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Title: Clearly not a great choice for beginners
Review: I learned to play chess over 37 years ago but didn't play much after college. I recently started studying it when friends at work got me back into the game. I'm sure I'm only in the 800s if was to get a rating.A friend loaned me this book and other than the 10 principles in the first chapter it immediately loses a beginner. The errors identified in the other reviews are a big clue that this is not a great work. I had a terrible time trying to follow several of the games on a board and so I gave up.For a beginner, I have found, "Discovering Chess Openings" by John Emms to be very good book. At least I understand what the author is saying and he starts at a level I can grasp and builds from there.
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