One other thing,

I almost forgot. Dan Heisman's web site is a fantastic place to learn all
the basics. I think it's just www.danheisman.com Go ahead and browse his
whole site. Also, be sure to check out his Novice Nook articles on
ChessCafe.com. The information in those FREE articles is worth a million
bucks and easily better than the majority of novice books out there. Check
his site out. You can spend a week going through all it has to offer. I've
seen chess site that you have to pay for that can;t even touch the wealth of
information that Dan's page has to offer.

Many people can tell you what you are doing wrong in a chess game, but it
takes skill and ability to show you the error of your ways in a way that a
novice can understand. He got it right.

Glen


"47 Ronin" wrote in message
...
I new to the game of chess, I know the rules, but very little about the
strategy of the game can anyone suggest a good book for beginners or
perhaps
even a free website?
Thank in advance for your patience and suggestion,
Dalton