Every player encounters the king and pawn endgame, the most common finish to a chess match. In The Chess Kid's Book of the King and Pawn Endgame, MacEnulty shows advanced beginner and intermediate players the most important positions and combinations of this tricky ending, including the ideas of key squares and outflanking. Targeting at 8-14-year-olds, this guide will challenge students to become better and more thoughtful chess players.

Chess Kid's Book of the King and Pawn Endgame

MacEnulty, David

Children's Books

Sagebrush Education Resources

In chess, tactics are the tricks and techniques players use to get a quick advantage over their opponents. David MacEnulty, a former director of program development in New York City's award-winning Chess-in-the-Schools program, teaches students how to develop a tactical mindset. In The Chess Kid's Book of Tactics, he instructs 6-10-year-old players in how to recognize the basic chess patterns and how to apply those patterns to understand-and win-the game.

The Chess Kid's Book of Tactics

Random House Puzzles & Games

Every player encounters the king and pawn endgame, the most common finish to a chess match. In The Chess Kid's Book of the King and Pawn Endgame, MacEnulty shows advanced beginner and intermediate players the most important positions and combinations of this tricky ending, including the ideas of key squares and outflanking. Targeting at 8-14-year-olds, this guide will challenge students to become better and more thoughtful chess players.

The Chess Kid's Book of the King and Pawn Endgame

Activities, Crafts & Games

The latest in the McKay Chess Library for Kids Checkmate is the ultimate goal of chess. In The Chess Kid’s Book of Checkmate, chess teacher David MacEnulty teaches the rules of checkmate to players between the ages of 6 and 10. The big idea in The Chess Kid’s Book of Checkmate is that many checkmates fall into well-known patterns. The player who remembers common checkmate patterns will have an advantage over the one who doesn’t. Step-by-step, with more than 100 diagrams, The Chess Kid’s Book of Checkmate reveals: ·How to train the brain to recognize basic checkmate patterns ·Special circumstances involving checkmate with one piece acting alone ·How to come up with your own checkmate patterns

The Chess Kid's Book of Checkmate

You have no doubt heard the saying that practice makes perfect. Actually, practice makes permanent. If you practice badly, you will perform badly. It is practice in the pursuit of perfection that leads to better performance. Accurate practice is the essential ingredient in achieving success in any complex endeavor. My First Book of Checkmate Workbook offers the opportunity for accurate practice at the all-important task of finding checkmate. Beginning with the simplest checkmate patterns, this book proceeds gradually and methodically through ever more complex puzzles until you are solving problems that can take four, five or six moves to unfold. This is truly practice that will lead to perfection in the exciting field of checkmate.

My First Book of Checkmate Workbook

Humor & Entertainment

Puzzles & Games

Russell Enterprises, Inc.

How to Beat Your Kids at Chess is a book that truly starts at the beginning, with the most basic idea of all: the straight line. This book offers clear explanations, opportunities to practice each concept before moving on, and a systematic progression of ideas. If you… * have always wanted to learn to play chess, this is the book to get you started. * are a chess parent who wants to understand what your child is leaning, this is the book for you. * are a teacher or other adult with little chess knowledge, suddenly in charge of a chess program, then this is the book that will become your bible. * are an adult looking for something to keep your brain active, this book will open the door to exciting and complete brain stimulation. * have been daunted by the complexity of chess, think you don't have the patience for the game, or suffer some other fear that keeps you from trying, this book will allay all your anxieties.

How to Beat Your Kids at Chess

Checkmate wins the game. Learning checkmate patterns helps you win games. Itâ€™s that simple. Many checkmates fall into recognizable patterns. My First Book of Checkmate presents all the basic patterns in clear diagrams, provides simple puzzles to get you started, and then takes you on a fascinating and rewarding journey through the beautiful and brilliant world of checkmate. By the time you finish this book you will be well prepared both to see danger before it strikes, and to deliver the crushing blows that win games. My First Book of Checkmate is a revised, enlarged edition of The Chess Kidâ€™s Book of Checkmate by David MacEnulty, originally published in 2004 by David McKay.

My First Book of Checkmate

Tactics Are Tops! My First Book of Chess Tactics is a thorough introduction to this vital aspect of playing winning chess. Tactics are the tricks and techniques you use to surprise and ambush your opponent. The more you know about tactics, the better youâ€™ll play the game and the more games you will win. In My First Book of Chess Tactics you will: â€¢ Learn the ideas behind tactical patterns and how to name them â€¢ See how to focus on a position to find tactical patterns â€¢ Practice tactics by solving realistic puzzles â€¢ Recognize not only what you can do to your opponent, but what your opponent can do to you.

My First Book of Chess Tactics

David MacEnulty dared to dream big. In the 1990's, despite the many skeptics and the scarcity of resources, he became a pioneer of chess in the public schools of the Bronx. The obstacles were formidable--poverty, crime, racism, and ignorance. Yet, with unwavering dedication, MacEnulty and his students defied all expectations. In Sunrise in the Bronx, MacEnulty describes his transformative journey from fumbling substitute teacher to legendary chess coach. While gradually building a team of administrators, parents, and benefactors, he guides his students through not only the rules of chess but also the invaluable lessons of resilience and determination. Along the way, he establishes the importance of principles, planning, and practice, stressing the need to believe in one's own potential. He demonstrates how each move, each match, can be seen a metaphor for life itself. MacEnulty teaches--and sometimes learns from the students themselves--that success is not just about winning games and tournaments, but about a personal journey of self-discovery and growth. Over the years, MacEnulty's chess teams win countless local, regional, and national championships, all while earning the respect of peers and mentors alike. These accomplishments capture not only the attention of their school and chess communities, but that of the nation as well. They soon find themselves invited to dinner at the White House, where they are celebrated as symbols of hope and inspiration for all. Even in the wake of such achievement, however, the true measure of success for MacEnulty and his students lies not with the honors, titles, and trophies they win, but in the lives they touch and the futures they forge together.A testament to the transformative power of true dedication, Sunrise in the Bronx celebrates the strength of the human spirit and the enduring impact of integrity, teamwork, and effort in the face of adversity. Throughout this remarkable journey, David MacEnulty and his students remind us that, with dedication and faith, every sunrise brings the promise of a brighter future.

Sunrise in the Bronx: Chess and Life Lessons - From the South Bronx to the White House

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