Chess Opening Workbook for Kids
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Chess Opening Workbook for Kids - Hands-On Opening Practice
This workbook is designed for young chess players who want to start their games with purpose and capitalize on their opponents' mistakes. Starting a chess game well requires each move to be useful and precise, and this book develops that skill through practical experience rather than memorizing rules.
Exercise-Based Learning Approach
Chess Opening Workbook for Kids is the second book in a series that builds chess skills through hundreds of carefully selected exercises. The workbook focuses on hands-on experience, with many positions building on earlier examples to show how advanced concepts develop from simpler ideas.
Each chapter concentrates on a specific theme with dozens of exercises and detailed solutions that highlight strategic and tactical points. You'll learn to detect weaknesses and poorly-placed pieces while developing practical opening knowledge.
Structured Content and Progressive Difficulty
The book addresses essential aspects of opening strategy including center control, piece development, and castling. Each chapter provides practical tips on opening play, teaching players to stay alert to opponent moves and recognize opportunities to pounce on errors.
The workbook concludes with seven graded tests that challenge players with minimal clues about the themes involved, reinforcing the learning from previous chapters.
About Author Graham Burgess
Award-winning author Graham Burgess has written 27 chess books, including two on opening play for the 'Chess for Kids' series. He is a FIDE Master and former champion of the Danish region of Funen. In 1994 he set a world record for marathon blitz chess playing and won the British Chess Federation Book of the Year Award in 1997.
Key Features
- Hundreds of carefully chosen opening exercises
- Chapter-by-chapter thematic focus
- Solutions with strategic and tactical explanations
- Progressive difficulty building on previous concepts
- Seven graded tests for skill assessment
- Hardcover format from Gambit Publications
- Complements the best-selling 'Chess for Kids' series
This workbook provides the practical experience young players need to develop strong opening play and build a solid foundation for competitive chess.
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