Basic Chess Openings for Kids
Play like a Winner from Move One
Published on 1. September 2015
160 pages
978-90-5691-598-8 (ISBN)
Description
Award-winning author Charles Hertan knows what kids really need to know (and want to know) about mobilizing their pawns and pieces.
Traditional chess opening books concentrate on the variations in different openings. Charles Hertan believes that for beginners and advanced beginners memorizing lines in the Sicilian and Nimzo-Indian defenses is not only boring but also a waste of time.
Hertan's approach is different. He helps kids to develop a solid understanding of the fundamental opening ideas and principles. What are the properties of each chess piece, and how can they be mobilized effectively to work together and get a strong position on the board?
In his trademark humorous and kid-friendly way, Hertan teaches what you should actually be trying to achieve at the start of a game. Kids will love learning how to avoid The Five Most Common Opening Mistakes.
This is a fun, easy-to-use, down-to-earth and accessible chess opening primer.
Traditional chess opening books concentrate on the variations in different openings. Charles Hertan believes that for beginners and advanced beginners memorizing lines in the Sicilian and Nimzo-Indian defenses is not only boring but also a waste of time.
Hertan's approach is different. He helps kids to develop a solid understanding of the fundamental opening ideas and principles. What are the properties of each chess piece, and how can they be mobilized effectively to work together and get a strong position on the board?
In his trademark humorous and kid-friendly way, Hertan teaches what you should actually be trying to achieve at the start of a game. Kids will love learning how to avoid The Five Most Common Opening Mistakes.
This is a fun, easy-to-use, down-to-earth and accessible chess opening primer.
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Charles Hertan is a FIDE Master from Massachusetts who has been teaching kids for more than thirty years. He won the ChessCafe Book of the Year Award and authored the best-selling Power Chess for Kids books.
Content
- Intro
- Cast of Characters
- Introduction
- Chapter 1
- Values of the Pieces - The Quick Count
- Chapter 2
- Developing the Knights
- Chapter 3
- Developing the Bishops
- Chapter 4
- Developing the Rooks
- Chapter 5
- Developing the Queen
- Chapter 6
- Learn Basic Openings: Piece and Pawn Cooperation
- Chapter 7
- The Five Biggest Mistakes Kids Make in the Opening
- Chapter 8
- Quiz Answers
- About the Author
- Chess Terms
- Index of Names
