Winning Chess Puzzles for Kids - Paperback

Winning Chess Puzzles For Kids is the perfect introduction to basic chess tactics for children ages 7 to 13. Full of imaginative drawings, this fun and instructive workbook combines standard chess problems with a variety of insightful chess-related puzzles. The main part of the book consists of exercise sheets with more than 1000 positions, covering mates in one or two moves, and simple tactics such as forks, pins, and discovered checks. There are also over 100 pages of additional material with names like Lily's Puzzlers, Combo Mombo, Kiril's Kontest, Who's The Goof, and Switcheroos, as well as word searches and chess mazes. This book can be studied by itself or used as a supplement to the author's earlier works: Winning Chess Strategy For Kids and Winning Chess Exercises For Kids. Taken together, they make a complete course of instruction for the aspiring player.

The author, Jeff Coakley. is a Canadian chess master and a leading coach in Canada. He has been teaching chess to young people for 15 years, in Toronto and Halifax, as well as the internet. Many of his students have been national champions and competed successfully in international youth events. He is also the editor of Scholar's Mate magazine and an active organizer of children's chess tournaments.

Keep the chessboard dry at all times, and avoid any form of exposure to water.

Water damages the board.

Keep the board away from extreme temperatures,humidity, an air conditioner, and a fan.

Humidity makes your board expand and contract.

Keep the chessboard away from direct sunlight or harsh artificial light to avoid damages.

If the chessboard gets scratched,clean the smudges with a little damp piece of fabric.

If the chessboard feels sticky, wipe with a piece of cloth.

Dust regularly using a dry, soft piece of fabric.

Use beeswax or 3M polish once a monthfor the shine of the board as the boards have HV melamine lacquer coating on them.

Keep chess pieces away from humidity and heat.

It can cause cracking, discolouration, and warping of chess pieces.

Do not use 3M polish for chessmen.

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