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

As someone who already plays the game, I found this book to be a great refresher. It reminded me of important concepts (basics actually) and helped me brush up on my skills. One thing I loved was learning new concepts, like Zwischenzug (an in-between move). I also feel that the book has helped me improve my endgame skills. For example, I now know how to calculate if my opponent’s King can catch my pawn before it promotes. This has made me more confident in close games. Top of head, Levy also talks about keeping tension in the game and not trading pieces unless it helps -something I am not good at as my old strategy was to have a good pawn structure, then trade immediately to reach end game. This tip really changed how I think during matches. Another thing I like is that his writing is friendly and easy to understand, which makes the book fun to read. In fact, I think if you watched any of his YouTube videos, it would feel like he is just right there coaching you as you read. Lastly, I appreciate that he included links to videos for extra help. The book was so good that I am playing with the idea of buying the physical version to reread it later. As for my recommendation, I am recommending this book to everyone. Whether you are new to chess or you already play. It is a fantastic guide that is easy to follow and full of useful tips! Thanks, Levy!

Must buy for anyone learning. My husband asked me to play him in chess last week. I never really played. He smoked me. I bought this book without telling him and challenged him to a game a week later and I beat him. He was really impressed I learned so much in a short amount of time. This book has taught me a lot about chess but also about strategic thinking in general. I also recommend the chess deck! We each take a card to study and use it to play each other. It’s really fun.

I've read scores of chess instruction books over the past 50 years. "How to Win at Chess" is by far the most comprehensive, easy to understand, and strategically laid out explanation of winning approaches to chess I have ever read. I cannot wait until Levy's next book due out in October 2026. I am counting the days until its release. If you want to take your chess game to the next level, don't waste time figuring out what book to read and study. Read Levy's book!

I highly recommend this book. I purchased it for my kids who were just learning to play chess, and the first half of the book does an excellent job of explaining the basics of game play, scoring, and general principles that I was never taught when I first learned to play. It also gets into some slightly more advanced techniques that are good background for new players to at least know about, even if they're not quite ready to apply them regularly. The second half does cover more advanced techniques in greater detail for more experienced players. I've been reading that and it has helped me to improve my game, which is good because my kids have now gotten better so thankfully I can still beat them! The price is reasonable for an information and illustration-rich book, and the thick covers and pages are durable enough that my kids haven't destroyed it yet.

A really solid beginner chess book. Levy Rozman explains ideas in a clear, simple way that feels like one of his YouTube lessons. It’s great for learning basic strategy and avoiding common mistakes. Some stronger beginners might find parts of it a bit basic, but it’s perfect for learning the fundamentals.

Really detailed intro for chess beginners. Love the content and great visuals.

My grandson received this and was pleased Ruth the content. The author is a well known content provider on U tube . I found it well organized easy to read and welll illustrated.

Excellent practical guide. And entertaining. Big on principles. Things that are important at each ELO rating.

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Finally bit the bullet and got Levy's book. Kid likes it so all good

I think you must read this book if you’re a new to chess or even a professional this book is one of the best books I’ve ever read

Levy has a great way to teach chess to beginners and intermediate players there’s something for every player at most levels to learn.

Written in a simple way that makes it easy to learn and understand the game of Chess. Also makes the learning experience fun.