TEACH YOUR KIDS CHESS: A Parent's Guide to Cultivating Young Chess Masters (2024 Crash Course)

By PIERS LYNCH

"Teach Your Kids Chess" is an essential handbook for parents seeking to introduce their children to the captivating world of chess. Filled with practical advice, engaging activities, and valuable insights, this book empowers parents to become effective mentors and guides in nurturing their children's interest and proficiency in chess.

• Language: English
• Publisher: PIERS LYNCH
• Release date: Feb 18, 2024
• ISBN: 9783988318558

PIERS LYNCH

Piers Lynch is a certified fitness trainer and mindfulness coach based in Los Angeles. With a passion for holistic health and mindful movement, he specializes in calisthenics training and helping individuals achieve physical and mental harmony through exercise and mindfulness practices.

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TEACH YOUR KIDS CHESS

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Contents

1. Mini-Game – Rooks Versus King

2. The King

3. The Rook

4. Mini-Game - March of the Pawns

5. The Pawn

6. Mini-Game - Battle Royale

7. Mini-Game - The Battling Bishop

8. The Bishop

9. What do you get if you cross a Rook with a Bishop?

10. The Final Piece Revealed

11. The Knight

12. The Fastest Checkmate in the World

13. Special Move – Castling

14. Getting Ahead in the Game

15. The Value of the Pieces

16. Forking

17. Fork Puzzles

18. Solutions to Fork Puzzles

19. The Final Special Move – En Passant

20. How to Read and Write Chess Moves

21. Starting the Game

22. Finishing the Game

23. Winning

24. Drawing

25. Solutions to Puzzles

26. Glossary of Terms

27. Appendix – The Pieces

1

Mini-Game – Rooks Versus King

It’s time to explain to the kids the rules of the game and demonstrate how to move two of the more basic chess pieces. The goal is to capture the enemy King! Even though there are still just a few pieces in this game, by the conclusion of the chapter, kids will have learned how to play two of the six chess pieces and will know what it feels like to yell CHECKMATE! They’ll feel as though they’ve already defeated their parents.

2

The King

Your chess set’s kings most likely resemble the ones pictured above. Diagrams have been simplified to only display his crown.

Ask the children to arrange the Kings on the board so that they are facing each other as follows:

To begin with, take note of how the board is flipped so that the square in the lower right corner is white. To ensure that the child turns the board the correct way before beginning, have them chant white to the right since each player’s bottom right tile is white from their perspective. Turn the board so that the letters on the white side of the board read a through h from left to right if your board includes letters like the ones above along one edge.

Take note of how the Kings begin on the same vertical line, exactly opposite one another. Files is the term for the vertical lines. This one with the Kings on it is known as the e-file. The King should begin on the color square opposite him to ensure you have the board assembled correctly.