Miss Tick Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 My ds has been casually interested in chess for a while. I have a basic understanding of the game. I bought No Stress Chess, so all three of my dc play together on occasion. However, I'm not seeing any particular improvement and I'm wondering if there is a book I could use to give the four of us an occasional lesson. I'm hoping for a book that will build on itself lesson-wise, and also give problems to solve. On a related note, does anyone sell decks of chess problems with a variety of difficulty? I'm thinking of the Rush Hour logic game cards, where they have a picture of the set-up and you solve it. They start easy and then progress in difficulty. Any other chess-related ideas would be welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2bee Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 I feel like I saw a book at the library recently that might have been what you are looking for, but I can't think of the name. Chess Winners Strategies maybe? No, I think its Chess Exercises for Kids... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2bee Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 I have never used any of these books, but an Amazon search turned up. I saw some of these at the library Winning Chess Series: Winning Chess Exercises for Kids Winning Chess Puzzles for kids Winning Chess Strategy for kids Amazon also has lots of related books when you click on the links. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mergath Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 It's not a book, but ChessKid.com has a free curriculum that goes into some more advanced stuff. And the website as a whole is great, too. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 It's not a book, but ChessKid.com has a free curriculum that goes into some more advanced stuff. And the website as a whole is great, too. :iagree: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Tick Posted April 17, 2015 Author Share Posted April 17, 2015 I have never used any of these books, but an Amazon search turned up. I saw some of these at the library Winning Chess Series: Winning Chess Exercises for Kids Winning Chess Puzzles for kids Winning Chess Strategy for kids Amazon also has lots of related books when you click on the links. Thanks! I'll check these on Amazon. Sadly, our library doesn't have them, although there was a similar title I'll take a look at. I find the subject overwhelming and difficult to penetrate. Perhaps I am simply intimidated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Tick Posted April 17, 2015 Author Share Posted April 17, 2015 It's not a book, but ChessKid.com has a free curriculum that goes into some more advanced stuff. And the website as a whole is great, too. Ooh, great! That is my favorite price. I'm not seeing signs yet of needing anything labeled "advanced", but I am trying to nurture any independent interests outside of graphic novels and video games. Thank you! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSMWB Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 I run a homeschool chess club and my son is really into chess tournaments. We LOVE chesskid.com - I try to get all of my families to sign up. If you have unlimited internet bandwidth, and get a gold membership you can watch a ton of video's, most of them are pretty good IMHO. The gold is not necessary, but I think it makes it so you can watch more then just one a day or something like that. Also, you get a free parent gold membership if you buy a child one. I personally would not get more then one gold membership per family, homeschool buyers co-op does membership specials as well. There is a chess puzzle game called solitaire chess http://www.amazon.com/Think-Fun-3400-ThinkFun-Solitaire/dp/B0032UKQFO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1429305620&sr=8-1&keywords=solitare+chessthat starts easy and gets quite challenging. Most of the kids like this and we use it for whoever is waiting for games to finish or if we have an odd number of kids at chess club. I also really like the Chess Gymnasium books by Jaan Ehlvest www.chessgymnasium.com - it is his personal site and he will answer any questions about it. It starts out assuming no knowledge of even how the pieces move and works for there. It is a Russian method - and the puzzles are set up quite different then other american chess puzzle books. My kids like the roadblock puzzes lots. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momto10blessings Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 I just got a timberdoodle catalog in the mail and saw "solitaire chess". Looks interesting. http://www.timberdoodle.com/Brain_Fitness_Solitaire_Chess_p/485-101.htm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSmith Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 My kid likes this one: http://www.amazon.com/How-Beat-Your-Chess-Gambit/dp/1901983056 He hasn't managed it yet :D 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Tick Posted April 18, 2015 Author Share Posted April 18, 2015 I run a homeschool chess club and my son is really into chess tournaments. We LOVE chesskid.com - I try to get all of my families to sign up. If you have unlimited internet bandwidth, and get a gold membership you can watch a ton of video's, most of them are pretty good IMHO. The gold is not necessary, but I think it makes it so you can watch more then just one a day or something like that. Also, you get a free parent gold membership if you buy a child one. I personally would not get more then one gold membership per family, homeschool buyers co-op does membership specials as well. There is a chess puzzle game called solitaire chess http://www.amazon.com/Think-Fun-3400-ThinkFun-Solitaire/dp/B0032UKQFO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1429305620&sr=8-1&keywords=solitare+chessthat starts easy and gets quite challenging. Most of the kids like this and we use it for whoever is waiting for games to finish or if we have an odd number of kids at chess club. I also really like the Chess Gymnasium books by Jaan Ehlvest www.chessgymnasium.com - it is his personal site and he will answer any questions about it. It starts out assuming no knowledge of even how the pieces move and works for there. It is a Russian method - and the puzzles are set up quite different then other american chess puzzle books. My kids like the roadblock puzzes lots. Thank you so much for responding. I'll check out all your ideas, but the solitaire chess sounds like it might be just what I was looking for to set up independent challenges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Tick Posted April 18, 2015 Author Share Posted April 18, 2015 My kid likes this one: http://www.amazon.com/How-Beat-Your-Chess-Gambit/dp/1901983056 He hasn't managed it yet :D Haha! That looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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