Winning Chess: Tactics and Strategies - Softcover

Nottingham, Ted; Lawrence, Al; Wade, R.G.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0806993324 ISBN 13: 9780806993324

Publisher: Sterling Juvenile, 2000

Synopsis

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"!

About this title

Synopsis

Kids are competitive and they love to win - and any kid who has begun (or who wants to begin) playing this timeless game will cherish this clever follow-up to Winning Chess Piece By Piece. These brilliant tactics and techniques will hone young players' skills - while they are having a great time. They will learn; the chess masters' tricks of the trade; how to calculate moves in advance (with the help of proven examples); strategies used by World champions (inc. Gary Kasparov's "discovered check"); getting in the best position to strike end-game techniques Top British author - Ted Nottingham developed his revolutionary methods of teaching chess to children in a project developed in Lincolnshire schools. He currently works with the English national junior chess teams and leads the South African Chess in the Townships initiative.

Edition details

• Publisher: Sterling Juvenile
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0806993324
• ISBN 13: 9780806993324
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128