Chess for Children

by Raymond Bott, Stanley Morrison

HB with red/white + blk DW the Dw has been repaired by tape is also a bit ragged on edge OW bk in GC Collins 1958 Aug RP Authors were Primary school Teachers in London all drawings of chess boards+ explaned moves suitable for beginners 8-80 years.

Genres: Chess

Hardcover

First published December 1, 1960

Reviews

[Tena Edlin · Rating 4 out of 5]

My husband taught me how to play chess during quarantine in the spring. This is the book he had when he first learned, and he used it to help teach his kids as well. I have a LONG way to go (I’m terrible at chess right now), but it helped me to read about chess and see examples of the moves discussed. I’ll go back to this book over and over, I’m sure.

[Michael Brabant · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the first book I read on Chess as an 8 year old back in the early 90s after being introduced by a family member a couple years earlier and having no real idea of what I was doing. This book is excellent in giving logical standard progression for kids that makes sense. The puzzles make sense for the knowledge it imparts and by the time you make it to the end you're a much better player.

I also saw and read the second edition of this book (More Chess For Children) which was also excellent and the perfect extension for this one, both of which ought to be a must read even for those kids that are chronically online.