Amazon.com description: Product Description: The authors explain in a logical and easily understandable way the basic rules of chess, how the pieces move and some of the more fundamental ideas of chess strategy. A special feature of the book is the inclusion of numerous illustrations and clear diagrams to emphasize and supplement the various points made in the text. No prior knowledge is assumed by the authors. By the time that the reader has worked through the book he should have a good grasp of the basic principles of chess.