The Kids' Book of Chess and Chess Set - Softcover

Kidder, Harvey; Root, Kimberly Bulcken

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0894807676 ISBN 13: 9780894807671

Publisher: Workman Publishing Company, 1990

Synopsis

A direct, lively introduction to the game that's inspired passion and challenge for over 900 years—for kids ages 8-12.

Everything a child needs to learn how to play chess, hone your skills, and become a grandmaster, including a custom-designed chess board and full set of 32 chess pieces! A 96-page book leads kids through the fundamentals of beginning, middle, and end game, and shows winning strategies for offense and defense. Full-color fantasy art captures the energy and excitement of chess's origins—the medieval battlefield. Over 1 million copies in print. For ages 8-12.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

In the Middle Ages the knight was the ultimate warrior. In his suit of armor, on his spirited horse, he could overcome any resistance-as in the eleventh century, when it took only seventy knights to conquer the entire civilized kingdom of Sicily! Today the movements of medieval warriors are preserved in the moves of pieces on a chessboard; and by going back to the life and times of the Middle Ages, Harvey Kidder is able to explain the game of chess in an uncommonly exciting way.

About the Author:

Author Harvey Kidder, a resident of Westchester County, New York, originally wrote The Kids' Book of Chess for his son.

Illustrator Kimberly Bulcken Root is a graduate of Parsons School of Design. She made her picture book debut with A Bed for the Wind. Her illustrations have appeared in The Nation, Forbes, and The Wall Street Journal. She and her husband, the illustrator Barry Root, live in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

About this edition

• Publisher: Workman Publishing Company
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0894807676
• ISBN 13: 9780894807671
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 96