Chess for kids :

By: James, RichardMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: London : Right Way, 2010Description: v, 186 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 20 cmISBN: 9780716022541 (pbk.) :Subject(s): Chess -- Juvenile literature | Leisure | Non-Fiction 7+DDC classification: 794.12 Summary: This is the perfect introduction to chess for children from the age of seven upwards. The book contains 30 short lessons, starting with learning about the board and the pieces, then the moves of each piece in turn, then the vital concepts of check, checkmate and stalemate, and finally basic strategy and thinking skills.
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This is the perfect introduction to chess for children from the age of seven upwards. The book contains 30 short lessons, starting with learning about the board and the pieces, then the moves of each piece in turn, then the vital concepts of check, checkmate and stalemate, and finally basic strategy and thinking skills.