Winning Chess Exercises for Kids
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.75 (958 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1895525101 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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He is also the editor of Scholar`s Mate Magazine and an active organizer of children`s chess tournaments. . Many of his students have been national champions and competed successfully in international youth events. He has been teaching chess to young people for 18 years, in Toronto and Halifax, as well as on the Internet. About the Author Jeff Coakley is a nationally rated Chess Master and onr of Canada`s leading coaches
Jeff Coakley is a nationally rated Chess Master and onr of Canada`s leading coaches. He is also the editor of Scholar`s Mate Magazine and an active organizer of children`s chess tournaments. Many of his students have been national champions and competed successfully in international youth events. . He has been teaching chess to young people for 18 years, i
Part of the fun factor for kids is that the book is replete with cartoon images of chess characters to help make the learning experience more exciting. The flexible "perfect binding" makes it easy to turn the pages and have them stay in place.. Everything any child will need to know about chess strategy and more is here in this book, which is well laid out and easy to follow. This wonderfully entertaining book also happens to be quite effective. A bright and colorful cover, as well as the large workbook format and algebraic notation make this a book which will occupy your
"Good for youth at Moderate to Advanced levels - too hard for beginners" according to Troy Overland. I'm teaching an after-school chess class at my kid's elementary school. There are a dozen students, mostly First through Third grades, with little or no experience playing chess.Based on reviews here and elsewhere, I was going to purchase one copy of this book for each student. But I decided to get one copy first to check it out. I'm glad I got one copy first, becaus. S. Sankaranarayanan said Brilliant. Brilliant. Brilliant.. You will not find this book up at your local B&N bookstore.Rather than be disappointed, I am actually glad. I feel that anyone who gets rewarded with a treasure like this ought to have looked around or taken a little effort to know of its existence before they laid their hands on it!!!I can't stop gushing about how good Coakley's books are for players ramping up to a. "Chess Tactics" according to Steven Craig Miller. The main part of this book consists of 100 pages of exercises with nine diagrams on each page. Three diagrams are devoted to checkmate problems; three are win material type of problems; one is a defensive problem ("White to move and not lose"); one problem is more general; and one problem is an endgame problem. The solutions are in the back of the book and are very d