Expert: Chuck Kinzie - 12/17/2009

Question
Hello,

i have always wanted to learn how to play chess and decided its time to start. Is there any advice you can give on how to start ? and any websites or even things from yourself that help begginers learn how to play and the rules and how to set up the chess board etc ?

any help is appreciated, thank you

Answer
Hi Jason,

Thanks for your question.  I'm sure that you will find chess to be a most rewarding and enjoyable hobby.

Here is a website with some excellent instructional materials for beginners:

http://www.princeton.edu/~jedwards/cif/intro.html

You might want to consider purchasing one of these books:

"Chess for Dummies", by James Eade

"Complete Idiot's Guide to Chess", by Patrick Wolff

If you live near a chess club, go there as often as you can!  Chess players just love to give new chess players advice!

Enjoy your chess, and feel free to ask me more questions about the Royal Game!

Your chess friend,

Chuck