BOBBY FISCHER TEACHES CHESS 1966 Xerox Fourth Printing hc/dj programmed instruct

Description: "Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess" by Bobby Fischer, Stuart Margulies, Ph.D., and Donn Mosenfelder. 1966 Xerox. Stated Fourth Printing. 334 pages illustrated with chess boards and symbols. Hardcover with dust jacket. This was Xerox's foray into programmed instruction for the game of chess. The two authors besides Fischer were experts in programmed instruction, having written many books aimed at reading instruction using the concept. This was their first book to move to a quite different field to use the concepts. The book begins with an introductory section describing the rules. It then converts format to the programmed instruction format, where each right-side page starts with a "frame" discussing the previous pages' question, and a new frame presenting a new problem to solve. You would read the problem, then turn the page to find the solution and reasoning, giving you the opportunity to figure the problem out. When you reached the last right-hand page of the book, you turned the book over and went back through the book in the same method. To make this work, the book is printed with the right-hand pages in normal orientation and the left-side pages upside down, so they will be in the right orientation when you turn the book over. Overall, there are 334 numbered pages, with a few that are blank at the end. You can get an idea of what this looks like with the page examples in the photos. I found it very interesting, and that method of teaching drew me in. Note on the last page there is a facsimile signature of Bobby Fischer that was printed as part of the page. Photos are of the actual book on offer. See the photos for additional insight into content and condition of this classic chess tutorial by legendary grandmaster Bobby Fischer.

Price: 200 USD

Location: Lisle, Illinois

End Time: 2024-11-29T02:50:33.000Z

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