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Chess is Child's Play is a book written byparents, for parents. It is written for YOU! Chess is one of the oldest strategygamesknown to man. Studies show that children who learn chess at an early age gainsuchvaluable life skillsas: .Problem-solving ability .Improvedpatience and focus .Enhancedimagination .Greater self-confidence. Chess educators Laura Sherman and Bill Kilpatrickhavecreated aneasy, step-by-stepmethod for teaching chess thatparents of all skill levelscan use to teachchildrenof any age. You don't have to know how to playchess in orderto usethesystem.Thisbook will teach you the game, whileshowingyou how to teach your child to play. You will learn together. Chess makes childrensmarter.Give your child an advantage in life and teach him or herto play today!"
Effective lessons, strategies, and tips to become a better chess player. In an ideal world, any chess player would improve their game with help from a coach. If that's not possible, having chess champion coach Thomas Engqvist's book next to the chess set is the next best thing. In a series of lessons, he guides players through the most important elements of chess to master. He also looks at the psychology behind chess, how to marry knowledge with imagination, and how to stay motivated. Suitable for adults as well as older children, the lessons will steer players in the right direction to avoid wasting time on chess learning that is inefficient. Following the important great players, starting with the Italian school and Philidor and finishing with Carlsen and AlphaZero, the chess lessons draw from their most important discoveries, theories, and ideas. These are distilled into useful lessons that include the main focus: how to practice chess.
Most chess opening books are either too detailed or too shallow. Chess Opening Essentials has exactly the right balance and is an accessible primer and a reference book at the same time. It gives a flavor of how every opening works and points at the various middlegame plans that apply after the opening has ended.Chess Opening essentials helps beginners to develop a solid understanding of fundamental opening ideas, gives casual players the ability to choose the opening that suits their style and taste and is a tool for club players to test and review their opening repertoire as well as a reference book to which advanced players keep returning.The authors do not propagate forcing tactical variations to be memorized mechanically, but explain what you should actually be trying to achieve when playing the opening of your choice. They include the main alternative responses and give clear indications for further study.
Chess becomes fun when we learn how to survive the opening and stop falling into our opponents' cheap tactical tricks.
And that's what this book is about! By understanding opening play and how to exploit tactical ideas, we turn the tables on our opponents. Now they will be the ones getting outmanoeuvred, tricked, trapped and pushed off the board!
Chess Opening Traps for Kids is a serious course on how to play the opening, illustrated with memorable and entertaining examples. By focusing on 100 key themes, Graham Burgess explains how to use opening tricks to our advantage. Every opening features hidden dangers for both players, so we need to avoid pitfalls while making full use of tactics to achieve the opening goals of purposeful development and central control.
Most of the 100 sections feature a basic example followed by a more complex one. Some of the traps have claimed grandmaster victims, while others are more likely to arise in junior chess. Either way, the aim is to learn the theme so well that you can use it when similar opportunities arise in your own games. A series of exercises at the end of the book allows you to check that you have grasped the main points. Throughout the book there are tips on how to spot tactics in advance and advice on opening strategy.
And that's what this book is about! By understanding opening play and how to exploit tactical ideas, we turn the tables on our opponents. Now they will be the ones getting outmanoeuvred, tricked, trapped and pushed off the board!
Chess Opening Traps for Kids is a serious course on how to play the opening, illustrated with memorable and entertaining examples. By focusing on 100 key themes, Graham Burgess explains how to use opening tricks to our advantage. Every opening features hidden dangers for both players, so we need to avoid pitfalls while making full use of tactics to achieve the opening goals of purposeful development and central control.
Most of the 100 sections feature a basic example followed by a more complex one. Some of the traps have claimed grandmaster victims, while others are more likely to arise in junior chess. Either way, the aim is to learn the theme so well that you can use it when similar opportunities arise in your own games. A series of exercises at the end of the book allows you to check that you have grasped the main points. Throughout the book there are tips on how to spot tactics in advance and advice on opening strategy.
Master the ancient art of chess, the game of kings. Now, novice players can learn quickly and at a glance the key techniques and classic moves of the chess masters. This edition includes basic and advanced tactics, combinations, sacrifices, pawn structures, and annotated illustrations to help players of every level hold their own against more advanced players. This book also includes:
It's a comprehensive and compact reference that will find a ready place in school and private chess clubs. This book will also be a favorite among individuals who wish to discover chess as a pleasurable way to spend a social evening.
It's been said that tactics are 99% of chess. This third volume of the Comprehensive Chess Course teaches you the basic tools of winning chess with instructive and memorable examples. Grandmasters Alburt and Palatnik thoroughly explain hundreds of key positions arranged by difficulty and designed to sharpen tactical recognition and vision in your own games. Nothing is left to chance in this work. All materials have already shown their worth in Russian chess instruction.
GM Alburt's Comprehensive Chess Course brings English readers the once strictly guarded and time-tested Russian training methods, the key to the 50-year Russian dominance of world chess. Comprehensive Chess Course takes you from beginner to master.
Not too traditional, not too avant-garde--these puzzles are original, contemporary, and fun to solve for puzzle fans everywhere.
- 50 daily-size crossword puzzles made by constructors from across the United States
- Medium-difficulty, middle-of-the-road style puzzles that appeal to a broad range of solvers
- The perfect complement to the excellent Chicago Tribune Sunday Crossword Puzzles
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Style--Middle-of-the-Road]
- 50 daily-size crossword puzzles made by constructors from across the United States
- Medium-difficulty, middle-of-the-road style puzzles that appeal to a broad range of solvers
- The perfect complement to the excellent Chicago Tribune Sunday Crossword Puzzles
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Style--Middle-of-the-Road]
Coloring is the perfect way to relax and unwind. Add a bit of subversive and irreverent humor and you have Chill the F*ck Out! Beautiful scenes and abstract doodles are combined with irreverent quips like Shit just got real that will keep you laughing.
Features:-32 original pieces of artwork to color and enjoy
-Perforated pages for easy framing
-One-side printing so colors don't bleed through
Let go of perfect and embrace good enough!
Looking to change your messy ways? This full-color guided journal will help you explore your relationship with cleaning: why you hate it, what stands in your way, and how to make small changes that lead to big results down the road. Forget about those unattainable #goals in glossy magazines and TV makeover shows. Everyone deserves a space they love, and that means something different for everyone. So when you need a little extra motivation, Cleaning Sucks provides the tips, tricks, quotes, and gentle kicks in the pants you need to get off your butt and get cleaning up. - Answer prompts and complete challenges and checklists to make big changes from small habits- Find motivation through hilarious and kickass quotes to inspire the hell out of you
- Banish your inner critic, and bask in the glow of every accomplishment, no matter how small
An official Mensa puzzle book! Master puzzle maker Trip Payne has come up with another brain-busting collection that will wow youngsters. His Crosswords for Kids has sold nearly 60,000 copies, and his Great Crosswords for Kids is on its way to similar success; these oh-so-clever puzzles should scale the heights of popularity, too. Children will enjoy figuring out such kid-friendly clues as "Last name of the author of Curious George," "One of Santa's helpers," and "Sylvester the Cat chased him." And while they're having a good time filling in the answers, youngsters will also improve their vocabulary, learn interesting facts, and boost their powers of concentration.
Five Nights at Freddy's fans won't want to miss this pulse-pounding collection of three novella-length tales that will keep even the bravest FNAF player up at night...
Some things must be learned the hard way . . . Reed sees an opportunity to teach the school bully not to mess with him, but ends up mangling the lesson. Robert, an exhausted single father, gets a crash course in parenting when he buys a fancy new teddy bear to watch and entertain his young son. Chris, eager to join the Science Club at school, agrees to undergo a grisly experiment to be accepted. But in the malevolent universe of Five Nights at Freddy's, there's always an education in pain.
In this seventh volume, Five Nights at Freddy's creator Scott Cawthon spins three sinister novella-length stories from different corners of his series' canon, featuring cover art from fanfavorite artist LadyFiszi.
Readers beware: This collection of terrifying tales is enough to unsettle even the most hardenedFive Nights at Freddy's fans.
Need a pick-me-up? Who needs caffeine when you can jump start your brain with Will Shortz sudoku! People all over the world can't get enough of this delightful number puzzle. They're short, addictive and perfect for solving on that daily coffee break!
Features:- 100 easy to hard sudoku puzzles
- Edited by legendary New York Times crossword editor Will Shortz
- Big grids with lots of space for easy solving
A bumper collection of 300 quick crossword puzzles to test your word knowledge and have you reaching for the thesaurus. The puzzles are in a standard 13x13 grid size. How quickly can you solve these? You will find the solutions easily at the back of the book.
Packed with hundreds of brain-teasing puzzles on a variety of topics, this book has something for everyone! There are captivating crosswords of every type, from easy to expert level. True puzzle aficionados can dare to take a stab at the special challenger and diagramless crosswords. Whether you are on a train or plane, in a waiting room, or nestled on your comfortable sofa, this compilation will provide hours of fun. Sharpen those pencils and get ready for this ultimate COLOSSAL collection that will surely challenge even the most savvy puzzle solver!
Crosswords in LARGE PRINT? Now that sounds perfect for puzzle addicts of all ages and abilities! Here you will find page after page challenging puzzles that will help boost your brain power while remaining easy on your eyes. Puzzles range in difficulty from the ego booster (well, not too easy) to the dauntingly difficult. Want more? How about several challenging diagramless puzzles that are sure to test the savvy of any crossword solver. So open this collection to any page and get started today. Just be prepared to think hard while having hours and hours of fun!
Sudoku in LARGE PRINT! Now that is something to get excited about! Open this collection to any page and discover one of HUNDREDS of amazing Sudoku puzzles that will be easy on the eyes but certainly challenging to the brain. Puzzles range in difficulty from easy (well, maybe) to the dauntingly difficult. Want more? How about several challenger puzzlers that will surely test the sanity of any Sudoku addict. So whether you are new to these popular numerical puzzles or already a dedicated solver, this collection will be perfect for everyone. And now in a LARGE PRINT edition that will exercise your brain without straining your eyes!
Get ready to enjoy this COLOSSAL compilation of numerical puzzles! But be warned: Sudoku is seriously addictive! This collection is a must have for puzzle connoisseurs everywhere! Packed with hundreds of mind-twisting, sanity testing puzzles of every level--from the ego boosters to the dauntingly difficult--this book will surely provide hours of entertainment, Whether you are new to these puzzles or already hooked, you will find this collection impossible to put down. These simple to learn but difficult to master puzzles are perfect for all ages and abilities. So grab your pencil and get ready to take on this compilation of numerical brain-teasers. Just be prepared to think hard and have fun at the same time!