Play Like a Girl!

Play Like a Girl!
Author: Jennifer Shahade
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011-02-16
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781936277032

A collection of tactical positions from the world's best women chessplayers. Chess lovers of all levels can enjoy the puzzles, as the difficulty goes all the way from one-move killer blows to deep, complex combinations.

The Kids' Book of Chess

The Kids' Book of Chess
Author: Harvey Kidder
Publisher: Workman Publishing
Total Pages: 100
Release: 1990-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780894807671

Traces the history of chess, describes the pieces and how they move, and discusses the strategy of the game.

Learn Chess the Right Way!

Learn Chess the Right Way!
Author: Susan Polgar
Publisher: SCB Distributors
Total Pages: 551
Release: 2016-05-10
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 1941270417

THE POLGAR WAY TO BETTER CHESS! Learn Chess the Right Way is a five-volume chess puzzle book series aimed at the novice, beginner and intermediate level player, using the unique methods of the award-winning coach and former world champion Susan Polgar. It introduces the most important checkmate and material-winning tactics, as well as defensive techniques to the new chess player. Each of the five volumes will consist of 500 puzzles. In Book 1, the focus is on one-move checkmate exercises. In each of the first five chapters, a specific piece delivers checkmate (in Chapter 1 – the queen, Chapter 2 – the rook, and so on). In Chapters 6-8, checkmates which involve special tactics (such as pins, discovered attacks, etc.) are introduced. Chapter 9 has a mixed collection of puzzles, without any hint about which piece is to deliver checkmate. Chapter 10 builds on the previous 9 chapters, and introduces basic patterns of checkmate in two moves. With over 40 years of experience as a world-class player and coach, international grandmaster Susan Polgar has developed the most effective way to help young players and beginners – Learn Chess the Right Way. Let her show you the way to understanding the most common and critical patterns and let her show you the way to becoming a better player. SUSAN POLGAR is a winner of four Women’s World Championships and the top-ranked woman chess player in the United States. She became the #1 woman player in the world at 15 and remained in the top 3 for over 20 years. In 2013, she received the U.S. Coach of the Year Award and the following year, she was named the Chess Trainer of the Year by the International Chess Federation (FIDE). She thus became the first person in history to be accorded both honors. Under her guidance, SPICE chess teams at both Texas Tech University and Webster University have won a combined five consecutive National Division I Collegiate Chess Championships.

A World Champion's Guide to Chess

A World Champion's Guide to Chess
Author: Susan Polgar
Publisher: SCB Distributors
Total Pages: 496
Release: 2015-11-16
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 1941270336

Winning Chess the Polgar Way! In A World Champion’s Guide to Chess, Women’s World Champion Susan Polgar’s exclusive training methods will have you playing winning chess! Topics include Chess Essentials, Tactics, Strategy, Pattern Recognition, Endgames, Chess Etiquette, Advice for Parents & Coaches and much more! SUSAN POLGAR is a winner of four Women’s World Championships and the top-ranked woman chess player in the United States. She became the #1 woman player in the world at 15 and remained in the top 3 for over 20 years. In 2013, she received the U.S. Coach of the Year Award and the following year, she was named the Chess Trainer of the Year by the International Chess Federation (FIDE). She thus became the first person in history to be accorded both honors. Under her guidance, SPICE chess teams at both Texas Tech University and Webster University have won a combined five consecutive National Division I Collegiate Chess Championships. PAUL TRUONG is winner of eleven national titles, a prolific chess trainer, and award-winning chess author. He was also captain and manager of the historic 2004 US Women’s Olympiad team which won two gold and two silver medals, as well as the coach of the five-time national champion SPICE chess teams. [The following text will appear in online descriptions, along with the text above, but not on the back cover]: The best-selling A World Champion’s Guide to Chess is available again!!

1001 Brilliant Ways to Checkmate

1001 Brilliant Ways to Checkmate
Author: Fred Reinfeld
Publisher: SCB Distributors
Total Pages: 405
Release: 2014-06-03
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 1936490838

A 21st-Century Edition of a Great Checkmate Collection! Ask most chessplayers from the “baby boomer” generation how they acquired and sharpened their tactical skills, and chances are a Fred Reinfeld tactics collection will be part of their answer. And now, for the first time, 1001 Brilliant Ways to Checkmate is available in modern algebraic notation. This may be the all-time great checkmate collection, with forced checkmate positions culled mainly from actual play. And Reinfeld's selection is simply marvelous, touching on all the important tactical themes. In short, this is an outstanding book to hone your tactical abilities. It will help you recognize mating patterns, develop visualization skills, enhance imagination, and improve tactical sharpness. And now, with a modern 21st-century edition of this great checkmate collection finally available, there is no excuse for not only improving your tactical skills, but also enjoying yourself along the way.

Baby Chess

Baby Chess
Author: Sophie Pryce
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 19
Release: 2021-10-12
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0593434404

Here's a super-simple primer that introduces babies and toddlers to the popular game of chess! Don’t let their size fool you: Although they are small pawns are the most fearless pieces of all. Now parents can introduce babies and toddlers to the popular game of chess! This super-simple primer will teach little ones the basics: the names of the pieces, how they move, and how to win the game. The rhyming text allows for a fun read-aloud experience without getting too involved in the details of the game. Additional sidebar facts are included for kids who might have questions or who are ready for additional information.

Play Winning Chess

Play Winning Chess
Author: Yasser Seirawan
Publisher:
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2003
Genre: Games
ISBN: 9781857443318

'When most people learn to play chess, they usually memorise the movements of the pieces and then spend years pummelling away at each other with little rhyme and even less reason. Though I will show you how each piece leaps around, what it likes to do