Jessica E. Martin – författare

Learn to play chess—and win—with this complete guide for kids ages 8 to 12

Check it out: Playing chess is tons of fun…and it can help make you smarter, too! How to Play Chess for Kids teaches you everything you need to know to start—even if you''ve never played before.

First get the hang of moving each piece, understand the rules, then find out how to capture pieces and win. In this book of chess for kids, you''ll try out different tactics, discover super-secret strategies, and practice thinking ahead.

How to Play Chess for Kids includes:

How to speak chess—Chess has its own language—learn to speak it with a guide to game notation and an easy glossary.See it, play it—Lots of diagrams make learning chess for kids easy by illustrating the moves in every example.Real-life moves—Learn from the best with exciting excerpts from championship games by chess masters throughout history.

You''ll conquer the game of kings and queens in no time with How to Play Chess for Kids!

LEARN how to PLAY CHESS with 35 fun, fully-illustrated ACTIVITIES and GAMES.Chess improves CRITICAL THINKING, MEMORY and CONCENTRATION – the perfect non-screen-based game!Your child will love this in-depth guide on how to play the world’s most popular board game. This isn’t just a textbook about the rules of the game though – master chess tutor Jessica E Prescott has devised 35 innovative activities to teach the skills all while having fun playing.Why not try Pawn Football, where pawns line up at their starting rank and race to the other side? There’s also the Scholar’s Mate – a four-move checkmate every beginner needs to know – and when you’re really good, you can play Bughouse, a crazy four-person game with two chess sets.With a mix of solo and multi-player games, all the activities have clear, colourful artworks. There are 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.