内容简介
Chessiseasytolearn,andanyonecanplayit.JessicaEPrescottteachesyouhowyoucangetgoodatit-andstartwinning.Improveyourskillsthrough35funactivities-thisisn'tjustatextbookabouttherulesofthegame!WhynothaveagameofPawnFootball(pawnslineupattheirstartingrankandracetotheotherside),ordotheQueenDance(makeacheckmateusingonlyaqueenandking)?TryScholar'sMate-thefour-movecheckmateeverybeginnerneedstoknow-andwhenyou'rereallygood,playBughouse,acrazyfour-persongamewithtwochesssets.Alltheactivitieshaveclear,colourfulartworkssoyoucanseeexactlywherepiecesshouldbeonthechessboard.Therearealsohelpfulhintsandtipsthroughout,andifyou'veeverforgottenhowapiecemovesorneedtobrushuponarule,lookattheStartingOutsectionforareminder.
作者简介
JessicaEraPrescottrecentlyrankedinthetop100USfemalechessplayers.Shehasbeenachessinstructorfor16yearsandhascoachedteamsinthreestatesattheStateandUSANationalChampionshiplevels.JessicaisthepastVicePresidentofScholasticChesswiththeNorthCarolinaChessAssociation(NCCA).Since2010,shehasbeenaweeklyauthorfortheinteractivewebsitewww.chesskid.com.In2008,JessicacreatedOverTheChessboard,anorganizationdedicatedtopromotingchessforeveryone.TheauthorisbasedinCharlotte,NorthCarolina,USA.