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"Winning Chess Exercises for Kids" is a wonderfully entertaining and effective book that covers everything a child needs to know about chess strategy. With its easy-to-follow layout and cartoon images of chess characters, learning chess becomes an exciting experience for kids. The bright and colorful cover and large workbook format make this book a fun activity that will keep your child occupied for hours. Perfect for young chess enthusiasts!
Dan Heisman
2023-02-16T04:34:00.000ZA classic work by a world chess champion, detailing one of the most dramatic and celebrated world championship matches of all time. The book describes the clash of styles and thought between the young attacking genius Mikhail Tal and scientific chess pillar Mikhail Botvinnik. Tal sets the stage, explains every one of the 21 games, and tells both the on- and off-the-board story of the championship match. With a new foreword and essay, this book is considered one of the best chess books ever written.
Dan Heisman
2022-09-19T13:03:43.000ZImprove your chess game by developing effective thinking processes with this book by acclaimed instructor Dan Heisman. He compares how players of different strengths approach analytical positions and provides insights that will help players at each level to avoid typical flaws in their thought process and move up to the next level. Heisman offers solutions to difficult practical issues such as time management and decision making. This book is perfect for ambitious players looking to improve or coaches looking for powerful new teaching tools.
Dan Heisman
2022-09-14T13:34:36.000ZLearn practical competitive play by studying 30 amateur games handpicked by renowned chess instructor Dan Heisman. Each game offers valuable lessons, such as proper clock management and sound strategy, and showcases common errors to avoid. Heisman presents the games with gentle humor and dissects the players' thinking process to offer valuable tips. Even better, you'll enjoy the entertaining stories of amateur chess battles, including some cases of chess suicide, so you can learn from others' mistakes!
Dan Heisman
2022-08-01T14:32:44.000ZElevate your chess skills with Practical Chess Exercises, a comprehensive program featuring 600 challenging exercises that covers all aspects of the game. Sharpen your tactical vision, deepen your positional understanding, and enhance your knowledge of theoretical positions. Boost your analytical skills and improve your move selection process to win more games and enjoy chess even more!
Dan Heisman
2022-07-31T14:07:41.000ZPower Chess for Kids
Learn How to Think Ahead and Become One of the Best Players in Your School
A must-read for young chess enthusiasts! Power Chess for Kids by Charles Hertan teaches the four main tricks to making winning "power moves" in chess. Forget about memorizing openings and endgames, this book will help you win in all stages of the game. With fun characters like Zort (a teenaged computer from the planet Zugszwang) and the Dinosaurs, you'll learn how to weed out silly moves and consider only the most important ones. Get ready to become one of the best chess players in your school!
Dan Heisman
2022-06-15T23:50:43.000ZThis collection features 220 of the best games played by Alexander Alekhine, one of the greatest chess players in history. Alekhine's matches against other legendary players, such as Capablanca, Euwe, and Bogoljubov, are included, as well as his ascent to world mastery, his surprising defeat in 1935, and his dramatic return two years later. Alekhine's own commentary on strategy and tactics, along with a revealing memoir, make this volume an essential resource for any serious student of chess.
Dan Heisman
2022-05-26T22:20:01.000ZMaster the art of attacking in chess with this legendary classic, newly transcribed into algebraic notation. Learn the basic principles and complex strategies for attacking the king like a pro. This revised edition is a must-read for any chess enthusiast looking to add power and brilliance to their play. With 352 pages, illustrations, and an index, this book is the ultimate guide to becoming a skilled and strategic chess player.
Dan Heisman
2022-05-26T22:20:01.000ZDiscover the art of pawn play in this masterful chess guide by Hans Kmoch, an International Master and prolific chess writer. With over 180 games and diagrams, you'll learn the paramount importance of pawn manipulation and how it holds the proceedings under its remote control. Whether you're a beginner or an advanced player, this profoundly original and stimulating book offers superb instruction in pawn play and demonstrates how the fate of a game depends on pawn formation.
Dan Heisman
2022-05-26T22:20:01.000ZThe Big Picture by Sean Carroll
Applying Logic in Chess by Erik Kislik
Chess Exam And Training Guide by Igor Khmelnitsky
Winning Chess Strategy for Kids by Jeff Coakley
Gödel, Escher, Bach by Douglas R. Hofstadter
The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played by Irving Chernev