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Learn the basics, strategies, and gamesmanship in this fascinating guide. Includes an informative section on chess history.
Paperback: 48 pages
Publisher: DK Children (January 23, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 075661807X
ISBN-13: 978-0756618070
Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 0.2 x 11 inches
Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (120 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #8,217 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #1 in Books > Children's Books > Activities, Crafts & Games > Games > Board Games
Age Range: 8 - 12 years
Grade Level: 3 - 7
I have read about 6 chess books in my school library. I didnot find the teaching to be as serious as it should be for kids over 8 years old. I learned a lot more from "Chess For Juniors" and "ideas Behind the Chess Openings" in the library.
CHESS FOR KIDS will get you started with the the very basic rules and will teach you some starting strategies and tactics.Good Things about this book:1) It covers the rules you need to know as a non-tournament player.2) It covers just enough strategy and ideas to get you started.3) Lots of Colour - makes it look attractive.Not Good Things about this book:1) It is written so that young kids cannot understand the level of reading level (should come with a notice: Batteries Required, Opps! I mean older reader required to help young readers),2) The order of things is out of wack sometimes. This can make the learning confusing.There are better books written for the beginner or children. For a teen or older Learn Chess by Alexander and Beach is much better organized and has a lot more depth. There are a couple chess books for the junior beginner that have a lower reading level.
No doubt about it - the graphics and picutures in CHESS FOR KIDS are excellent. This is what I consider to be the good points of the book, now on to the weaknesses,The weaknesses are:The order in which the material is given needs some improving. This is not the exact order that a kid (or an adult) should be taught. This creates a degree of confusion.The level of reading is not well suited for young kids to learn from, andSome of the ways that things are explained, such as in the rules and certain aspects of strategies could use some improvement.
This book has inspired both of my children, ages 11 and 8, to play chess. Learning chess is an overwhelming subject, but the way Michael Basman presents it makes it very manageable and understandable for kids. The pictures are wonderful, and there is a section describing each piece, so kids can easily refer to the book as they play. The book gives basics, then more complex information, but this information is separated so that it is easy for a child to read only the part he is interested in at the time. This makes the book an excellent choice for both younger kids and older kids, and even for adults.
I like the pictures in the book. The book has a lot of things in it. But the reading is too hard for me (I am a good reader for 8) so my parents said I should let other kids know that for young kids like me it is hard reading. But the book is still good.
This would be a very nice book if you are a parent who will be reading it to a younger kid who cannot read very well yet. Otherwise the reading is more at a teenage level at least.The pictures and graphical things are very good! Some of the more advanced rules are a little confusing.
This is a GREAT book for kids (or adult) learning chess. One doesn't need to want to become a master of chess to buy this book. It has simple games that anyone can enjoy (my two kids are 3 and 6). Just the simple pawn game is well worth the money. In the end, it demystifies chess and makes the game fun and accessible to little kids. Worth every penny!
This is indeed a book where pictures are used for entertainment purposes and not a serious book for an older kid to learn from.OK for smaller kids.
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