Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #69266 in Books
• Published on: 2004-04-23
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 98 pages

Synopsis
Young children can now learn to play chess with none other than Gary Kasparov, the most famous player in chess history, as their teacher! With this book, six to nine year-olds will be ready for their first chess battle, be it against their mum or dad, their schoolfriends, their computer, on the Internet or in competition. The book includes: introduction; overview; the basics; the pieces; unusual moves; winning and drawing; more about the pieces; tactics and traps; opening play; basic endgames; whole game; resources; glossary

Customer Reviews

Not just for kids
This is great introduction to chess. It's beautifully produced, and takes you steadily through the basics: piece moves, tactics, openings and endgames; the puzzles are challenging, and the tone unpatronising. After finishing it you feel ready for you first game. It doesn't make Chess out to be darkly complex, played just by awkward men, but keeps the emphasis on the fact that it's a profoundly beautiful, fun game that will grow as you do. I dislike the fact that it's marketed for kids - that'll put adults off buying it, or make them feel stupid if they find this 'kid's' book challenging. It has been a great start for me, and a reminder that even the greatest player in the world had to be a beginner once.