How to Win at Chess: The Ultimate Guide for Beginners and Beyond

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Full of Levy Rozman's signature charm and humour that have made him beloved by millions of fans, the first half of this unique guide introduces rising players (0-800 Elo rating) to the four key areas to consider when playing chess-openings, endings, tactics, and strategy-and the second half builds upon these core skills for more experienced players (800-1300 Elo rating). Though it claims to be for beginners and intermediate players alike, I think the former will benefit way more from this release. Full of Levy Rozman's signature charm and humor that have made him beloved by millions of fans, the first half of this unique guide introduces rising players (0-800 Elo rating) to the four key areas to consider when playing chess—openings, endings, tactics, and strategy—and the second half builds upon these core skills for more experienced players (800-1300 Elo rating).

I think that the self-described rating of up to 1200 ELO is very reasonable, and it's a perfectly good book for recreational players who want some easy-to-follow tips. Learn chess from International Master and YouTube's top chess teacher Levy Rozman (aka GothamChess) in this refreshing and fun guide for beginner and intermediate players. For instance, Chapter 10 (Intermediate Openings) covers the London System, Vienna System, and Alapin Sicilian, but each too briefly to be useful unless you already understood the opening. How to Win at Chess is a thought-provoking and information dense chess monograph by Levy Rozman (GothamChess). The only true downside is that it was supposed to be aimed at “intermediate” players as well, and since I myself am an intermediate player, I hoped to benefit.

This is why we can safely say that Rozman has significantly contributed to the modernization and popularization of chess, making the game more appealing to a new generation of players. Rozman is Rozman—his twitch stuff caters to a twitch audience, his old YouTube stuff catered to a new player wanting to learn, his pay vids are ridiculously detailed and helpful, and this volume seems to walk the line between all 3. Rozman's new book explores chess from all angles and contains up-to-date information on the latest opening theory as well as basic chess strategy that will help pre-teen chess players develop a solid foundation in the principles of chess - from openings to middle game to end game.

How to Win at Chess teaches you everything you need to know about the game, including all the important moves and strategies to start off strong and keep you thinking several steps ahead. I'm still not quite ready for prime time, but I can pretty much beat the weakest chess computer settings most of the time. A great guide for people who have recently mastered the basic rules of chess and would now like to make the transition to studying the game, not really knowing where to start. The book covers the introductory basis of chess - the board, the pieces, how they move, and the rules. His passion for the game drew me in and made chess not only interesting but also actively made me want to play myself.Released 24th Oct 2023 by Penguin Random House on their Ten Speed Press imprint, it's 272 pages and is available in hardcover and ebook formats. But it would be easier to explain in chess notation that kind of things and remove some diagrams in favor of sequence of moves.