Oct. 20, 2007 - Chess for Juniors
Category • Book Reviews
Chess for Juniors, by Robert M. Snyder, covers basic and intermediate chess concepts for young people. We are using the book with our 6yo dd, who started learning chess when she was 4 or 5. She's been reading kids chess books since she learned to read over a year ago, and she's been playing chess against the computer for over a year as well. However, I am not qualified to teach her anything more than just how the pieces move, and without instruction she becomes discouraged as the computer repeatedly wins their games because she is not using strategy. So we bought this book to work through together so that she would have a better foundation in chess. I am working through it with her, about one chapter or half of a chapter each week. We get the chess board out so that we can set it up to match the illustrations in the book. So far (we are just on chapter 6), I have found the presentation very clear and easy to follow, and the topics move slowly enough for us without being plodding. The book covers the very basics, such as how each piece moves, as well as more advanced topics such as specific openings to learn and employ.
Comments
Oct. 21, 2007 - Glean!
Posted by spike
I'm alway eager to glean! This book sounds like a good one. I hope you'll share more!
Hey- I hear you have figured out some of the food bothering E!!! Great! I hope you can add chocolate back in :)
Would you like to hit the walking trail this week?? Maybe Tuesday?? ss
Oct. 21, 2007 - Checkers
Posted by spike
We are not up yet to chess... But M can win a mean checkers game!!! She's learned online too... ?Where do you play chess.. online? ss
Oct. 21, 2007 - Re: Glean
Posted by lklivingston
Tuesday should be fine for us. And it will be cold. Whoo hoo!
Oct. 21, 2007 - Untitled Comment
Posted by lklivingston
We have two different chess computer programs. The one she's using right now, which I prefer, is Fritz Grandmaster Challenge. It has several nice features, including one where the program shows you all the possible moves you could make and what would likely result from them. I think that's a great learning tool.
http://www.amazon.com/Viva-Media-00140-GrandMaster-Challenge/dp/B0006BAXN2/ref=sr_1_1/002-0047859-3968051?ie=UTF8&s=software&qid=1193025715&sr=8-1