Competitive Chess for Kids Winning Strategies Plus 25 Classic Checkmates from an International Grandmaster
Kids who want to join the excitement and learn winning chess, both for casual fun and for tournament play, will find this kit a great way to get started! It teaches them to recognize positions for forced checkmate. It describes algebraic notation, which lets them re-play their own games -- or learn by re-playing famous games of masters. Author and International Grandmaster Yassir Seirawan presents winning chess strategies plus instruction on how to force checkmate in 25 different situations. Here in a compact, economical package is a book of tactics and strategies, plus a miniature chess clock that teaches players to compete under time pressure -- as they will when they're ready for tournament play. The timer, especially designed for this package, is battery-operated and can be adjusted for move-making within a variety of time periods. Batteries are included.