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Learn to Play Chess: 35 easy and fun chess activities for children aged 7 years +

Learn to Play Chess: 35 easy and fun chess activities for children aged 7 years +

by Jessica E. Martin
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Learn to Play Chess: 35 easy and fun chess activities for children aged 7 years +
Learn to Play Chess: 35 easy and fun chess activities for children aged 7 years +
Learn to Play Chess: 35 easy and fun chess activities for children aged 7 years +
Learn to Play Chess: 35 easy and fun chess activities for children aged 7 years +
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Learn to Play Chess: 35 easy and fun chess activities for children aged 7 years +

Learn to Play Chess: 35 easy and fun chess activities for children aged 7 years +

by Jessica E. Martin

Overview

Learn how to play chess—the world’s most popular board game!

Jessica E Martin helps you improve your skills through 35 fun activities—this isn’t just a textbook about the rules! Why not have a game of Face Off, all you need are two rooks and bishops of each color, then battle it out to capture all of your opponent’s pieces, or try Rookie Cookie, where the rook can go as far as it wants and move in any direction? With Create-a-Mate you will learn the vital skill of following activity and working pieces as pairs. All the activities have clear, easy-to-follow instructions and colorful artworks so you can see exactly where pieces should be on the chessboard. There are also helpful hints and tips throughout, as well as a Starting Out section if you ever need reminding of a rule or have forgotten how a piece can move.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781800650572
Publisher: Ryland Peters & Small
Publication date: 09/14/2021
Series: Learn to Craft , #2
Pages: 128
Product dimensions: 8.20(w) x 10.85(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range: 8 - 11 Years

About the Author

Jessica E. Martin recently ranked in the top 100 US female chess players. She has been a chess instructor for 16 years and has coached teams in three states at the State and USA National Championship levels. Jessica is the past Vice President of Scholastic Chess with the North Carolina Chess Association (NCCA). Since 2010, she has been a weekly author for the interactive website www.chesskid.com. In 2008, Jessica created Over The Chessboard, an organization dedicated to promoting chess for everyone. The author is based in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.

Table of Contents

Introduction 6

Starting Out! 7

Chess Terms 13

Chapter 1 Piece Movement 14

Pawn Football 16

Face-Off 19

Rookie Cookie 22

Knight Races 24

Capturing Game 27

Eight Queens 30

Pieces, No Pawns 32

Opposing Kings 35

Chapter 2 Tricky Rules & Cool Vocab 38

Three Checks Wins 40

Create-a-Mate 44

Loyds 47

Castling Game 50

King Travels 54

En Passant Football 56

Team Chess 60

Tournament Chess 62

Chapter 3 Tactics & Strategy 64

Take Me! 66

Ghost Chess 68

Triangle Forks 70

Remove the Guard 74

Pawns vs. the Queen 76

Trap the Queen 80

Hanging & Capturing Game 83

Scholar's Mate 86

Create-a-Discovery 90

Center Points 93

Chapter 4 Planning & Checkmates 96

The Queen Dance 98

Boots & Bug 102

Dog on the Loose! 106

Double Bishops 110

Blindfold Chess 114

Progressive Chess 116

Deny! 120

Musical Chess 122

Bughouse 124

Solutions 126

Resources 127

Index 127

Acknowledgments 128

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