- ISBN13: 9780789465405
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Product Description
Making chess accessible to kids. International Master Michael Basman invites you into the challenging and exciting world of chess. His simple and accessible text presents the beginner with the rules, skills, and techniques of the game. Every aspect is illustrated with clear step-by-step photography, from setting up the board and basic moves, to more advanced tactics and strategy. A must for any budding Grandmaster!
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This book is good as an overview. It dedicates only a few pages for openings, tactics, & endames & each page has large pictures on it with brief explanations of play. It is only 44 pages. It is well illustrated. I already knew what the pieces & pawns looked like & how they moved. It was helpful in that it explained algebraic notation so that I could go on to more detailed books. I would say that it would be a pretty good book for children to wet their feet on.
Amazon User Rating: 5 / 5
Before this book has been written, there aren’t many chess books for kids in those days, but here comes a book that is specially designed for kids and is readily accessible whenever kids wanted it. Since his years as an international master, Michael Basman has devoted his time to teaching schoolchildren chess, and years after that he set up the UK Chess Club, a chess tournament which attracts thousands of players every year.
Since I haven’t got time to write down Michael Basman’s bio in this review, I feel his kids chess book is worth having and is highly recommended to any kid. You know, many kids will hate a book that is unatrractive and dull and will soon get rid of it but Michael Basman’s book has very attractive pictures, that’ll show kids the game positions, and they are very clear, only to find them done in digital photography!
Chess is a battle of wits between two players and checkmating the opponent is a very difficult task, requiring your skill and knowledge. Michael Basman explains this in his book with a very accessible text that’ll allow kid readers to understand the game concepts and is simple enough to apprehend. Heck, if I’m a kid right now I’ll be able to read through the book like water!
Apart from the very clear pictures and simple text, Michael Basman uses his teaching experience to let kids gain a clearer understanding of chess pieces through the ”Check it out!” section of the book and this section offers a brief explanation of the piece in terms of history and piece effectiveness.
The book is well laid out, thorough and kid-friendly and is always there when kids need it. It covers all of the most important aspects of chess, including the basics. Most of all, it’s highly informative and that means kids can have all the info they need in order to play chess correctly.
What more could I say, this is a great book, and I swear Michael Basman made it by heart and by using his chess experience not anything else! The book is well laid out, clear, thorough and easy to use anytime. The book CAN teach kids the game so what’re you waiting for, get your chessboard and pieces and let the games begin!
Amazon User Rating: 5 / 5
My 7 year old son was thrilled to receive this book. He studied it for 1 day then challenged me to a game. He kept the book open while we were playing and referred to it often. He played much better offense and defense understanding how the pieces move and how to plan ahead more than one move. It made a huge difference! He even asked me to find him a link online so he could play on his own.
Amazon User Rating: 5 / 5
I bought this for a 7 year old girl who was just starting to play chess. However, looking at it, I was really impressed with its terrific overview and clear presentation. It is good for beginning and intermediate players of any age.
Amazon User Rating: 5 / 5
Really good book to help kids understand how to play chess. I bought this for my son who likes to beat his dad at chess! Well worth the money!
Amazon User Rating: 4 / 5