Does anyone have any suggestions for books
with as many of the following features as
possible?

1. Aimed at kids or beginners
- every or almost every move annotated
2. Kingside attack, short games
3. Starts with 1. e4 e5
(like 90% of scholastic games)

Something like the first chapter of "Logical Chess" by Irving
Chernev (though it's not entirely Open games)

Dave Kane

I'm not sure if this meets all your criteria, but a favorite of mine is
Chess Master vs Chess Amateur. I used to play the role of the amateur,
and my children would have to guess the master's move. As the amateur I
played pretty bad! :-)

Marty

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says...
Does anyone have any suggestions for books
with as many of the following features as
possible?

1. Aimed at kids or beginners
- every or almost every move annotated
2. Kingside attack, short games
3. Starts with 1. e4 e5
(like 90% of scholastic games)

Something like the first chapter of "Logical Chess" by Irving
Chernev (though it's not entirely Open games)

Dave Kane

The other posters recommendation is excellent (Euwe's book). Also, Robert
Snyder has a new book out called Unbeatable Chess Lessons for Juniors which
is bascially 25 or so games with every move annotated, a bit like Logical
Chess. It's not predominantly double-king pawn openings though.

-T



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Does anyone have any suggestions for books
with as many of the following features as
possible?

1. Aimed at kids or beginners
- every or almost every move annotated
2. Kingside attack, short games
3. Starts with 1. e4 e5
(like 90% of scholastic games)

Something like the first chapter of "Logical Chess" by Irving
Chernev (though it's not entirely Open games)

Dave Kane

"David Kane" wrote in message
news:Hmu%b.67146$4o.87174@attbi_s52...
Does anyone have any suggestions for books
with as many of the following features as
possible?

1. Aimed at kids or beginners
- every or almost every move annotated
2. Kingside attack, short games
3. Starts with 1. e4 e5
(like 90% of scholastic games)

Something like the first chapter of "Logical Chess" by Irving
Chernev (though it's not entirely Open games)

Dave Kane

Dave, people have made you a few good book suggestions, however not
everybody thinks book-learning by beginners is valuable (Kasparov, eg) and
its better if novices try to figure it out themselves by actually playing
chess. There is some danger in 'producing' a booked-up little genius who has
no practice in thinking for himself over the board. Cordially, Phil Innes