Chess Tactics for Kids (Chess for Schools)

Lovely book perfect for my chess-crazed 8 year old son. The only criticism from him was that he wanted to read chess tactics for adults...

My son is happy with this book.

The book arrived on time and we have read some of the tactics. My son came first in his Chess tournament at the weekend, so really pleased.

This is an excellent book for all ages. I attend a chess group for mature persons, and this book was recommended by our instructor, who uses it in our study, so I wasn't put off by the title. The tactics are explained very clearly and often with passion and wit, with eight board diagrams over a double page to explore each tactic. The level is often well above mine (ECF grade: 65) but it is easy to grasp the tactics as they are so well explained and demonstrated. I have most of the other books in this series and would recommend all.

I bought this book for my 7 year old son, who's beginning to play chess at school. He loves it, and so do I. I'm a pretty decent club standard player with an extensive chess library, but I still find this entertaining to dip into every now and again. All of the examples are taken from real games, some at the very highest level. They are clearly diagrammed, the typeface is clear and easy to read (important with books for children), and new ideas are introduced with a diagram every move or two. Highly recommended.

a bit challenging to understand for a novice

Great book with tips for kids that you can give as though you thought them up! Not just kids that can benefit...

Excellent book to have it if you like playing chess with your kids. It's good you to read the book if your child is unde 9 or 10

Murray Chandler again proves his ability to convey great ideas in small bites! Like his other book (the famous 'How to beat your dad...'), this book gives a fifty great ideas, which you could try and remember some while playing. Best part is that how often you can read this - you don't have to read it cover to cover each time, or even sequentially. You just open it wherever it opens, and read that particular tactic! (Of course, I recommend you try and read it front-to-back, sequentially, at least once - and mark the pages that really resonate with you). I have three Gambit books now, and I think they have made this their style : each concept is given only two pages, the left and the right. First it is introduced with some text and two diagrams, and then the implementation is shown on the right page - in exactly four diagrams that could be from four different games or less. Once you get used to it, it's a great format! And like their other books, I have the same complaint here too : it would have been great if of the game referenced had been named exactly (date and players). Some of these positions seem so obvious or simplistic that you start wondering how great masters and grandmasters ended up in that situation! But still - get the book. It's better than playing with your smartphone to pass the time!

Good book indeed. Need to spend more time reading, learning from it :-)

Sehr gut für Kinder

Good reference book to learn chess tactics

Really useful even for grown-ups learning chess. Great insightful book with great strategies.