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Winning  Chess
Strategy for Kids
ChessMate.com Instructional Chess Books
Winning Chess
Puzzles for Kids
How to Beat
Your Dad at Chess
Chess Tactics
for Kids
Play Better Chess
Learn Chess Tactics
My First Chess Book

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Winning Chess Strategy for Kids
Winning Chess Strategy for Kids  $24.99

by Jeff Coakley PB, 239 pages, Kiril Pub., 2000

This 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 game of chess, whether the goal is chess as recreation or competition.

Winning Chess Stategy for Kids is $24.99



 

Winning Chess Puzzles for Kids
Winning Chess Puzzles for Kids  $29.99

PB, 304 pages, Published by Chess'n Math Association (November 11, 2006)

Winning Chess Puzzles For Kids is the perfect introduction to basic chess tactics for children ages 7 to 13.  Full of imaginative drawings, this fun and instructive workbook combines standard chess problems with a variety of insightful chess-related puzzles.  The main part of the book consists of exercise sheets with more than 1000 positions, covering mates in one or two moves, and simple tactics such as forks, pins, and discovered checks.

There are also over 100 pages of additional material with names like Lily's Puzzlers, Combo Mombo, Kiril's Kontest, Who's The Goof, and Switcheroos, as well as word searches and chess mazes.  This book can be studied by itself or used as a supplement to the author's earlier works:  Winning Chess Strategy For Kids and Winning Chess Exercises For Kids.  Taken together, they make a complete course of instruction for the aspiring player.

Winning Chess Puzzles for Kids is $29.99



 

How to Beat Your Dad at Chess
How to Beat Your Dad at Chess  $14.95

by GM Murray Chandler, HB, 127 pages, Gambit Publications, 2001

This is not just a book for kids - for 'Dad' read any opponent who beats you regularly! This book teaches the 50 Deadly Checkmates - basic attacking patterns that occur repeatedly in games between players of all standards.

Each mating motif is carefully and simply explained, and several illustrative examples are given.  A final test enables the reader to grade his pattern recognition abilities, and the last chapter explains what to do if your Dad is Garry Kasparov.

Fun, instructive - and guaranteed to improve your game.

Gambit Publications specialises in chess and has an unrivalled reputation for originality and editorial excellence.  The company is owned and staffed entirely by leading chess masters and grandmasters.

How to Beat Your Dad at Chess for $14.95



 

Chess Tactics for Kids
Chess Tactics for Kids  $14.95

by GM Murray Chandler, HB, 128 pages, Gambit Publications (October 2003)

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.

Recognising 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 utilise 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.

Gambit Publications specialises in chess and has an unrivalled reputation for originality and editorial excellence.  The company is owned and staffed entirely by leading chess masters and grandmasters.

Chess Tactics for Kids for $14.95



 

Play Better Chess
Play Better Chess  $16.95

HB, 96 pages, Published by Sterling (September 28, 2001)

Kids from 6 to 16--once you've worked your way through the author's Start Playing Chess, you're ready to focus on the secrets of winning. Just place this book beside your chess set, and watch your skills soar! Over 100 diagrams show how to manipulate the strengths of each piece, and defend against its weaknesses.

You find winning strategies for any board situation: what to do when you're in closed position (when many of your pawns are stuck) or open position (when you're free to move and trade). Then try your hand at "double stuff"--how to do more than one thing at a time and confuse your opponent--as well as fun moves like a "family fork" and "skewer."

Play Better Chess for $16.95



 

Learn Chess Tactics
Learn Chess Tactics  $19.95

By Grandmaster John Nunn

PB, 160 pages pages, Published by Gambit Publications (2004)

This one is to be printed and reprinted many times!  Aimed directly at players who need a through grounding in the fundamentals of chess tactics, this book delivers on that goal.  Nunn covers all of the tactical basics: forks, discovered attacks, skewers, deflections, trapped pieces, opening and closing lines, back-rank mates, pawn promotions, in-between moves and defensive tactics.

Each chapter provides a clear explanation of the theme being discussed, gives practical examples, and gives exercises to test a student's knowledge.  The book finishes off with exercises showcasing multiple themes.

Learn Chess Tactics for $19.95



 

My First Chess Book
My First Chess Book: Chess Activity Package #1

   by D. M. Weinstock   $34.99


This pre-school activity bundle is designed to familiarize young players with the shapes and names of the pieces to facilitate future learning.  It includes craft items for chess projects, including chess stencils and magnets, ChessHeads cards, assorted small chess gift items, mazes, puzzles, games, etc.  The purchase price of this book includes permission for in-class copying to make class handouts.

The entire package is presented partially in workbook style, and is bundled together in a durable, plastic box-binder, with a vinyl pouch to hold all of the kit items. 32 pages of content, with additional blank pages for drawing projects in the back; twin wire bound with 10 ml., color laminated cover. Fun with chess play, and a signed completion certificate to boot!.

(Published by ChessHeads) Copyright 2002-2007.

My First Chess Book sells for $34.99







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