Also you could check out your local public library for chess books.

Claus-Juergen



In my experience most collections of chess books in public libraries are
laughable because knowledge chess players aren't given the chance to provide
input. Of course libraries can always get books from other libraries for you.

PJDBAD wrote (2003-09-20 20:50:25 PST):

In my experience most collections of
chess books in public libraries are
laughable because knowledge chess
players aren't given the chance to
provide input. Of course libraries
can always get books from other
libraries for you.

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Are they "laughable" from the point of
view of someone who is "NEW TO CHESS"?

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Are they "laughable" from the point of
view of someone who is "NEW TO CHESS"?


That all depends on the library, but for the most part I would have to say yes.
There usually are too few beginners books there should be several copies of
something like " Idiots' Guide to Chess,' so that several learners could check
them out at once. Suppose two people wanted to study together. I don't know
how libraries decide how many copies of books to order, but at least two copies
of some chess books wouldn't be too many. I always liked the article in the
Encyclopedia Britianica for a basic introduction if no other chess book
happened to be accessable because usually the encyclopedia doesn't circulate.