CHESS FOR KIDS & Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess

CHESS FOR KIDS
This is the perfect introduction to chess for children from the age of seven upwards. The book contains 30 short lessons, starting with learning about the board and the pieces, then the moves of each piece in turn, then the vital concepts of check, checkmate and stalemate, and finally basic strategy and thinking skills. Quizzes and puzzles reinforce what the children learn.The book uses the characters of the 7-year-old twins Sam and Alice who are always arguing and fighting. They decide to join the army where they are told about an impending invasion of aliens from the planet Caïssa. The outcome of the invasion will be decided by a game of living chess. During their lessons they learn about the battlefield and the different types of soldier and get to play the part of each in turn.

Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess
Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess is a well-presented book for beginners in chess. It contains various puzzles, along with clear instructions, can help readers learn how to play chess quickly and efficiently.Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess follows a flowchart-like pattern. This teaching machine was made according to the principles of programmed learning, and is filled with checkmate puzzles. At every step, the authors asks you a question. The right answer takes you to the next question, whereas the incorrect answer takes you to an explanation. Readers will find themselves in complex situations, and they will have to come up with solutions and moves on the chessboard, like Bobby Fischer used to. Eighteen of the puzzles in Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess are based on positions of Fischer's games. This guidebook will teach you how to analyse chess problems, and look for themes in order to make the right moves.The book contains a section titled A Word From Bobby. The introduction explains how to play chess. Some of the chapters in this book are Elements of Checkmate, Displacing Defenders, and Attacks on the Enemy Pawn Cover. Readers will also come across diagrams which make it easier for them to understand the concepts. The reissue edition, published by RHUS in 1982, is available in paperback.