong, an 11-time National Champion, she begins with the basics of understanding how the pieces move and leads the reader through checkmate and defense, pawn promotion, and opening and endgame patterns. Accompanying the lessons are personal glimpses into Susan's famous career, including her story of becoming the first female Grandmaster, the highest title in chess.

A World Champion's Guide to Chess: Step-by-step instructions for winning chess the Polgar way

Random House Puzzles & Games

Susan Polgar became the first female Grandmaster at age 15—and it wasn't luck that got her there. Her use of tactics, combinations, and strategy during her games gave her the critical advantage she needed against her opponents. In Chess Tactics for Champions, Polgar gives insight into the kind of thinking that chess champions rely on while playing the game, specifically the ability to recognize patterns and combinations. With coauthor Paul Truong, Susan Polgar teaches the tactics she learned from her father, Laszlo Polgar, one of the world's best chess coaches. • Teaches players how to calculate the effect of a move in order to gain an edge over an opponent • For intermediate to advanced chess players of all ages

Chess Tactics for Champions: A step-by-step guide to using tactics and combinations the Polgar way

Reference

Rebel Queen: The Cold War, Misogyny, and the Making of a Grandmaster

Biographies & Memoirs

Community & Culture

Grand Central Publishing

Rich As A King: How the Wisdom of Chess Can Make You a Grandmaster of Investing

Chess champions are among the strongest strategic thinkers in the world. Imagine if you could apply the thought processes of grandmasters like Bobby Fischer, Garry Kasparov, and Susan Polgar to your own investments. Rich as a King: How the Wisdom of Chess Can Make You a Grandmaster of Investing unlocks the secrets of chess in a tangible way so you can apply them to managing your own finances. With the guidance of World Chess Champion and Grandmaster Susan Polgar―one of the greatest players in the history of the game―along with international investment advisor Douglas Goldstein, CFP®, you can learn how to apply the wisdom of chess to make you a grandmaster of your investments. Packed with practical examples and never-before-heard stories from the chess world, Susan and Doug will show you: What has been holding you back from success The moves Susan used to win 10 Olympic medals, which you can start using right now to manage your money The 64 strategies that can make you Rich as a King! Thinking one step ahead and creating a detailed financial plan will bring you closer to your ultimate goals of building your wealth.

Business & Money

Goldstein, Douglas

Investing

Morgan James Publishing

Chess champions are among the strongest strategic thinkers in the world. Imagine if you could apply the thought processes of grandmasters like Bobby Fischer, Garry Kasparov, and Susan Polgar to your own investments.Rich as a King: How the Wisdom of Chess Can Make You a Grandmaster of Investing unlocks the secrets of chess in a tangible way so you can apply them to managing your own finances. With the guidance of World Chess Champion and Grandmaster Susan Polgar―one of the greatest players in the history of the game―along with international investment advisor Douglas Goldstein, CFP®, you can learn how to apply the wisdom of chess to make you a grandmaster of your investments.Packed with practical examples and never-before-heard stories from the chess world, Susan and Doug will show you: What has been holding you back from success The moves Susan used to win 10 Olympic medals, which you can start using right now to manage your money The 64 strategies that can make you Rich as a King!Thinking one step ahead and creating a detailed financial plan will bring you closer to your ultimate goals of building your wealth.

4-time Women's World Champion Susan Polgar provides a candid inside view of the lives of the Polgar sisters. She takes readers through the incredible development of the three sisters: becoming chess prodigies, growing into contenders, winning World titles and Olympiad gold medals, ending the Soviet dominance in women's chess, breaking through the gender and age barriers, and generally revolutionizing the game.

Breaking Through: How The Polgar Sisters Changed The Game Of Chess

Everyman Chess

The Polgar Way to Better Chess! Learn Chess the Right Way is a five-volume chess puzzle book series aimed at the novice, beginner and intermediate level player, using the unique methods of the award-winning coach and former world champion Susan Polgar. It introduces the most important checkmate and material-winning tactics, as well as defensive techniques to the new chess player. Each of the five volumes will consist of 500 puzzles. In Book 1, the focus is on one-move checkmate exercises. In each of the first five chapters, a specific piece delivers checkmate (in Chapter 1: the queen, Chapter 2: the rook, and so on). In Chapters 6-8, checkmates which involve special tactics (such as pins, discovered attacks, etc.) are introduced. Chapter 9 has a mixed collection of puzzles, without any hint about which piece is to deliver checkmate. Chapter 10 builds on the previous 9 chapters, and introduces basic patterns of checkmate in two moves. With over 40 years of experience as a world-class player and coach, international grandmaster Susan Polgar has developed the most effective way to help young players and beginners Learn Chess the Right Way. Let her show you the way to understanding the most common and critical patterns and let her show you the way to becoming a better player. SUSAN POLGAR is a winner of four Women's World Championships and the top-ranked woman chess player in the United States. She became the #1 woman player in the world at 15 and remained in the top 3 for over 20 years. In 2013, she received the U.S. Coach of the Year Award and the following year, she was named the Chess Trainer of the Year by the International Chess Federation (FIDE). She thus became the first person in history to be accorded both honors. Under her guidance, SPICE chess teams at both Texas Tech University and Webster University have won a combined five consecutive National Division I Collegiate Chess Championships.

Learn Chess the Right Way: Book 1: Must-know Checkmates

Russell Enterprises, Inc.

The best-selling A World Championâ€™s Guide to Chess is available again!! Winning Chess the Polgar Way! In A World Championâ€™s Guide to Chess, Womenâ€™s World Champion Susan Polgarâ€™s exclusive training methods will have you playing winning chess! Topics include Chess Essentials, Tactics, Strategy, Pattern Recognition, Endgames, Chess Etiquette, Advice for Parents &amp; Coaches and much more! SUSAN POLGAR is a winner of four Womenâ€™s World Championships and the top-ranked woman chess player in the United States. She became the #1 woman player in the world at 15 and remained in the top 3 for over 20 years. In 2013, she received the U.S. Coach of the Year Award and the following year, she was named the Chess Trainer of the Year by the International Chess Federation (FIDE). She thus became the first person in history to be accorded both honors. Under her guidance, SPICE chess teams at both Texas Tech University and Webster University have won a combined five consecutive National Division I Collegiate Chess Championships. PAUL TRUONG is winner of eleven national titles, a prolific chess trainer, and award-winning chess author. He was also captain and manager of the historic 2004 US Womenâ€™s Olympiad team which won two gold and two silver medals, as well as the coach of the five-time national champion SPICE chess teams.

A World Champion's Guide to Chess: Step-by-Step Instructions for Winning Chess the Polgar Way!

THE POLGAR WAY TO BETTER CHESS! Learn Chess the Right Way is a five-volume chess puzzle book series aimed at the novice, beginner and intermediate level player, using the unique methods of the award-winning coach and former world champion Susan Polgar. It introduces the most important checkmate and material-winning tactics, as well as defensive techniques to the new chess player. Each of the five volumes will consist of over 500 puzzles. Volume 2 is all about â€œwinning materialâ€ exercises. In each of the first six chapters a certain piece captures an enemy piece (in chapter 1 â€“ The Queen, in chapter 2 â€“ The Rook, and so on). In chapter 7, you will get no hint about which piece should be moved. In chapters 8-12, the most common and important chess tactics (such as decoy, fork, pin, discovery and skewer) are introduced. Finally, in chapter 13, in addition to the previously mentioned patterns, you will need to figure out which tactical pattern to use to win material, including concepts like â€œtrapping a pieceâ€ or â€œintermediate move.â€ With over 40 years of experience as a world-class player and coach, international grandmaster Susan Polgar has developed the most effective way to help young players and beginners â€“ Learn Chess the Right Way. Let her show you the way to understanding the most common and critical patterns and let her show you the way to becoming a better player. SUSAN POLGAR is a winner of four Womenâ€™s World Championships and the top-ranked woman chess player in the United States. She became the #1 woman player in the world at 15 and remained in the top 3 for over 20 years. In 2013, she received the U.S. Coach of the Year Award and the following year, she was named the Chess Trainer of the Year by the International Chess Federation (FIDE). She thus became the first person in history to be accorded both honors. Under her guidance, SPICE chess teams at both Texas Tech University and Webster University have won a combined six consecutive National Division I Collegiate Chess Championships.

Learn Chess the Right Way: Book 2: Winning Material

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Alpha Teach Yourself Chess in 24 Hours

A World Champion's Guide to Chess: Step-by-step instructions for winning chess the Polgar way

Chess Tactics for Champions: A step-by-step guide to using tactics and combinations the Polgar way

Rebel Queen: The Cold War, Misogyny, and the Making of a Grandmaster

Rich As A King: How the Wisdom of Chess Can Make You a Grandmaster of Investing

Rich As A King: How the Wisdom of Chess Can Make You a Grandmaster of Investing

Breaking Through: How The Polgar Sisters Changed The Game Of Chess

Learn Chess the Right Way: Book 1: Must-know Checkmates

A World Champion's Guide to Chess: Step-by-Step Instructions for Winning Chess the Polgar Way!

Learn Chess the Right Way: Book 2: Winning Material