Chess Basics for Kids
35 Fun Activities to Learn How to Win
Will be published approx. on 9. March 2027
Book
Paperback/Softback
128 pages
978-1-80065-694-9 (ISBN)
Description
LEARN how to PLAY CHESS with 35 fun, fully-illustrated ACTIVITIES and GAMES.
Chess improves CRITICAL THINKING, MEMORY and CONCENTRATION - the perfect non-screen-based game!
Your child will love this in-depth guide on how to play the world's most popular board game. This isn't just a textbook about the rules of the game though - master chess tutor Jessica E Prescott has devised 35 innovative activities to teach the skills all while having fun playing.
Why not try Pawn Football, where pawns line up at their starting rank and race to the other side? There's also the Scholar's Mate - a four-move checkmate every beginner needs to know - and when you're really good, you can play Bughouse, a crazy four-person game with two chess sets.
With a mix of solo and multi-player games, all the activities have clear, colourful artworks. There are helpful hints and tips throughout, as well as a Starting Out section if you ever need reminding of a rule or have forgotten how a piece can move.
Chess improves CRITICAL THINKING, MEMORY and CONCENTRATION - the perfect non-screen-based game!
Your child will love this in-depth guide on how to play the world's most popular board game. This isn't just a textbook about the rules of the game though - master chess tutor Jessica E Prescott has devised 35 innovative activities to teach the skills all while having fun playing.
Why not try Pawn Football, where pawns line up at their starting rank and race to the other side? There's also the Scholar's Mate - a four-move checkmate every beginner needs to know - and when you're really good, you can play Bughouse, a crazy four-person game with two chess sets.
With a mix of solo and multi-player games, all the activities have clear, colourful artworks. There are helpful hints and tips throughout, as well as a Starting Out section if you ever need reminding of a rule or have forgotten how a piece can move.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Ryland, Peters & Small Ltd
Target group
Children/juvenile
Product notice
With flaps
Illustrations
200 col photographs and artworks
Dimensions
Height: 276 mm
Width: 208 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-80065-694-9 (9781800656949)
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Person
Jessica Era Prescott has been a chess instructor for 20 years and has coached teams in three states at the State and USA National Championship levels. The past Vice President of ScholasticChess with the North Carolina Chess Association (NCCA), she writes for the interactive website www.chesskid.com and is the author of several chess books. In 2008, Jessica created Over The Chessboard, an organisation dedicated to promoting chess for everyone, and a scholarship has been created in her name at the International School of Tucson. She lives in North Carolina, USA.