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What are the best three books for beginners?
Great question! There are lots of great beginner books out there, but if I had to pick three: 1) "A First Book of Morphy" by del Rosario -- takes the very well-considered principles of GM Reuben Fine and illustrates them with [mostly] Paul Morphy's games. Of all the books I've ingested on the subject of chess, this one has stuck with me most. Even my kid loves it! 2) "Winning Chess Strategy for Kids" by Coakley -- it…
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