Chess Books for Beginners
Chess for Juniors: A Complete Guide for the Beginner
CHESS FOR JUNIORS is an extremely inspirational guide for kid (or adults!) to gain a well balanced introduction into the basics of chess. You are guided through twenty well organized lessons that build on each other. At first you are introduced to the rules of chess. And, some of the more difficult rules to learn (like the "en passant" capture) are give careful care to make sure that the student (even a 7 year old!) understands. This book is the finest introductory book on chess ever written!
This is the first book in a series of five written by the same author - Robert Snyder, an international known chess teacher. All five books are master pieces. Other three are for intermediate or advanced scholastic players.
Chess Workbook for Children: The Chess Detective's Introduction to the Royal Game
This chess workbook is written to help children develop their basic chess skills. It is very well organized and easy to read. Each lesson describes a skill or strategy with a text description followed by examples and problems to reinforce the learning. The lessons build upon each other throughout the book. The chess position diagrams are easy to understand and many fun graphics are included which children will enjoy. An added bonus is a collection of chess crossword puzzles and word searches for children at the end of the workbook.
I highly recommend this workbook for use in individual instruction and chess club activities. Kids love it!
Chess for Children
Finally! A book that teaches all the basic moves of chess in a clear, simple way, in a hardcover format where the level is consistent all the way. It sounds a reasonable task and yet so few beginner books achieve it.
Any child will enjoy this well-presented book, and frankly, if you are an adult wanting to learn, wrap the cover in brown paper and read away! When you are learning chess from scratch then simplicity is the key.
On feature I appreciated was how it covers ALL the elementary topics. I have seen some starter books not including things like the en passant capture, or ways that draws can come about. This book proves that these are not too complex for youngesters. If these topics are explained and illustrated with care and clarity, they are well within the grasp of the average 6 year old.
