The Chess Bible · 5-in-1 Companion for the Future Grandmaster: From Opening to Endgame, Everything You Need to Know to Stop Being a Pawn in Their Game and Become King of the Board + 101 Exercises

When I was young my grandfather gave me a chess set but I have never learned to play until I got this book. I have always thought that chess was a difficult game and only very intelligent people could play it. Recently, looking for old books, I found the set I kept from my childhood and I decided it was time to sit, learn and enjoy this fascinating and entertaining game. The Chess Bible is a practical and very well explained book that can suit beginners and people who already know how to play but want to improve their game. It contains diagrams of different moves and detailed descriptions of the rules of the game, techniques and strategies that guide readers on approaching chess. I highly recommend it.

I have always wanted to learn to play chess, that's why I decided to read “The Chess Bible” by Chiron Press. It's a clear guide ideally for beginners.Each chapter deals with different techniques, rules and strategies that beginners can apply in this entertaining but difficult game. What is interesting about this read -and I mention this because I'm a visual person - is that each movement is explained and also drawn, so it's simpler to understand the move.All in all, it's a well-developed and helpful book. Even though it's a difficult board game, I found it clear and easy to understand. In fact, I started practising with my mum after reading it. So, I thoroughly recommend it.

I wish I had read a book like this one 20 years ago, when I was playing chess like crazy with my friends. Anyway, having found it now has been a blessing.The title The Chess Bible could not have been more appropriate for this book. It is really a bible that helps us understand that playing chess is not for geniuses, but we can all learn and play like bosses.The techniques and exercises that the author proposes to us are all reader-friendly, super clear, and they are useful for helping players develop more movements or expand their knowledge of them. The pictures help and clarify a lot. I loved this ‘bible’!

A little difficult to read unless you are an expert on Chess!!!

“The Chess Bible · 5-in-1 Companion for the Future Grandmaster: From Opening to Endgame, Everything You Need to Know to Stop Being a Pawn in Their Game and Become King of the Board + 101 Exercises'' by Chiron Press is a book that can help anyone play this great board game which is Chess. I love playing chess; I started at a young age with my older brother and since then I play anytime I can. With time, I forgot some rules and I was not aware of many movements. This book provided me with a lot of interesting moves I will like to use in my next game.This guide is simple to use and can be understood by anyone; you don’t have to be a professional to read this. Not at all! This begins simple so that any beginner can understand it. Totally recommended!

The information in excellent, covering a great deal, but the format and often the context can be confusing due to many spelling mistakes and mislabeling. Fire the editor.

“The Chess Bible” is a compilation of 5 books in one published by Chiron Press. It is a good book for beginners and those who have some knowledge of this board game too. It is a practical guide that is simple to follow and to understand.It is not of those books that you will read very quickly, but one that will demand you some time. I totally recommend it to those people who love playing chess and don’t know much about the game. I am not a beginner but I needed some more knowledge and this book was really helpful to me.

Start with some examples:* In the section on bishops: "The Knight can move in any direction diagonally as long as there is not a piece "blocking" or in its way. ** There are more references like that in this section.* In the section on knights: The Knight piece can only go to one of the board's eight possible spots. The Knight piece can go wherever another piece of the same color doesn't occupy that.* Diagrams are lacking where they would provide clarity in this early section. Several times diagrams are referred to that don't exist.* Pawn structures are describes without diagrams.* The section on quick checkmates describes the typical Scholar's Mate. However by not describing or diagramming any of the moves the beginner is left in the dark as to how it is actually accomplished. The first reference to a move is the response g6. It is left in a complete void what the rest of the board looks like. It goes on and on like this.* In the section on great openings to try they start with the Roy Lopez. Paragraphs later after discussing the history and some general comments on it, the first description of the board is starting on move 4 with exchange variations. With absolutely no context on what the previous moves are I am guessing that the beginner is left with getting another book to actually look up what this opening is.And that would be my recommendation. Get another book. Pretty much any other one will be more useful that this waste of paper.