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CHESS FOR CHILDREN
Chess Workbook for Children
The Chess Detective's Introduction to the Royal Game
The Chess Detective's Introduction to the Royal Game
Chess Workbook for Children is a fun, comprehensive workbook and instruction book for children (and adults!) who are new to chess or who are in the beginning stages of learning to play the royal game. Ten basic chess lessons and chess rules are presented in detail.
Chess Workbook for Children
The Chess Detective's Introduction to the Royal Game
Winning Chess Puzzles for Kids
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.
Winning Chess Puzzles for Kids
Catalog Code: B0026OB
Our Price: $31.95
Chess 101
Everything A New Chess Player Needs to Know
Everything A New Chess Player Needs to Know
Learning to play chess involves more than just knowing how to move the pieces. Chess 101 is a chess book for beginners that provides a comprehensive overview of everything a new player needs to know. This includes... Types of boards and pieces, setting up the board, the value of the pieces, how the pieces move, including castling and "en passant", chess notation, the three phases of the game of chess, how to study chess, what a chess rating is and how to get one, chess clock rules, an overview of faster chess games, the mechanics of a tournament, rules and etiquette, and tips to winning chess. Chess 101 also contains over two dozen exhibits, designed to make understanding the game easy!
Chess 101
Everything A New Chess Player Needs to Know
Catalog Code: B0019OB
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Gary's Adventures in Chess Country
The book's story begins when Gary, a young boy, finds himself at home with his babysitter one boring afternoon. His day picks up when a young girl named Cassie comes to take him away to Chess Country, a world where everything is related to the royal game. Along the way, Gary meets many of the residents of Chess Country, including Riddles -- who provides Gary and the reader with numerous chess puzzles -- and Zug, another young boy who will become Gary's chess rival.
Gary's Adventures in Chess Country
Catalog Code: B0003EU
Our Price: $23.95
Chess For Rookies
Learn To Play, Win and Enjoy!
Learn To Play, Win and Enjoy!
Short Description for Chess For Rookies - B0279EM
Chess For Rookies
Learn To Play, Win and Enjoy!
Catalog Code: B0279EM
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SHOPWORN - Chess For Rookies
Learn To Play, Win and Enjoy!
Learn To Play, Win and Enjoy!
Short Description for Chess For Rookies - B0279EM
SHOPWORN - Chess For Rookies
Learn To Play, Win and Enjoy!
Catalog Code: SWB0279EM
Our Price: $11.00
The Most Valuable Skills in Chess
From the Basic Moves to Winning Your First Game - And Beyond
From the Basic Moves to Winning Your First Game - And Beyond
This book makes his ideas and material available to all: teachers and students alike. He has been called the Tiger Woods of chess. In 1999, Maurice Ashley became the first African-American to qualify for the elite Grandmaster title, an achievement that was widely reported in the international media, including Time magazine, USA Today, New York Times, Sports Illustrated and The Times (London).
The Most Valuable Skills in Chess
From the Basic Moves to Winning Your First Game - And Beyond
Catalog Code: B0138GB
Our Price: $17.95
Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess
Learn to Think the Way Bobby Does
Learn to Think the Way Bobby Does
Learn to think the same way Bobby Fischer did. This is the fastest, most efficient, most enjoyable book on chess ever compiled. As the student, you start at the beginning and progressively develop your skills as you apply Bobby Fischer's principles and learn how to play Chess the Bobby way.
Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess
Learn to Think the Way Bobby Does
Catalog Code: B0007IS
Our Price: $25.95
Chess In Action
From First Attack to Checkmate
From First Attack to Checkmate
This is not your typical beginner's chess book! Written by longtime children's book author Paul Mantell, and International Master of Chess Dean Ippolito, Chess in Action effectively captures the excitement of the battle: the thrill of staying one step ahead of your opponent, of launching a surprise attack, of drawing your adversary into a trap.
Chess In Action
From First Attack to Checkmate
Catalog Code: B0107BT
Our Price: $22.95
Winning Chess Puzzles for Kids - VOLUME 2
Winning Chess Puzzles For Kids Volume 2 is a fun and instructive workbook for children ages 7 to 13. Full of imaginative drawings, it combines standard chess problems with a variety of insightful chess-related puzzles. Slightly more advanced than Volume 1, its aim is to further develop a student's tactical skills.
Winning Chess Puzzles for Kids - VOLUME 2
Catalog Code: B0043OB
Our Price: $31.95
Chess Strategy Workbook
A Blueplrint for Developing the Best Plan
A Blueplrint for Developing the Best Plan
A large-format, fun, comprehensive workbook and instruction book for children and adults ranging from those with a basic chess foundation up to the above-average tournament player. Chess Strategy Workbook teaches you to be observant and take your time to discover the clues in chess positions, introducing many of the strategies used by chess masters in a way that is fun and easy to understand.
Chess Strategy Workbook
A Blueplrint for Developing the Best Plan
Catalog Code: B0042OB
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Checkmate! Tactics
Would you now like to know how to regularly beat your opponents and move to the next level? If so, then Checkmate Tactics is the book for you.
Checkmate! Tactics
Catalog Code: B0307EM
Our Price: $16.95
Chess Camp - VOLUME 1
Move, Attack and Capture
Move, Attack and Capture
is a new training system for beginning chessplayers, and for the parents and coaches who teach them. Starting with simple problems to illustrate key concepts, and then progressing to more complex positions, the student will learn by doing, methodically integrating new information with previous knowledge while building effective thinking habits at the board.
Chess Camp - VOLUME 1
Move, Attack and Capture
Catalog Code: B0056EU
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Chess Camp - VOLUME 2
Simple Checkmates
Simple Checkmates
Chess Camp is a new training system for beginning chessplayers, and for the parents and coaches who teach them. Starting with simple problems to illustrate key concepts, and then progressing to more complex positions, the student will learn by doing, methodically integrating new information with previous knowledge while building effective thinking habits at the board.
Chess Camp - VOLUME 2
Simple Checkmates
Catalog Code: B0057EU
Our Price: $11.95
Chess Camp - VOLUME 3
Checkmates with Many Pieces
Checkmates with Many Pieces
Chess Camp is a new training system for beginning chess players, and for the parents and coaches who teach them. Starting with simple problems to illustrate key concepts, and then progressing to more complex positions, the student will learn by doing, methodically integrating new information with previous knowledge while building effective thinking habits at the board.
Chess Camp - VOLUME 3
Checkmates with Many Pieces
Catalog Code: B0058EU
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Chess Openings for Kids
Featuring 50 Mighty Opening Systems
Featuring 50 Mighty Opening Systems
For chess-players of all ages and abilities, it is vital to get off to a good start. This simple guide provides all the tips and ideas needed to play purposefully from move one. That's because these 50 Mighty Openings are the very ones used by chess masters and grandmasters to outwit opponents time and again. This book teaches the names and starting moves of all the main chess openings, and explains the basic ideas.
Chess Openings for Kids
Featuring 50 Mighty Opening Systems
Catalog Code: B0164GB
Our Price: $16.95
Start Playing Chess Today!
A Quick and Easy Guide to Chess!
A Quick and Easy Guide to Chess!
Take large diagrams, straightforward instruction and helpful tips and quizzesand what do you have? The winning formula for a quick and easy way to play chess today. Perfect for players new to the game, the author explains the basics of chess and each piece's characteristics how they move, their relative value and how they can be used to checkmate opponents.
Start Playing Chess Today!
A Quick and Easy Guide to Chess!
Catalog Code: B0054CZ
Our Price: $8.95
Play Better Chess Today!
A Quick Guide to Improving Your Chess!
A Quick Guide to Improving Your Chess!
Play Better Chess Today is perfect for players who have learned the basics and are ready to take their game to the next level and start winning games. Over 100 diagrams show how to exploit the strengths of each piece, and defend against their weaknesses. You'll also learn tactical moves to capture pieces checkmate opponents.
Play Better Chess Today!
A Quick Guide to Improving Your Chess!
Catalog Code: B0055CZ
Our Price: $8.95
Power Chess for Kids
Learn How to Think Ahead and Become One of the Best Players in Your School
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.
Power Chess for Kids
Learn How to Think Ahead and Become One of the Best Players in Your School
Catalog Code: B0104NIC
Our Price: $16.95
Chess Camp - VOLUME 4
Elementary Endgames
Elementary Endgames
In this fourth volume, Elementary Endgames, the student will: 1) learn how to deliver fundamental checkmates such as a king and a rook against a lone king; 2) discover how to avoid stalemating the opposing king, and how to induce stalemate when threatened with checkmate; and 3) develop not only an understanding of concepts such as passed pawns and king opposition, but also a sense of confidence in the final phase of the game.
Chess Camp - VOLUME 4
Elementary Endgames
Catalog Code: B0076EU
Our Price: $11.95
Chess Camp - VOLUME 5
Two-Move Checkmates
Two-Move Checkmates
Chess Camp is a new training system for beginning chessplayers, and for the parents and coaches who teach them. Starting with simple problems to illustrate key concepts, and then progressing to more complex positions, the student will learn by doing, methodically integrating new information with previous knowledge while building effective thinking habits at the board.
Chess Camp - VOLUME 5
Two-Move Checkmates
Catalog Code: B0077EU
Our Price: $11.95
Chess Camp - VOLUME 6
Tactics in Attack and Defense
Tactics in Attack and Defense
Chess Camp is a new training system for beginning chessplayers, and for the parents and coaches who teach them. Starting with simple problems to illustrate key concepts, and then progressing to more complex positions, the student will learn by doing, methodically integrating new information with previous knowledge while building effective thinking habits at the board.
Chess Camp - VOLUME 6
Tactics in Attack and Defense
Catalog Code: B0085EU
Our Price: $11.95
Chess Camp - VOLUME 7
Opening Tactics
Opening Tactics
Chess Camp is a new training system for beginning chessplayers, and for the parents and coaches who teach them.
Chess Camp - VOLUME 7
Opening Tactics
Catalog Code: B0086EU
Our Price: $11.95
Chess Puzzles for Kids
100 Puzzles to Torment Your Brain Cells
100 Puzzles to Torment Your Brain Cells
This chess puzzle super-challenge contains 100 fun positions to solve, ranging from encouragingly easy to mind-numbingly hard.
Chess Puzzles for Kids
100 Puzzles to Torment Your Brain Cells
Catalog Code: B0183GB
Our Price: $16.95
Fried Liver & Burning Pants
Curious, But True Chess Stories & The Lessons We Learn From Them
Curious, But True Chess Stories & The Lessons We Learn From Them
Coach Jay Stallings takes coaches and players alike through some of the strangest and weirdest (yet true!) stories in Chess. From how Ossip Bernstein had to save his own life with a game of chess to Bobby Fischer's amazing winning streak to Harry Nelson Pillsbury's ability to play Chess, Checkers and cards at the same time, there is something in here for everyone, complete with Coach Stalling's insights on what you can learn from these stories to improve your own game!
Fried Liver & Burning Pants
Curious, But True Chess Stories & The Lessons We Learn From Them
Catalog Code: B0071OB
Our Price: $15.95
