The Batsford Book of Chess for Children New Edition: Beginner's chess for kids

The Batsford Book of Chess for Children is a friendly and approachable book on chess, aimed at children aged 7 and up. It is a complete guide to the game, with all-new illustrations, and explains who the pieces are and how they move, how to reach checkmate, and the concept of the opening, middlegame, and endgame. It also introduces the idea of chess etiquette and why sometimes no one wins and a game ends in stalemate. Chess is experiencing a new wave of popularity in schools, as it is educational and promotes analytical thinking skills, increase resilience, foster the competitive instinct, and provide a lot of fun.

Format: Hardback
Length: 128 pages
Publication date: 04 August 2022
Publisher: Batsford Ltd

A brand new edition of this international chess classic, with all-new illustrations, is now available! Aimed at children aged 7 and up, this character-based book is a complete guide to chess for those starting out in the game. Written by Sabrina and illustrated by James Pratt, The Batsford Book of Chess for Children is a friendly and approachable book that can often seem quite daunting.

In straightforward, animated language, Jess and Jamie, two rough-and-tumble kids who are obsessed with chess, explain everything you need to know, from first sitting down at the board to sneaky tricks to help you beat your opponents. The book explains who the pieces are and how they move (and that we're talking about pawns, not prawns), how to reach checkmate (or, in Jess's words, how to kill the king), and the concept of the opening, middlegame, and endgame. It also introduces the idea of chess etiquette – and explains why sometimes no one wins and a game ends in stalemate.

Friendlier and funnier than the average children's chess book, The Batsford Book of Chess for Children is an essential addition to any child's bookshelf. Chess is experiencing a new wave of popularity in schools, and it's educational too. Organisations like Chess in Schools are promoting it as the perfect way to develop analytical thinking skills, increase resilience, foster the competitive instinct – and provide a lot of fun along the way.

Dimension: 246 x 189 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781849947299
Edition number: Second Edition