Chess for Kids
Chess for Kids
A children's step-by-step visual guide to the rules, skills and strategies of chess—by International Master and renowned chess tutor Michael Basman.From the history of chess and the aim of the game to essential tactics and taking it even farther in clubs, tournaments, and championships, Chess for Kids covers it all. Before explaining techniques, the book details each piece—pawns, bishops, the king, and more—to ensure kids have a comprehensive understanding before they begin to play. Chess board graphics illustrate different scenarios and support the text explanations so readers can visualize different moves and their potential outcomes as they go.Let Chess for Kids and International Master Michael Basman teach you how to play chess and turn you into a champion chess player.
- UPC: 690472018070
- ASIN: 075661807X
- ISBN: 075661807X
- Brand: DK Publishing Dorling Kindersley
- Manufacturer: DK Children
Power Chess for Kids: Learn How to Think Ahead and Become One of the Best Players in Your School
Power Chess for Kids: Learn How to Think Ahead and Become One of the Best Players in Your School
A power move, explains experienced chess teacher Charles Hertan, is a winning master tactic that requires thinking ahead. To become one of the best chess players in your school you need to be able to think just 1,5 moves ahead, and this book teaches the four basic tricks do so. You will learn how to weed out silly moves and just consider a few important ones. Forget about learning openings and endgames, power moves will help you win in all stages of the game. Charles Hertan introduces the four main characters who will help you to learn these basic skills: Zort (a teenaged computer from the planet Zugszwang), the Dinosaurs, Power Chess Kid and the Chess Professor . The most complete and fun kids book ever on learning how to win games!
- ASIN: 9056913301
- ISBN: 9056913301
- Brand: The House of Staunton
- Manufacturer: New In Chess,Csi
Checkmate!: My First Chess Book (Everyman Chess)
Checkmate!: My First Chess Book (Everyman Chess)
Discover all the various pieces - the king, the queen, the knights, the bishops and the pawns. Find out how the pieces move, the values of the chessmen, how to attack and how to defend, how to capture, how to employ special moves such as castling, how to write the moves down and, crucially, how to give check and deliver checkmate. Learn the numerous tricks and traps that you can set your unwary opponents and, just as importantly, how to avoid falling into them yourself. Make a journey through this book and, with the help of the world's best player, readers will be ready for your first chess battle.*Covers all the crucial rules, aims and aspects of the game*Full color illustrations throughout*Innovative design *Written by a legend of the chess world
- ASIN: 1857443586
- ISBN: 1857443586
- Brand: Everyman Chess
- Manufacturer: Everyman Chess
Winning Chess Strategy for Kids
Winning Chess Strategy for Kids
Winning Chess Strategy for Kids is a fun and comprehensive chess course written for children 7 to 13 years old. Full of original material and entertaining artwork, it's a perfect guide for learning the royal game. Parents and teachers are sure to like it too. The book begins on square one: covering the rules, basic mates, and elementary tactics. It then leads the student through a whole range of advanced strategies, including piece development, pawn structure, and attacking the castled king. Opening principles, middlegame plans, and endgames techniques are all explained in clear and simple language. Separate sections throughout the book are devoted to combinations and terminology. Whether kids are learning chess for recreation or are interested in playing competitively, Winning Chess Strategy for Kids will help them understand the game better and enjoy it more.
- ASIN: 1895525055
- ISBN: 1895525055
- Brand: US Chess Federation
- Manufacturer: Chess'n Math Association
Chess for Children: How to Play the World's Most Popular Board Game
Chess for Children: How to Play the World's Most Popular Board Game
With this charming book, children will delight in learning the basic moves of chess - the most popular and challenging strategy game of all. All the rules of chess are clearly explained, step by step, assuming no prior knowledge. The lessons are reinforced by the inventive tales that George is told by his pet alligator Kirsty, self-proclaimed Grand Alligator of chess. Chess is recognized in many countries as a useful tool for developing creative thinking in children. Although chess can be regarded as a rather complex and mysterious game, the rules themselves are straightforward. It doesn't take long to learn how the pieces move, and even children as young as five can enjoy exciting games. They will also thoroughly enjoy outwitting friends and relatives!
- ASIN: 1904600069
- ISBN: 1904600069
- Brand: The House of Staunton
- Manufacturer: Gambit Publications
Chess Tactics for Kids
Chess Tactics for Kids
Chess enthusiasts of all ages and levels will find this book an instructive delight. In a simple, easy-to-understand format it explains how to bamboozle your chess opponents using commonly occurring tactical motifs. The illustrative positions, all taken from real games, show the 50 Tricky Tactics that experienced chess masters use to win their games. Recognizing frequently-occurring tactical ideas is vital to success in chess. One of the fastest and most enjoyable ways to improve at chess is by learning these thematic manoeuvres. Beginners will benefit from the clear explanation of basic concepts, such as how to utilize a fork, pin, or skewer. Advanced players will delight in the many devious middlegame tricks - some classified here for the first time - which can catch out even grandmasters. Chess Tactics for Kids makes improving easy and fun, and is full of helpful explanations on how to approach chess games with confidence - and success.
- ASIN: 1901983994
- ISBN: 1901983994
- Brand: The House of Staunton
- Manufacturer: Gambit Publications
Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess
Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess
Learn the art of the checkmate from Bobby Fischer, chess grandmaster.Through practice problems and exercises, you'll learn tactics and strategies to master the art of the checkmate. Perfect for all chess players beginner to advanced; from those just learning the game to experienced players trying to improve, every chess student will learn more about the game. This book is the definitive way to learn how to play chess, or to master more complex chess strategies. It's a must-have for any chess library.This book teaches through a programmed learning method: It asks you a question. If you give the right answer, it goes on to the next question. If you give the wrong answer, it tells you why the answer is wrong and tells you to go back and try again. It is helpful, informative, and a fun, hands-on way of learning chess.
- ASIN: 0553263153
- ISBN: 0553263153
- Brand: Fischer, Bobby
- Manufacturer: Bantam
The Batsford Book of Chess for Children
The Batsford Book of Chess for Children
Chess is great for developing a child's analytical skills, fostering the competitive instinct—and having fun. Nothing beats this cute, character-based guide for teaching youngsters how to play. Jess and Jamie—two rough-and-tumble, chess-obsessed kids—explain it all: what the pieces are and how they move; the opening, middlegame, and endgame; checkmate; and sneaky tricks that win. The book's friendly, entertaining, and essential to any child's bookshelf.
- ASIN: 184994069X
- ISBN: 9781849940696
- Brand: The House of Staunton
- Manufacturer: Batsford
How to Beat Your Dad at Chess
How to Beat Your Dad at Chess
"Fun to read for players of any age or any strength" - Lubosh Kavalek, Washington PostThis is a chess book for everyone, from eight to eighty, beginner to master. In a clear, easy-to-follow format it explains how the best way to beat a stronger opponent (be it a friend, clubmate - or Dad!) is by cleverly forcing checkmate. Delightful and instructive positions from real games are used to show the 50 Deadly Checkmates that chess masters use to win their games.For the beginner, simply learning the checkmating ideas and enjoying the examples will help develop the tactical skills needed to carry out attacks, combinations and sacrifices.For the advanced player, many of these checkmating ideas will come as a revelation, having never been categorized before. Experts agree that pattern-recognition is vital to success in chess, and this book provides a wealth of valuable patterns.How to Beat Your Dad at Chess makes improving easy and fun, and is full of helpful explanations and practical advice on how to approach chess games with confidence - and success."Among several good guides to tactical play, my favourite is grandmaster Murray Chandler's How to Beat Your Dad at Chess" - Leonard Barden, London Evening StandardGrandmaster Murray Chandler finished second in the World Cadet Championship in 1976, ahead of Garry Kasparov, whom he defeated in their individual game. He remains to this day one of the few players in the world with a 100% score against Kasparov.He was a key member of the England team that won the silver medals in Chess Olympiads three times during the 1980s, and went on to captain the team in 1994. He is a former proprietor and Editor-in-Chief of the British Chess Magazine and the author of several bestselling chess books."A perfect introduction to tactics for the beginner and developing student" - IM John Watson, TWIC"Don't let the title fool you; this is a book that almost anyone below the Expert level would benefit greatly from. Chandler has a very clear idea o... [Read More]
- ASIN: B00AKXIOGO
- Brand: Unknown
- Manufacturer: Gambit Publications
Chess: 5334 Problems, Combinations and Games
Chess: 5334 Problems, Combinations and Games
- UPC: 768821255497
- ASIN: 1579125549
- ISBN: 1579125549
- Brand: The House of Staunton
- Manufacturer: Black Dog & Leventhal