Learn Chess Hands-On

Learn to play chess interactively and win the fun way for absolute beginners. Written by a World FIDE Chess Master, it combines the best of multi-touch technology with expert chess knowledge to create a unique chess learning experience.

Don’t struggle reading lengthy explanations. Learn fundamental concepts in chess by engaging with hands-on interactives. These interactives aptly named, “Show Me”, “You Try”, and “Let’s Play” allow you to learn, practice, and play against the computer. 

After using this system, you’ll have a strong understanding of essential chess concepts.

This book is suitable for ages over 9 years old. Kids younger than nine should have some supervision in order to get the most out of this interactive book.
 
Playing chess allows kids to develop creative thinking. The rules of chess are pretty easy to learn. Kids as young as four can learn to play chess. 

If a picture is worth a thousand words, then an interactive is worth a thousand pictures. Don’t waste time trying to visualize chess concepts in your head. Simply engage with this system and master chess. 

At the end of part, test your knowledge with review questions. 

There are fourteen chapters in the book.
1. Introduction
 Introducing Chess
 The Chessboard and Starting Position
 Chess Notation
 How to Write Chess Moves

2. Pawn
 Pawn Movement
 Pawn Capture
 The En Passant Rule
 Pawn Promotion
 Pawn Capturing Strategies

3. Rook
 Rook Movement and Capture

4. Bishop
 Bishop Movement and Capture

5. Queen
 Queen Movement and Capture

6. Knight
 Knight Movement and Capture

7. King, check and checkmate
 King Movement and Capture
 Checks
 Checkmate

8. Value of Pieces
 Pieces
 Pieces - Attacking
 Pieces - Defending
 Pieces - Exchanging
 Let’s Play with Different Pieces

9. Castling
 Kingside, Queenside, Rules

10. How to Draw
 Repetition of Position by Perpetual Checks
 By Stalemate
 Other Ways to Draw

11. Basic Tactics
 Forks
 Pins
 Skewers

12. Strategies
 Checkmate Strategies
 Opening
 Middle Game
 End Game

13. Let’s Play
 Practical Rules
 Let’s Play against Computer

14. What’s next? 
 What’s New?
 Other Books by the Author