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Kid's Guide to Chess: Learn the Game's Rules, Strategies, Gambits, and the Most Popular Moves to Beat Anyone!―100 Tips and Tricks for Kings and Queens!
A fun illustrated guide for beginners who want to learn about more chess! Perfect for fans of the hit Netflix show The Queen's Gambit !
Chess is played on every continent and by several hundred million people. It’s the most popular board game in the world, and people of all ages love to play!
In A Kid's Guide to Chess , you’ll start learn all of the basics like how the pieces move and then progress to the more complicated ideas behind the best moves for the different phases of the game. This book offers something for beginners who have never picked up a chess piece as well as more advanced instruction for experienced learners who are looking to become expert players!
With this comprehensive guide,
• The rules of the game
• Tactical moves
• Openings
• Vulnerable routes
• The history of chess
• And much more!
Additionally, inside you’ll find exclusive tips from some of the world’s best chess players. These clever suggestions will help you to become a real master of chess. Imagine how much fun it will be to win a game against a classmate or—if you’re really good—maybe even your grandpa! If you’re up for a real challenge, you can also test yourself with puzzles taken from world championship games. Put on your thinking cap—your brain’s got some work to do!
Chess is played on every continent and by several hundred million people. It’s the most popular board game in the world, and people of all ages love to play!
In A Kid's Guide to Chess , you’ll start learn all of the basics like how the pieces move and then progress to the more complicated ideas behind the best moves for the different phases of the game. This book offers something for beginners who have never picked up a chess piece as well as more advanced instruction for experienced learners who are looking to become expert players!
With this comprehensive guide,
• The rules of the game
• Tactical moves
• Openings
• Vulnerable routes
• The history of chess
• And much more!
Additionally, inside you’ll find exclusive tips from some of the world’s best chess players. These clever suggestions will help you to become a real master of chess. Imagine how much fun it will be to win a game against a classmate or—if you’re really good—maybe even your grandpa! If you’re up for a real challenge, you can also test yourself with puzzles taken from world championship games. Put on your thinking cap—your brain’s got some work to do!
176 pages, Paperback
First published April 6, 2021
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February 12, 2023
This was a perfect chess book for me, and if I'd have had it when I was younger, I would be a much better player now. Of course, the author is, I believe, younger than I am, but you know what I mean.
I'm not any better than just a casual player, but I've been getting back into chess recently for a number of reasons but mainly to help Jackson get better as he is old enough now to really get into it. When I was younger like early elementary, I played a decent bit but I reached the point where to get better I would have had to start studying or learn from a real player. That just always seemed too much for me and like it was taking the fun out of it. But this point proves that this does not have to be the case.
It presents the basics of what you need to know not just to play but to become a real chess player. It uses lots of excellent pictures, and includes just enough challenge problems (many from famous historical games), and fascinating chess history to keep you hooked.
Will I ever get more serious about chess? Probably not, but my interest in continuing to improve and teaching my son has only been helped by this book.
I'm not any better than just a casual player, but I've been getting back into chess recently for a number of reasons but mainly to help Jackson get better as he is old enough now to really get into it. When I was younger like early elementary, I played a decent bit but I reached the point where to get better I would have had to start studying or learn from a real player. That just always seemed too much for me and like it was taking the fun out of it. But this point proves that this does not have to be the case.
It presents the basics of what you need to know not just to play but to become a real chess player. It uses lots of excellent pictures, and includes just enough challenge problems (many from famous historical games), and fascinating chess history to keep you hooked.
Will I ever get more serious about chess? Probably not, but my interest in continuing to improve and teaching my son has only been helped by this book.
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April 16, 2024This book was so much fun! I read it with Logan and we had a great time learning more about the history of the game and some intro strategy. The pictures make it super easy for a kid to follow, but it was interesting for adults too. Logan got bored when we got the very end (really just the nitty gritty about special moves/circumstances) but liked it overall. Highly recommend for a kid who already knows how to play but wants to start learning strategy.
December 23, 2024
Not a bad read. I have been trying to learn how to play chess. The beginning of this book was really good but the skill level progressed a little too fast for me. Also it’s hard to read on a black and white kindle since you can’t see colors in some of the examples. All in all it was well written and packed with a lot of interesting facts!
October 3, 2023
A few typos and poor formatting on the electronic version detract slightly from what is otherwise an insightful and intuitive instruction book with fun illustrations and helpful diagrams, ideal for beginners of any age.
September 27, 2023
Very accessible and fun to read.
June 26, 2025
A few typos that make the book less than perfect: notation errors, writing about a bishop when the illustration shows a pawn in that spot, etc. Otherwise, excellent book for beginners.
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