Winning Chess Puzzles For Kids

Contains one hundred chess positions to solve, ranging from very easy to incredibly difficult. Every puzzle is preceded by an instructive example illustrating a pattern.

Chess Tactics for Kids By Murray Chandler

Practice makes progress! Sharpen your chess skills—and win more games—with this fun workbook of chess exercises for kids ages 8 to 12. Remembering rules, understanding all the different tactics and strategies, and recognizing patterns of play—chess can be a complicated game to learn! That’s why Woman International Master (WIM) Viktoria Ni created this chess workbook with clear step-by-step instructions and annotated diagrams that show chess concepts in action. Packed with fun exercises, Winning Chess Exercises for Kids will help kids better recognize chess strategy and execute key chess tactics during the opening, middle game, and endgame. Whether your kid is just starting to play chess or is already chess-obsessed and wants to take their skills to the next level, this workbook will help them learn faster, practice smarter, and win more! Chess fundamentals every player should know. From strong chess openings and common checkmate patterns to potent attack tactics and clever defensive strategies. Over 350 exercises to play, practice, and solve. Increase understanding of chess basics and improve pattern recognition and board visualization. Clear annotated diagrams. Make learning and understanding chess tactics a breeze. Learn from a Woman International Master and expert teacher. Kid-friendly instruction that is accessible for beginners and stimulating for more experienced chess players. Answer key with explanations. So kids can better understand the thinking behind each move.

Kids love to win--and any kid who has begun (or wants to begin) learning and loving this timeless game will cherish this clever follow-up to Winning Chess Piece by Piece. These brilliant tactics and techniques will hone and develop young players' skills and give their brains a real workout...while they're having a great time. They'll learn all the chess master's tricks of the trade: how to calculate moves far in advance, with the help of examples from winning games; strategies used by world champions--including Gary Kasparov's "discovered check" and "skewer"; improving the pieces to get in the best position to strike; and end-game techniques. Along the way, quizzes help players chart their progress--plus you get a "certificate" for successfully completing the "course"! 128 pages, 285 b/w illus., 8 x 10.

Chess is not only a complicated game adults enjoy but also great fun for young children. There are many advantages of playing chess from a young age. Regardless of the child's age, chess develops concentration, increases patience and positively affects the intellectual and emotional development of the child. Chess is a game that develops perceptiveness, imagination and the ability to focus on a specific task. The development of the brain’s left hemisphere which is responsible for logical thinking takes place through counting combinations, whereas the development of the right hemisphere, which is responsible for creative thinking, occurs by arranging new plans and finding new non-standard moves in different positions. The diagrams in the book have been arranged in order from the easiest to the most difficult. At the beginning the child is told which piece to capture, for example a bishop. Then a few chapters later we can slightly raise the level and in chapter 5 the child is asked to capture a piece but without a hint of which one specifically. Because children between the age of 5-6 often do not see check, a full chapter is devoted to defending the king from being placed in check. One chapter is devoted to finding the checkmate in one move. I have also prepared a chapter dedicated to finding a fork and the goal is to find a move other than capturing. At the end of each chapter there is a friendly "chess critter" which is a reward for the child for correctly solving the tasks from the chapter. You can print a copy of the critter and let your child colour it the way they like. When your child gets a "chess critter" as a prize – it will make them happy and they will treat chess as fun instead of a very complicated and tiring task. The Author, Maksim Aksanov, wrote this book with the help of his 6 year old daughter. Through working with her, he could see which elements of the game are the most difficult for a child. He prepared a series of diagrams that allow a child to develop smoothly and learn this very difficult game. The basic problem that most or even all children have to face is perceptiveness. There are many different chess pieces and when they all come into play it can be confusing and cause the child to lose their concentration. Most often, children make mistakes such as they don't see a check, they don’t see the possibility of capturing a piece or they don't notice a checkmate in one move. One thing your child will appreciate most is that playing chess is also great fun and we all want our children to develop through play.

This book will allow you to practice your method of calculating variations and your sense of attack. The examples are taken from 15 games played byVera Menchik at tournaments. This book contains 15 exercises to solve . You have to put yourself in her shoes and find the best moves.

This book of chess problems will certainly be of great benefit to beginners and children. By practicing day after day, they will progress, in a certain way, using the best tactical schemes.

In chess, tactical play is crucial. Any strategy, patiently built, can be instantly ruined by a tactical move. The strategy is a general plan that requires many moves to be realized. On the contrary, the tactic is a short-term operation that contributes to the achievement of the strategy. The tactic usually involves few, but incisive shots. In general, the tactic is for checkmate or material gain. To do this, it often uses attacks such as fork, pinning, deflection, overload, sacrifice, etc. To improve your tactical sense, it is necessary to practice regularly to solve diagrams such as those presented in this series. The following 500 problems are progressive, they should allow you to reach a new level in your progression.

Organization of this chess exercise book:

• 500 problems with solutions,
• mate in 1,
• progressive difficulty,
• perfect for beginners,
• perfect for kids.

In the same series:

1. 500 Chess Puzzles, Mate in 1, Beginner Level
2. 500 Chess Puzzles, Mate in 2, Beginner & Intermediate Level
3. 500 Chess Puzzles, Mate in 3, Intermediate Level
4. 500 Chess Puzzles, Mate in 4, Advanced Level
5. 500 Chess Puzzles, Mate in 5, Advanced & Expert Level
6. 500 Chess Puzzles, Mate in 6, Expert Level

The results of studies on chess are spectacular. In children and also in adults, it improves concentration and problem-solving ability. To do this, the best practice is to solve chess exercises. This is what this book proposes. So, combine the useful with the pleasant!