Chess Books and Prerequisites

NM Dan Heisman explains how many players learn chess haphazardly, out of order, because they are teaching themselves and it's not like in school when the teachers and curriculum make it more difficult to learn things "out of order". This can cause later problems like causing the player to get stuck in a "rut" where they can't improve until they learn to "fill in the gaps" on what they missed. This channel is    / danheismanchess   with 400+ videos covering all aspects of chess improvement! Our playlists can be found at    / @danheismanchess  . NM Dan Heisman has been a full-time chess instructor since 1996, is the author of 14 chess books (https://www.danheisman.com/dans-books... ), and hosted the TV show "Q&A with Coach Heisman" on Chess.com and the radio show "Ask the Renaissance Man" on the Internet Chess Club. Radio personality Howard Stern was one of Dan's students. Dan answers comments on YouTube but for a quicker, more comprehensive answer (or questions about lessons), contact Dan via email, skype, or phone via Dan's website www.danheisman.com. His Chess Tip of the Day with over 5,000 tips since 2011 is @danheisman on Twitter, which won the awards for "Best Twitter Feed" in 2021, 2023, and 2025 from the Chess Journalists of America. #Chess #ChessInstruction #ChessLesson #ChessImprovement Check out NM Laura Smith and my Chessable course on the important and common Counting tactic called: "Can you take it? A beginner's guide to winning pieces" via https://www.chessable.com/can-i-take-.... Note: It starts easy but it gets very challenging by the end & is not just for beginners.