Download or read book Scholastic Chess Made Easy written by Mark M. Wood National Chess Coach and published by Archway Publishing. This book was released on 2022-12-08 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you want to learn about chess but find that most books are too hard for a beginner to understand, then this guide is tailor-made for you. Mark M. Wood, one of thirteen individuals in the United States certified as a national chess coach for the United States Chess Federation, explains the game in straightforward language. Drawing on the skills he learned as a lifelong educator, he shares activities that can be used with students of all ages—even those with limited experience playing the game. You’ll learn about the pieces on the board, how to prepare to play, tournament rules, how to record moves, moves to make when starting a game, five easy ways to get a draw, standard mating procedures, and much more. Every activity has been used by all ages and has been field assessed by Chinese and American students at distinct levels. Illustrations and simple explanations break down even the toughest concepts. Cut through the jargon, learn about strategy, and improve your chess game with Scholastic Chess Made Easy.
Download or read book The Mammoth Book of Chess written by Graham Burgess and published by Robinson. This book was released on 2022-03-03 with total page 1052 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'A terrific work that is particularly suited for those from beginner to club player' JOHN WATSON, The Week in Chess The fully revised and updated award-winning, bestselling, classic chess book by FIDE Master and chess world-record holder, Graham Burgess. Comprehensive and clear, this fully revised and updated fourth edition of Graham Burgess's bestselling chess classic is an invaluable guide to help any player progress to good club level and better. It provides a complete guide to the main chess openings along with hundreds of test positions for players at every level. This new edition includes: Expanded and updated sections on playing online chess and using computers. A complete and detailed guide to all the main chess openings. Hundreds of new training exercises for players of all standards. Courses in tactics, attacking strategy, combinations and endgames. Analysis of some of the greatest games ever played. Information and advice on club, national, and international tournaments. A comprehensive A-Z glossary of chess terminology. Practical advice and information for further study. New sections on endgame studies and problems, with all examples from 2020 or 2021.
Download or read book Studying Chess Made Easy written by Andrew Soltis and published by Batsford Books. This book was released on 2013-08-15 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It’s a fact of chess life that if you want to win, you have to put a bit of study in. Every chess player, from near-beginner to experienced tournament player, needs to learn the openings and keep on top of current theory. But studying doesn’t have to be dull. This indispensable book contains foolproof ways to help the information go in... and stay in. Acclaimed chess author Andrew Soltis reveals the key techniques: - Why you can’t study chess the same way you study school subjects - How to acquire the most important knowledge: intuition - The role of memorizing (it’s not a bad thing, despite what people say) - How to get the most out of playing over a master’s game - Adopting a chess hero as a means of learning - How great players study - Computers as a study tool - How to train someone else
Download or read book United States Chess Federation s Official Rules of Chess Fifth Edition written by United States Chess Federation and published by Random House Incorporated. This book was released on 2003 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explains all legal chess moves, and discusses the regulations governing tournaments, lifetime rankings, and tournament director certification.
Download or read book Winning Chess Strategy for Kids written by Jeff Coakley and published by Montréal : Chess'n Math Association. This book was released on 2000 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Chess Made Easy written by C. J. S. Purdy and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2013-01-15 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book will teach you to play chess in two hours. Studied more carefully it can make you an average player. Both the authors have world-wide reputations as a chess player, writers and teachers. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Download or read book Winning Chess Tournaments for Juniors written by Robert M. Snyder and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduces the pieces, rules, opening moves, and basic strategy of chess.
Download or read book Chess Made Simple written by Milton L. Hanauer and published by Ishi Press. This book was released on 2009-02 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a book about the most fascinating game in the world. It is both a manual for beginners and a refresher course for experienced players. Clear and methodical explanations begin with the various chess pieces and proceed to subtle, advanced plays. Each step is copiously illustrated with diagrams to help you learn the game. Chess, a game that enriches your leisure time, can be played throughout your life. Chess is almost an international language for it is played all over the world. Contents: The Powers of the Pieces Good Moves for the Pieces The Opening Gambits Attacks, Defense, Combinations, Counterattacks Checkmate and Stalemate The End Game The Middle Game The Openings of Champions The Laws of Chess
Download or read book Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess written by Bobby Fischer and published by Bantam. This book was released on 1982-07-01 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A one-of-a-kind masterclass in chess from the greatest player of all time. Learn how to play chess the Bobby Fischer way with the fastest, most efficient, most enjoyable method ever devised. Whether you’re just learning the game or looking for more complex strategies, these practice problems and exercises will help you master the art of the checkmate. This book teaches through a programmed learning method: It asks you a question. If you give the right answer, it goes on to the next question. If you give the wrong answer, it explains why the answer is wrong and asks you to go back and try again. Thanks to the book’s unique formatting, you will work through the exercises on the right-hand side, with the correct answer hidden on the next page. The left-hand pages are intentionally printed upside-down; after reaching the last page, simply turn the book upside-down and work your way back. When you finish, not only will you be a much better chess player, you may even be able to beat Bobby Fischer at his own game!
Download or read book Chess Tactics for Students written by John A. Bain and published by Learning Plus, Incorporated. This book was released on 1993 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introducing thirteen basic chess tactics in a variety of frequently encountered positional patterns.
Download or read book 7 Steps to Better Chess written by Eric Schiller and published by Cardoza Publishing. This book was released on 2010 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is designed to immediately improve your game. Eric Schiller, a legendary teacher of bright young stars and champions, shows you in seven lessons that cover every aspect of the game how to rethink the moves you make and become a winning player. The book includes more than 55 key game situations, and is packed with diagrams and insightful callouts so that every page brings you one step closer to being a master! Chess is a game of mistakes; if you can cut down on them, your game will get much stronger. This unique approach shows the mistakes Schiller has made in his own games at each stage of chess development from early scholastic challenges to professional encounters with grandmasters to illustrate the types of errors typically made in real games. In each case, you'll learn how such errors could have been avoided. You'll also see how professional players fall prey to the same problems as amateurs! Featuring instructive lessons in the opening, basic tactics, basic strategy, middlegame, endgame and lesssons learned.
Download or read book First Steps The French written by Cyrus Lakdawala and published by Everyman Chess. This book was released on with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The French Defence is a highly reliable response to 1 e4 which is popular at all levels. With the first two moves, Black creates a solid foundation in the centre and seeks to put pressure on White’s position in the early middlegame. In this book, International Master Cyrus Lakdawala explains the basic ideas in the French and examines the important variations. The key ideas are emphasized with notes, tips and warnings and the reader’s understanding is tested with frequent exercises. This book tells you everything you need to know in order to take your first steps with the French Defence. First Steps is a new opening series and is ideal for improving players who want simple and straightforward explanations. First Steps emphasizes: * the basic principles * the basic strategies * the key tricks and traps First Steps books are based around carefully selected instructive games which demonstrate exactly what both sides are trying to achieve. There is enough theory to enable the improving player to get to grips with the opening without feeling overwhelmed. If you want to take up a new opening, First Steps is the ideal place to start.
Download or read book How to Play Chess Like an Animal written by Anthea Carson and published by . This book was released on 2008-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chess Coach Anthea Carson and Life Master Brian Wall, authors of How to Play Chess Like an Animal share their passion for making chess fun while promoting the logic skills of chess. The fanciful illustrations excite the mind¿s creative side and the humor found within is irresistible. This beautiful crossover book does not require you to be ¿left brained¿ in order to enjoy and utilize it. How to Play Chess Like an Animal honors the past and tradition, but the zany and original presentation of strategy encourages bold and original risk taking. The fun aspect of this one-of-a-kind book is that the openings, moves and defenses are described in terms of the animal they resemble! How to Play Chess Like an Animal excites the senses as well as the intellect; it is not an ordinary chess book! The chess analysis is done in a story telling format, which makes this chess book so unique.
Download or read book The Art of Learning written by Josh Waitzkin and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-05-27 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An eight-time national chess champion and world champion martial artist shares the lessons he has learned from two very different competitive arenas, identifying key principles about learning and performance that readers can apply to their life goals. Reprint. 35,000 first printing.
Download or read book How to Get Better at Chess written by Larry Evans and published by Summit Publishing Group. This book was released on 1991 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chess masters on the art of philosophy & chess, showing the essence of each player's style, strengths & weaknesses.
Download or read book Chess Made Easy written by Milton L. Hanauer and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Pushing Pawns written by Dima Novak and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-10-22 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Urban high school kid Moses Middleton hoped that organizing a chess club could be a ticket out of mediocrity, but everything goes pear-shaped after a disastrous tournament. That's when he meets Viktor, a mad Russian grandmaster who agrees to coach the team by revealing the secrets of Soviet chess. Together with his crew -- charismatic psychopath P.D. Morales, gifted violinist and expert fencer Esther Toussaint, shy anime fan Maggie Wang, and the new boy, Albanian chess wizard Zamir Hoxha -- Moses vows to take the world of New York City scholastic chess by storm. But trouble's on the way, in the form of neighborhood bullies, a vengeful vice principal, racist gentrifiers, the snooty rich kids from Galton Prep, and, worst of all, a sexual predator who could destroy a young woman's life and the team's newfound solidarity.
