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Starting Chess (Usborne First Skills) (Paperback)

by Harriet Castor (Author), Norman Young (Illustrator)
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 32 pages
  • Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd; illustrated edition edition (30 Jun 1995)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0746013868
  • ISBN-13: 978-0746013861
  • Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 19.8 x 0.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,010,875 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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This exciting book, aimed at 5-8 year olds, covers a range of popular children''s activities. The step-by -step explanations and helpful pictures make it easy for a b eginner to acquire all the necessary skills and to have fun improving technique. '
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61 of 61 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars An excellent, humorous and user-friendly guide to chess., 19 Feb 2002
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This review is from: Starting Chess (First Skills) (Paperback)
This book uses a really nice design featuring bright colours and friendly illustrations to introduce children (or interested adults) to playing chess.
It explains how the pieces move and how they work best in a clear and logical way, with the illustrations helping to re-inforce the different "characters" of all the chess pieces in a way that is both memorable and fun.
There are clear diagrams to follow that explain how different combinations of moves work, and also plenty of puzzles to stimulate thought about what might happen when certain moves are played.
Also packed with useful and fun little nuggets of extra information. A great place to start learning the game of chess.
Another interesting feature is the Internet-linking aspect of the book. Although this isn't really a major feature, so shouldn't deter people who don't have access to the internet.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A winner with the children, 9 Oct 2005
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This review is from: Starting Chess (First Skills) (Paperback)
When I took this from the packaging, I was surprised at how thin the book was for the money. Despite that, though, my two children 9aged 6 and 8) have been through it from cover to cover and have already after less than two days picked up several of the basics.

I still feel the price is slightly high, but the book clearly knows how to interest children.

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20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars a 7 year old's review, 13 Oct 2004
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I am 7 years old and I wasn't into chess very much until we read this book. There were lots of things I didn't know and fun pictures. It is a really useful book.
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