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Videos and Books are further down
the page.
Software - good practice for the best challenge, another live player.
| I've seen the ones below and consider them useful for scholastic
players. There are a lot of chess videos in the USCF store, but little out
there to help pick out some good ones for scholastic players. Please send
the webmaster information about
any videos you know of that are good for scholastic players, along with the
recommended table entries for it. |
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Title |
Media |
Cost (approx) |
Source |
Rating |
Chess Level |
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ProChess Video Chess Mentor with GM Yasser Seirawan |
DVD |
$ 18.00 |
www.WholesaleChess.com |
NR |
Beginner+ to Intermediate |
General Chess Skills (excellent training tool with easy access to sections on DVD for club coaching
sessions) |
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Knights of the South Bronx |
DVD |
$ 13.50 |
Amazon |
PG |
All |
Excellent story of a school chess club |
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Searching for Bobby Fischer |
DVD |
$ 15 |
Amazon |
PG |
All |
Father of a Prodigy Observes the World of Chess |
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Chess Starts Here with Josh Waitzkin |
GVD |
$ 27.00 |
Amazon |
NR |
Beginner |
Good follow-up after watching "Searching for Bobby Fischer" with fundamentals
of the game |
Books - sorted with most recommended at the top
| It seems like everyone has an opinion about chess books, and few are the
same. This list is compiled from many recommendation lists, then sorted
according how many times they were recommended. Hopefully, the best
ones have found their way near the top. However, someone liked the one at
the bottom too. Before buying, search the internet for reviews, along with
the information at Amazon and USCF, and talk to your chess coach. The
webmaster has tried to not let any personal bias influence the sort order
below. Please contact the webmaster
with any recommendations or update suggestions. |
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Author |
Title |
Media |
Cost (approx) |
Source |
Reading Level |
Chess Level
(Beginner <750 and
Intermediate <1000) |
Contents |
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Fischer, Bobby |
Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess |
Paperback |
$ 7.59 |
Amazon |
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Beginner |
Basics up with diagrams |
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Nottingham, Ted |
Chess for Children |
Hardcover |
$ 20.05 |
Amazon |
9-12 |
Beginner |
history, rules, and strategy |
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Lev Alburt, Roman Pelts |
Comprehensive Chess Course Vol. 1: Learn Chess in 12 Lessons |
Paperback |
$ 11.87 |
Amazon |
10+ |
Teaching Beginners |
Moves and Rules |
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Lev Alburt, Roman Pelts |
Comprehensive Chess Course Vol. 2: From Beginner to Tournament Player in 12
Lessons |
Paperback |
$ 19.69 |
Amazon |
10+ |
Teaching Beginners+ |
Basic tactics & mates |
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Lev Alburt,
Sam Palatnik and Roman Pelts |
Comprehensive Chess Course Vol. 3: Chess Tactics for the Tournament Player |
Paperback |
$ 13.97 |
Amazon |
10+ |
Intermediate |
Tactics |
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Lev Alburt,
Sam Palatnik |
Comprehensive Chess Course Vol. 4: The King in Jeopardy: The Best Techniques
for Attack and Defense |
Paperback |
$ 13.97 |
Amazon |
10+ |
Intermediate |
Attack and Defense |
|
Lev Alburt,
Sam Palatnik |
Comprehensive Chess Course Vol. 5: Chess Strategy for the Tournament Player |
Paperback |
$ 16.77 |
Amazon |
10+ |
Intermediate+ |
Strategy |
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Lev Alburt |
Comprehensive Chess Course Vol. 6: Chess Training Pocket Book: 300 Most
Important Positions and Ideas |
Paperback |
$ 12.57 |
Amazon |
10+ |
Intermediate+ |
Tactics |
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Lev Alburt, Nikolay Krogius |
Comprehensive Chess Course Vol. 7: Just the Facts!: Winning Endgame
Knowledge in One Volume |
Paperback |
$ 18.33 |
Amazon |
10+ |
Intermediate+ |
Endgame |
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Weeramantry, Sunil |
Best Lessons of a Chess Coach |
Paperback |
$ 11.87 |
Amazon |
10+ |
Intermediate+ |
Strategy and tactics |
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Chandler, Murray |
How to Beat Your Dad at Chess |
Hardcover |
$ 12.57 |
Amazon |
9-12 |
Intermediate |
Endgame |
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Chernev , Irving |
Logical Chess - Move by Move |
Paperback |
$ 21.95 |
Amazon |
8+ |
Intermediate |
Annotated games |
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Gillam, A.J. |
Simple Checkmates |
Paperback |
$ 15.00 |
Amazon |
8+ |
Beginner |
Endgame |
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Bain, John A. |
Chess Tactics for Students - Student Edition |
Paperback |
$ 14.95 |
Amazon |
8+ |
Intermediate |
Tactical motifs |
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Eade, James |
Chess for Dummies |
Paperback |
$ 15.39 |
Amazon |
10+ |
Beginner |
Setup to strategies & tactics |
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Seirawan, Yasser |
Winning Chess Openings |
Paperback |
$ 13.57 |
Amazon |
10+ |
Beginner+ to intermediate |
Opening |
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Wolff, Patrick |
Complete Idiot's Guide to Chess, The |
Paperback |
$ 11.87 |
Amazon |
Adult |
Intermediate |
General |
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Pandolfini, Bruce |
Beginning Chess |
Paperback |
$ 11.20 |
Amazon |
8+ |
Beginner |
Rules to tactics |
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Basman, Michael |
Chess for Kids |
Hardcover |
$ 10.39 |
Amazon |
9-12 |
Beginner |
Setup to strategies & tactics |
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USCF |
USCF Official Rules of Chess |
Paperback |
$ 13.27 |
Amazon |
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All |
Rules |
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Coakley, Jeff |
Winning Chess Strategy for Kids |
Paperback |
$ 24.95 |
Amazon |
7-13 |
Beginner |
rules, basic mates, elementary tactics, advanced strategies |
|
Kallai, Gabor |
Basic Chess Openings |
Paperback |
$ 13.27 |
Amazon |
|
Intermediate |
Openings |
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Snyder, Robert M. |
Chess for Juniors: A Complete Guide for the Beginner |
Paperback |
$ 9.95 |
Amazon |
9-12 |
Beginner |
opening, middle, and endgame strategies |
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Hays, Lou |
Winning Chess Tactics for Juniors |
Paperback |
$ 10.00 |
Amazon |
|
Intermediate |
tactics |
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Kallai, Gabor |
More Basic Chess Openings |
Paperback |
$ 13.97 |
Amazon |
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Intermediate |
Openings |
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