Synopses & Reviews
Every day more and more educators are realizing that chess is a great way to help attention-challenged teens develop a capacity for disciplined thinking. Learn Chess Quick is designed to grab the interest of those students and release their untapped potentialand#151;right from page 1. With a little help from the worldand#8217;s greatest board game and the sidesplitting humor of Gray Jolliffeand#8217;s cartoons, hard-to-reach youngsters will painlessly discover the pleasures of mental competition, the importance of focusing on a task, and the values of sportsmanship. Theyand#8217;ll be having fun even before theyand#8217;ve made their first move!
Synopsis
Chess is great for developing a child's analytical skills, fostering the competitive instinctand#8212;and having fun. Nothing beats this cute, character-based guide for teaching youngsters how to play. Jess and Jamieand#8212;two rough-and-tumble, chess-obsessed kidsand#8212;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.
Synopsis
Chess is experiencing a new wave of popularity in schools, and it's educational too. Organisations like Chess in Schools are promoting it as the perfect way to develop analytical thinking skills, foster the competitive instinct - and provide a lot of fun along the way.
This cute, character-based book, aimed at children aged 7 and up, is a complete guide to chess for those starting out in the game. In straightforward, animated language, Jess and Jamie - two rough-and-tumble kids who are obsessed with chess - explain everything you need to know, from first sitting down at the board to sneaky tricks to help you beat your opponents.
The book explains who the pieces are and how they move (and that we're talking about pawns, not prawns), how to reach checkmate (or, in Jess's words, 'how to kill the king'), and the concept of the opening, middlegame and endgame. It also introduces the idea of chess etiquette - and explains why sometimes no one wins and a game ends in stalemate.
Friendlier and more fun than the average children's chess book, The Batsford Book of Chess for Children should become an essential addition to any child's bookshelf.
Synopsis
Go from tentative beginner to formidable player! This complete chess course contains everything novices need to know, from basic strategies to advanced tactics. References to world-class champions like Bobby Fischer and Mikhail Tal bring the concepts to life; "Quick Start" reference pages help you retain the information; and puzzle sections let you test your new skills as you go along.
Synopsis
Build up your childandrsquo;s knowledge of, and interest in, chess through an imaginative, fun series of games and activities. This follow-up to The Batsford Book of Chess for Children features the same two cheeky chess-playing kids, Jess and Jamie, discussing the games in child-friendly language. The exercises include puzzles, crosswords, easy chess andquot;variants,andquot; and a guess-the-next-move section.
About the Author
Sabrina Chevannes is a young chess player and tutorandmdash;a real rising star in the world of British chess. Managing Director of the Chevannes Chess Academy, she teaches chess in many London schools, including Dulwich College, and arranges chess tournaments.
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