My First Book of Chess Tactics is a thorough introduction to this vital aspect of playing winning chess.Tactics are the tricks and techniques you use to surprise and ambush your opponent. The more yo
Practice Makes Permanent!You have no doubt heard the saying that practice makes perfect. Actually, practice makes permanent. If you practice badly, you will perform badly. It is practice in the pur
How to Beat Your Kids at Chess is a book that truly starts at the beginning, with the most basic idea of all: the straight line. This book offers clear explanations, opportunities to practice each con
Like all mothers, mine had a set of maxims that she thought were important to impart to me: if you can't say anything nice, then don't say anything at all (unless it's irresistibly funny); it's as eas
b>Checkmate wins the game. Learning checkmate patterns helps you win games. It’s that simple.Many checkmates fall into recognizable patterns. My First Book of Checkmate presents all the basic patte
