Chess is Child's Play is a book written by parents, for parents. It is written for YOU!
Laura Sherman is a writer and chess coach who lives in Florida with her husband and three children Bill Kilpatrick is an entrepreneur specializing in advanced educational techniques. He lives in Southern California with his wife and four children.
Preface
p. 9
Authors' biographies
p. 10
Why Chess?
p. 11
What You Should Expect from the Lessons
p. 19
Tips on Teaching
p. 23
Special Exercises for Two- to Four-Year-Olds
p. 35
The Rook
p. 49
How to Take the Other Player's Pieces
p. 61
The Bishop
p. 71
How to Attack and Defend Pieces
p. 79
The Queen
p. 97
The King
p. 109
Check
p. 113
Checkmate
p. 125
The Knight
p. 133
The Pawn
p. 143
Legal and Illegal Moves
p. 165
How to Set Up the Chessboard
p. 169
The First Game
p. 177
Castling
p. 183
Tips for How to Start a Game of Chess
p. 199
Value of the Pieces
p. 217
Your Pieces Can Get in the Way
p. 225
More About Attacking
p. 233
More About Defending
p. 241
Getting Out of Check
p. 257
More About Checkmate
p. 269
Stalemate and Draw
p. 291
Afterword
p. 302
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