Power Chess for Kids: Learn How to Think Ahead and Become One of the Best...

Power Chess for Kids: Learn How to Think Ahead and Become One of the Best...

Learn How to Think Ahead and Become One of the Best Players in Your SchoolIf you want to amaze your friends with your chess skills, this is exactly the book you have been looking for. To become one of the best chess players in your school you need to play Power Moves, winning tactics that require thinking ahead. But how do you find Power Moves? Experienced chess trainer Charles Hertan will show you and help you to become a very dangerous player! You will learn how to weed out silly moves and just consider a few important ones. You will learn how to start seeing great moves you never thought of before. You will learn the two easiest ways to think one-and-a-half moves ahead: 1. Takes Takes Bang! 2. Check Moves Bang!Charles Hertan introduces the four main characters who will help you to learn these basic skills: Zort (a teenaged computer from the planet Zugszwang), the Dinosaurs, Power Chess Kids and the Chess Professor. The most complete and fun kids book ever on learning how to win games!Charles Hertan is a FIDE master from Massachusetts who has been teaching kids formore than thirty years. He has written a chess book for advanced players called Forcing Chess Moves: the Key to Better Calculation, which was shortlisted for the Guardian Chess Book of the Year Award and won the ChessCafe Book of the Year Award.Edward Scimia, About.com-CHESS:"I really enjoyed 'Power Chess for Kids'. Just as importantly, the kids I work with got a kick out of it, too (..) The fact that kids can read this book on their own and be entertained while they learn to improve their chess is an added bonus."  Martin Rieger, Rochade Europa Magazine:"I myself have three children and when my youngest son (8 years old) saw the book, he immediately got excited. The drawings and the child-friendly lay-out had a magic impact on him."Dr Alexey W. Root, former US Women's Chess Champion, author of 'Children and Chess':"The organization of the book is stellar, the layout is cheerful (with cartoon-style characters) and the material is important for chess improvement."Marshtower Chess Reviews:"Cartoon characters and a very lively writing style make this an appealing book for young juniors. Chess teachers and coaches will be able to put the material to good use, too."Neha Batt, Outlook India:"Recommended reading for young chess players to sharpen tactics and strategy."Marcia Duran, chess parent: "Charles Hertan is the perfect chess teacher for kids. He has a great grasp of the material and, even more importantly, he makes learning chess fun, and understandable for kids of all ages."Acclaim for Forcing Chess Moves by Charles Hertan:Elisabeth Vicary, US Chess Federation Online:I love this book. ChessCafe 2008 Book of the Year

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Super Chess Kids: Win Like the World's Young Champions!

Super Chess Kids: Win Like the World's Young Champions!

If you want to improve in chess you often find instructional material based on games played long ago by old masters with who you have no affinity at all. Franco Zaninotto has a different approach. He knows from experience how stimulating it is to study the games of the best players in your peer group.Zaninotto teaches elementary strategy and tactics by using games he has selected from recent Junior Championships all over the world. He shows that you dont need to have decades of experience in order to play

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Chess Camp Volume 5, Two Move Checkmates

Chess Camp Volume 5, Two Move Checkmates

Chess Camp is a new training system for beginning chessplayers, and for the parents and coaches who teach them. Starting with simple problems to illustrate key concepts, and then progressing to more complex positions, the student will learn by doing, methodically integrating new information with previous knowledge while building effective thinking habits at the board. In Two-Move Checkmates, the fifth volume in the Chess Camp series, the student will be introduced to the elements of planning, aiming

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Chess is Child#8217;s Play: Teaching Techniques That Work

Chess is Child#8217;s Play: Teaching Techniques That Work

 Chess is Child's Play is a book written by parents, for parents. It is written for YOU!Chess is one of the oldest strategy games known to man. Studies show that children who learn chess at an early age gain such valuable life skills as: Problem-solving ability Enhanced imaginationImproved patience and focusGreater self-confidence.Chess educators Laura Sherman and Bill Kilpatrick have created an easy, step-by-step method for teaching chess that parents of all skill levels can use to teach children of any

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Luther's Chess Reformation by Thomas Luther (miękka okładka)

Luther's Chess Reformation by Thomas Luther (miękka okładka)

Wydanie w miękkiej okładce, wersja językowa - angielskaBecoming a Grandmaster is the dream of every young chess talent. Thomas Luther achieved this goal despite the added challenge of being born with a disability.Luthers Chess Reformation provides a wealth of practical tips and suggestions for chess players of all levels. Using the experiences and insights gained from his remarkable career, Luther offers an insiders view into the world of grandmaster chess. Readers will enjoy his chatty style, while also

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Chess Camp: Volume 1

Chess Camp: Volume 1

Chess Camp is a new training system for beginning chessplayers, and for the parents and coaches who teach them. Starting with simple problems to illustrate key concepts, and then progressing to more complex positions, the student will learn by doing, methodically integrating new information with previous knowledge while building effective thinking habits at the board.In this first volume, Move, Attack, and Capture, the student will discover how the chess pieces move; start to get a feel for the che

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Chess Camp: Volume 3

Chess Camp: Volume 3

Chess Camp is a new training system for beginning chessplayers, and for the parents and coaches who teach them. Starting with simple problems to illustrate key concepts, and then progressing to more complex positions, the student will learn by doing, methodically integrating new information with previous knowledge while building effective thinking habits at the board.In Checkmates with Many Pieces, the third volume in the series, the student will: 1) find his or her way to mate in more complex posi

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Under the Surface by Jan Markos (miękka okładka)

Under the Surface by Jan Markos (miękka okładka)

Książka w języku angielskim.The most significant difference between a grandmaster and a club player is not simply that the grandmaster calculates more accurately, but rather that he sees more deeply. This book invites you beneath the surface, where you can learn to navigate the depths of chess. Jan Markos shows how a strong player perceives chess, which features of a position he focuses on, and how he thinks at the board.The authors philosophy is that understanding chess brings pure happiness, and he woul

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Chess Camp Volume 7, Opening Tactics

Chess Camp Volume 7, Opening Tactics

Chess Camp is a new training system for beginning chessplayers, and for the parents and coaches who teach them. Starting with simple problems to illustrate key concepts, and then progressing to more complex positions, the student will learn by doing, methodically integrating new information with previous knowledge while building effective thinking habits at the board.The seventh volume in this series, Opening Tactics, sets problems in more lifelike conditions, as they arise from standard openings a

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Chess Camp: Volume 2

Chess Camp: Volume 2

Chess Camp is a new training system for beginning chessplayers, and for the parents and coaches who teach them. Starting with simple problems to illustrate key concepts, and then progressing to more complex positions, the student will learn by doing, methodically integrating new information with previous knowledge while building effective thinking habits at the board.The second volume in this series, Simple Checkmates, contains 618 structured problems, exercises, and fun puzzles that will help the

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Strategic Chess Exercises: Find the Right Way to Outplay Your Opponent

Strategic Chess Exercises: Find the Right Way to Outplay Your Opponent

Books on chess exercises are usually about tactics. But in most of the positions that you think about during a game, there is no tactical solution. What you are doing most of the time is trying to find a way to improve your position or weaken your opponent's, by applying strategic rules.Experienced chess trainer Emmanuel Bricard has created a practical exercise manual with carefully selected and tested training positions that teach you how to develop the right plan.This book is for you if you want to: kno

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Master Your Chess with Judit Polgar - A. Toth, J. Polgar

Master Your Chess with Judit Polgar - A. Toth, J. Polgar

Książka w języku angielskim. Wydanie w twardej oprawie.The story of the Polgar sisters is extraordinary. The idea that Laszlo Polgar, a mediocre chess player, could decide to turn his children into chess geniuses, and then succeed beyond his wildest dreams, is incredible.It suggests that, with the right training, anythings possible.In this book, Judit Polgar - the strongest of the three sisters and a former world top-10 player – reveals some of the secrets of her success. Together with the prize-winning c

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Learn from Bent Larsen by Mihail Marin (twarda okładka)

Learn from Bent Larsen by Mihail Marin (twarda okładka)

Książka w twardej okładce. Wersja językowa - angielska. Bent Larsen is one of the most celebrated chess players of the twentieth century. Larsen is the man who pushed Bobby Fischer down to Board 2 on the Rest of the World team in 1970. The Danish grandmaster had spectacular results, but chess fans appreciated even more his creativity and fighting spirit. For Larsen, a drawish-looking position was no reason to halt a game, as he had the ability to create magic out of thin air.Learn from Bent Larsen is a la

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Under the Surface by Jan Markos (twarda okładka)

Under the Surface by Jan Markos (twarda okładka)

Książka wydana w języku angielskim. Twarda okładka. The most significant difference between a grandmaster and a club player is not simply that the grandmaster calculates more accurately, but rather that he sees more deeply. This book invites you beneath the surface, where you can learn to navigate the depths of chess. Jan Markos shows how a strong player perceives chess, which features of a position he focuses on, and how he thinks at the board.The authors philosophy is that understanding chess brings pur

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Basic Chess Openings for Kids

Basic Chess Openings for Kids

Award-winning author Charles Hertan knows what kids really need to know (and want to know) about getting their pawns and pieces ready for action.Traditional chess opening books concentrate on the variations in different openings. Charles Hertan believes that for beginners and advanced beginners memorizing lines is not only boring but also a waste of time.Hertans approach is different. He helps kids to develop a solid understanding of the fundamental opening principles. What are the properties of each ches

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Strike like Judit!: The Winning Tactics of Chess Legend Judit Polgar

Strike like Judit!: The Winning Tactics of Chess Legend Judit Polgar

Judit Polgar is the strongest female chess player of all time. From an early age on the Hungarian prodigy baffled the world with her sensational triumphs. At the age of 15 she beat Bobby Fischers record to become the youngest grandmaster in history. During her glorious career, which she ended in 2014, she defeated World Champions Boris Spassky, Anatoly Karpov, Garry Kasparov, Vishy Anand and Magnus Carlsen.To reach the 8th spot in the FIDE World Rankings (for men) and belong to the very best for many year

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