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.

Which side stands better? How much better? Why? Most chess players rely on loosely knit, unstructured methods to evaluate chess pieces and positions. They learn positional principles which often lead to inaccurate evaluations and faulty decisions about how to proceed. This groundbreaking book by best-selling chess author Dan Heisman addresses the evaluation and understanding of how static features affect the value of the pieces in a given position. Emphasis is placed on the static evaluation of each piece s value and its role in the overall position rather than the assessment of a specific position, but Heisman s approach can also be applied to help evaluate entire positions by helping to answer the questions who stands better, by how much, and why?

"CHESS, Step by Step: From Beginner to Champion-2" Book-2, 2nd edition, soft cover "CHESS, Step by Step: From Beginner to Champion" is a guide to the game of chess. The series "Chess, Step by Step: From Beginner to Champion" consists of several volumes and is designed to progressively challenge and guide readers "step by step" along the path of consistent chess improvement. Each volume is broken down into chapters suitable for classroom instruction. This volume, Book 2, introduces players to chess notation, explains the basic rules of developing pieces and examines few basic endgame strategies. The middle game is by far the most complex part of the game, and combinations are the soul of the middle game. This Book provides ample puzzles of mate in two and zooms in on the following combinational themes: Trapping, Double Attack, Discovered Attack, Pin, Skewer, Back Rank and Overloading. Each of the over 1100 diagrams and exercises in this book shows the moment before the decisive move. It is up to you, reader, to find the winning line. Whether you want to play chess recreationally, hone your mental skills, or develop into a tournament player, this book will increase your understanding and enjoyment of one of the world's greatest games.