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About this Book:

There are a number of “How To Play Chess” books for pure beginners. So what's special about this book? Almost all other books take an identical approach: They first want the reader to learn how each kind of chess piece moves. Then they tell how to setup all the pieces on the board to begin a new game. If the reader thinks only about White’s first move and Black’s response, there are four hundred combinations to consider. For any reader with concerns about “Am I smart enough to play chess?”, this can be an insurmountable beginning! There is a better way to teach this game, and it is given here. This has been successfully used with young children. It immediately provides beginners with the necessary self-confidence, it lets them play meaningful chess within an hour, and it gives them immediate success in this effort. As an early reviewer comments, this book is “a breakthrough in the teaching of chess to beginners”.

About the Author:

Len Lyon attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he earned a BS in Industrial Management and an MS in Mathematics. During his early twenties, he spent two years as a US Peace Corps volunteer in Nigeria, west Africa. In 1969 Len joined the IBM Palo Alto Scientific Center. In a little over 26 years as a programmer with IBM, he earned sixteen achievement awards, was granted two U.S. Patents, and authored or co-authored more than fifty computer science publications. Len and his wife, Ruth, both retired from IBM, live in Palm Desert, California, where they lead active retired lives.

Book Review:

I like “Anyone Can Learn to Play Chess”. This is the same approach as Pelts and I use in our “Comprehensive Chess Course Volume I (Learn Chess in Twelve Lessons)”, namely, teach only a little and then solidify that knowledge by playing games. Mr. Lyon teaches pieces in a different order than we do. In private lessons, I may use yet a third order depending on the needs of an individual student. But this incremental approach that we share is, in my opinion, the best way to learn. Grandmaster Lev Alburt Three-time U.S. Chess Champion I like this book. The attitude is sound. The pedagogy is sound. FIDE Master Alex Dunne Chess Life columnist

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