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Date: 12 Dec 2005 04:41:06
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Subject: Chess for Children
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Hi
My grand daughter is showing interest in playing chess with Granddad.
So far we've got to the stage of knowing how all the pieces move and
I'm wondering about the best way to proceed from here. Are there any
books for children that are capable of being understood by a 7 year
old? Any advice would be gratefully received.
Regards
Roger
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Ron wrote:
> > My grand daughter is showing interest in playing chess with Granddad.
> > So far we've got to the stage of knowing how all the pieces move and
> > I'm wondering about the best way to proceed from here. Are there any
> > books for children that are capable of being understood by a 7 year
> > old? Any advice would be gratefully received.
>
> Murray Chandler has a couple of books which are geared towards kids.
> "How to Beat Your Dad at Chess" and "Chess Tactics for Kids" which are
> about as approachable as any chess book you're going to find.
>
> They're pretty good for adults, too.
>
> -Ron
As an adult, I love "How to Beat Your Dad at Chess", but I think it's
probably too advanced for a beginner, kid or adult. Start with simpler
tactics books and work your way up.
--Richard
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Date: 13 Dec 2005 06:00:04
From: Ray Gordon
Subject: Re: Chess for Children
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> Hi
>
> My grand daughter is showing interest in playing chess with Granddad.
> So far we've got to the stage of knowing how all the pieces move and
> I'm wondering about the best way to proceed from here. Are there any
> books for children that are capable of being understood by a 7 year
> old? Any advice would be gratefully received.
Since she might be gifted, treat her as such until she proves otherwise.
Teach her the history of the game, the rules, and some checkmate patterns
first, then teach some general strategy and have her play against a computer
for a while.
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Date: 13 Dec 2005 02:28:48
From: Ron
Subject: Re: Chess for Children
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> My grand daughter is showing interest in playing chess with Granddad.
> So far we've got to the stage of knowing how all the pieces move and
> I'm wondering about the best way to proceed from here. Are there any
> books for children that are capable of being understood by a 7 year
> old? Any advice would be gratefully received.
Murray Chandler has a couple of books which are geared towards kids.
"How to Beat Your Dad at Chess" and "Chess Tactics for Kids" which are
about as approachable as any chess book you're going to find.
They're pretty good for adults, too.
-Ron
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Date: 12 Dec 2005 17:40:36
From: Inconnux
Subject: Re: Chess for Children
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Date: 12 Dec 2005 04:41:06 -0800
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Date: 12 Dec 2005 15:00:38
From: David Kane
Subject: Re: Chess for Children
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<[email protected] > wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hi
>
> My grand daughter is showing interest in playing chess with
Granddad.
> So far we've got to the stage of knowing how all the pieces move and
> I'm wondering about the best way to proceed from here. Are there any
> books for children that are capable of being understood by a 7 year
> old? Any advice would be gratefully received.
>
> Regards
> Roger
>
While there are many books ostensibly
written for kids, I'd think that it is
a very rare 7 year old who will have fun
poring over a chess book. Just play
and make it as fun as possible. If you
are at a loss for ways to play with
a beginner, there are lots of ideas
on the web (simplified games, odds
etc.)
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Date: 12 Dec 2005 23:57:31
From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Bj=F6rn_Holzhauer?=
Subject: Re: Chess for Children
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[email protected] wrote:
> Hi
>
> My grand daughter is showing interest in playing chess with Granddad.
> So far we've got to the stage of knowing how all the pieces move and
> I'm wondering about the best way to proceed from here. Are there any
> books for children that are capable of being understood by a 7 year
> old? Any advice would be gratefully received.
>
> Regards
> Roger
>
For kids that like playing on the computer there's also "Fritz and
Chesster", which seems to be quite popular with the children of some of
the people in my chess club.
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[email protected] wrote:
> Hi
>
> My grand daughter is showing interest in playing chess with Granddad.
> So far we've got to the stage of knowing how all the pieces move and
> I'm wondering about the best way to proceed from here. Are there any
> books for children that are capable of being understood by a 7 year
> old? Any advice would be gratefully received.
>
> Regards
> Roger
I'm no expert in the subject, but I stumbled across a list on
amazon.com that might be useful for you. Users can make their own book
list recommendations, and one guy did a series of lists called "So
you'd like to teach a kid chess" or something like that. Here's a link:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/cm/member-guides/-/A2QE3Q73E22C3I/ref=cm_pdp_more_rp_sylt/104-9363589-2091132
Also, NM Dan Heisman is a professional coach who has written a book
called "A Parent's Guide to Chess" that might be useful for you. Or you
can check out his web site, www.danheisman.com and see if he offers
good advice there.
Hope this helps...
--Richard
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Date: 12 Dec 2005 17:17:12
From: alexmagnus
Subject: Re: Chess for Children
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[email protected] Wrote:
> Hi
>
> My grand daughter is showing interest in playing chess with Granddad.
> So far we've got to the stage of knowing how all the pieces move and
> I'm wondering about the best way to proceed from here. Are there any
> books for children that are capable of being understood by a 7 year
> old? Any advice would be gratefully received.
>
> Regards
> Roger
Well the books for children I�ve ever seen explain it in understandabl
for children language but too bad... If I were such a child I would hav
learnt nothing from them... What�s so bad in the "adult" chess books fo
beginners? If you read them from the very beginning you can understan
them in every age
--
alexmagnus
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