Your Next Skill: How to Play Chess for Kids
Below you'll find books that will help you learn the basics of the game of chess including basic endgames and openings and strategies for thinking moves ahead. Happy learning!
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A Kid's Guide to Chess
Learn all of the basics like how the pieces move and then progress to the more complicated ideas behind the best moves for the different phases of the game. This book offers something for beginners who have never picked up a chess piece as well as more advanced instruction for experienced learners who are looking to become expert players.
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How to Play Chess for Kids
How to Play Chess for Kids teaches you everything you need to know to start even if you've never played before. First get the hang of moving each piece, understand the rules, then find out how to capture pieces and win. In this book of chess for kids, you'll try out different tactics, discover super-secret strategies, and practice thinking ahead.
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Chess Strategy for Kids
So you have learned how to play chess, studied tactics and know some basic endgames and openings. What's next? The glue that binds it all together is strategy. By forming a good plan, chess-players seize strong points on the board and target the opponent's weaknesses. Experienced player and teacher Thomas Engqvist shows that it all depends on logic that can be grasped by players of any age. He explains how to identify the right strategy in a wide range of typical situations. With his guidance, you will soon be finding good plans on your own -- and then it will be time to demonstrate your tactical mastery!
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How to Play Chess
Whether you're a complete beginner or a more experienced player looking to improve your game, this step-by-step guide will help you play like a champion. Plan your moves with amazing 3-D illustrations. Discover tactics and strategies that will add firepower to your attack and strengthen your defense. Learn tips and techniques to improve your skills and solve the toughest of chess challenges.
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Chess Endgames for Kids
Starting with the basic mates and the simplest pawn endings, this book provides all the endgame knowledge that players need to take them through to club level and beyond. Mller carefully guides us step-by-step through a fascinating range of endgame tactics and manoeuvres, helping us understand the underlying logic. Ages 10+
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My First Chess Book
Improve your skills through 35 fun activities--this isn't just a textbook about the rules of the game! Why not have a game of Pawn Football (pawns line up at their starting rank and race to the other side), or do the Queen Dance (make a checkmate using only a king and a queen)? Try the Scholar's Mate--the four-move checkmate every beginner needs to know--and when you're really good, play Bughouse, a crazy four-person game with two chess sets!
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Chess Openings for Kids
Introduces readers to the names and starting moves of the main chess openings, while highlighting several devastating opening traps.
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Power Chess for Kids
Learn how to weed out silly moves and just consider a few important ones. Learn the two easiest ways to think one and a half moves ahead.
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