As I have mentioned, one of the many attractions of chess is that it is such a book-rich pastime. But I don’t mean just books typeset on paper or displaying on your Kindle. Several companies have taken many of the best chess tactics books and integrated them with an online chessboard. Most notable of these is Chessable, which has gone one step further and add spaced repetition functionality to online versions of the books. My first experience with spaced repetition came from foreign language learning. Basically, a computer algorithm decides the perfect intervals at which you should review vocabulary for optimal retention. Chessable does the same thing with tactics and other things chess learners study, such as openings. I found one of the best possible of these ebooks near the beginning of my journey. I originally tried to use it on my Kindle, but once I got the Chessable edition I never looked back. The book–actually a series of five books–is called Learn Chess the Right Way, and you will. You can try some Chessable content at no charge–they take a lot of the courses they sell and make a free version of them called “Short and Sweet.” In addition to being great free resources, they also help you decide whether you might want to spring for the full course. They also have a generous return policy, as I learned when I purchased a book that I soon learned was for players ranked far above me.
Starting Chess at Age 63