Power Chess For Kids

For kids who love to amaze their friends with their chess skills, Charles Hertan presents new ways to find Power Moves, winning tactics that require thinking ahead. In Volume 2, the four special teachers get a new colleague! Knelly the Knight arrives on the scene and will assists Zort (a computer from outer space), the Dinosaurs, the Power Chess Kids and the Chess Professor. Together they will help you to become a very dangerous chess player. Power Chess for Kids is the most complete, practical and fun kids guide ever on learning how to win games. Forget about studying openings and endgames, Power Moves will help you to beat your opponents in all stages of the game!

A power move, explains experienced chess teacher Charles Hertan, is a winning master tactic that requires thinking ahead. To become one of the best chess players in your school you need to be able to think just 1,5 moves ahead, and this book teaches the four basic tricks do so. You will learn how to weed out silly moves and just consider a few important ones. Forget about learning openings and endgames, power moves will help you win in all stages of the game. 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 Kid and the Chess Professor . The most complete and fun kids book ever on learning how to win games!

Learn how to weed out silly moves and just consider a few important ones. Learn the two easiest ways to think one and a half moves ahead.

This accessible how-to guide for parents and teachers on the best way to teach chess to children, from international chess expert Richard James, is linked to both his bestselling book, Chess for Kids, and his website chessKIDS academy. James, who taught grandmasters Luke McShane and Jonathan Rowson, shows how learning chess is interesting and fun. It can also help children develop life skills, such as decision-making and social skills, and be a springboard to other subjects in the school curriculum, such as maths, science, history and even languages. In an easy-to-follow, fun way, James explains how to structure short lessons with worksheets and other activities to introduce the chess pieces, chess notation and chess-board dynamics - so that children can understand the thinking behind the moves and start playing and enjoying this fascinating game.

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. Hertan’s approach is different. He helps kids to develop a solid understanding of the fundamental opening principles. What are the properties of each chess piece, and how can they be mobilized effectively to work together and get a strong position on the board? In his trademark humorous and kidfriendly way, Hertan teaches what you should actually be trying to achieve at the start of a game. Kids will love learning how to avoid The Five Most Common Opening Mistakes. This is a fun, easy-to-use, down-to-earth and accessible chess opening primer.

Award-winning author Charles Hertan has written a lively and user-friendly chess primer for kids and other beginners. You will meet all the pieces, learn all the important rules and get tips on how to start playing real games yourself. Charles Hertan teaches you about the ins and outs of the chess board, how the pieces move, the value of the pieces, capturing (and recapturing!) enemy pieces, check, checkmate and stalemate, illegal moves, pawn promotion (including underpromotion!), castling, En Passant pawn capturing, various tips and tricks. Chess is not just an exciting game that brings fun to millions of people around the globe. More and more educators and scientists agree that playing chess has lots of benefits and is a wonderful educational tool. Playing chess improves your brain functions: your memory, cognitive abilities, attention-span, decision making and strategic thinking! Charles Hertan says: “Kids love chess despite the fact that it is good for them”. His cheerfully laid-out book makes it easy for everyone to start playing games and have fun.

Chess for Beginner Kids

Understand BETTER the power of each piece
600 easy chess puzzles to perfect your learning

You now know the rules of chess!
Well done! You have just taken a big step!
Welcome to the great community of chess players.

But, what to do now?
Facing the chessboard, you feel a bit lost... and this is quite normal.
How do you go about it? Where to start? But what is the next step?

Yes, knowing the rules is not enough!
If you want to progress quickly, you have to learn the power of each piece.
You heard me right. Each piece has its own powers but also weaknesses!

And how do you learn the power of the pieces?
You have to practice!
You have to solve chess puzzles... well-chosen chess puzzles like the ones you will find in this book.
Each day, a few chess problems... and, day after day, week after week, you will begin to perceive the subtleties of each piece.
Gradually, like a sword blade being sharpened, your tactical sense will become sharper.

Now, you can!
Thus, you will be able to strike decisive blows and inflict irreparable damage on your opponents!
No doubt your opponents will tremble!
Let's go for the adventure!

In this ebook you will find:

• 600 chess exercises with solutions at the bottom of the page,
• Only very easy Mat-in-1 chess exercises,
• Only chess problems with few pieces to facilitate the understanding,
• For each piece (King, Queen, Bishop, Knight, Rook and Pawn), 100 targeted chess problems,
• Progressive chess exercises to advance on a solid basis,
• Perfect for beginner kids,
• 600 games played with whites.

Toward new horizons

Once you've done these 600 chess puzzles, you'll know the power of each piece.
You'll know their strengths and weaknesses. And you'll know how to exploit them.
You'll fight your next battle with flair. No doubt your opponents will fear you.

Now you can go for the title of school champion!