I have numerous books on chess. Most are pretty difficult to read and require a level of understanding of chess notation and instant recognition of the chess board, noting multiple moves that you must process mentally. Very light on board images. Not this one! Simple to read, step by step images with explanations. Suggestions for beginners, intermediate and advanced players on openings, etc. Gambits listed with explanations. What an easy read! I loved it before realizing this was the Gotham Chess dude that I watch on YouTube. I’m sold.

I literally beat Chess.com bot Julia and Miguel 1800 and 1900 Elo after reading the first 2 chapters . I lost my habit to read but I started to like chess so I said let me get into this and actually read it because Levy is a good teacher ( my opinion) and I want to up my chess game, chess is beautiful. After I read the 2 chapters and did all the opening stuff on Chessly .com I beat Julia rated 1800 and after just 3-4 rounds I beat Miguel. I was playing Julia every other day and losing . You must read though and do the chessly stuff !

I’m extremely impressed with the links (QR codes in the old fashioned books) at the end of each chapter. Levy kept mentioning in his YouTube show these links but I didn’t really understand until I used them how beneficial they are. They take you to free lessons on the Chessly web site. And the lessons take you through what the chapter just explained. Chessly is a pay site but since you link from the book the lessons are free. Extremely innovative. No other chess book has this, at least that I know of. The book itself is also very informative and classy. It starts at the beginning but definitely includes material that intermediates and beyond can use. I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys chess. The free Chessly lessons alone make the book worth it.