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Starting Chess (First Skills)

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Title: Starting Chess (First Skills)
by Harriet Castor, Rebecca Treays, Norman Young, Howard Allman
ISBN: 0-7945-0115-X
Publisher: E D C Publications
Pub. Date: June, 2002
Format: Paperback
Volumes: 1
List Price(USD): $4.95
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Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (4 reviews)

Customer Reviews

Rating: 3
Summary: Nice pictures and graphics - but not the best beginner book
Comment: I got 3 books on chess for my 12th birthday. Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess, Chess For Juniors and Starting Chess. I give most of the stars because his book has great pictures and graphics. But, the amount that I learned from the written text was where this book was not so good. I do like this book a lot more that the Fischer Book, but my Chess For Juniors book was the absolute very best for a kid my age.

Rating: 5
Summary: This Book Got My Son Interested in Chess
Comment: I began reading this book to my son when he was four. We started with the basics of how to set up the board and how the pieces move. Starting Chess helped peak my son's interest and learning in the game. He has now progressed to thinking about strategy and combinations as a result of Harriet Castor's excellent method for conveying the fundamentals found in book.

As an Usborne book, I knew this would probably be a great tool to teach the game since the company designs interactive reading to compete with television and video games. The puzzles and great graphics throughout helped to stimulate my son's (and now my younger daughter's) interest. They are both really enjoying the game, and we play often.

Highly recommended!

PS "Chess For Children" by Ted Nottingham is an excellent follow on book to continue developing young kid's passion for Chess.

Rating: 5
Summary: Great book for kids
Comment: I've been reading this book to two kids in the family, ages 7 and 9, and they love it. Also we have a 3-year-old who likes the pictures and has slept with this book under his arm--what other endorsement do you need?

The drawings are fun, with lots of animated characters. Chess notation is described but not required for learning the moves (drawings are shown instead). The book covers all the basics for each piece, discusses exchanges (and points per piece), special moves (castling, en passant), opening moves and tricks, and endgames. Plus there's some chess history and simple puzzles. High recommended.

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