Title:
Checkmate! : the wonderful world of chess / John Foley.
ISBN:
9781839352485
9781839352201
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
London : Mortimer Children's, an imprint of Wellbeck Children's Limited, [2023]
©2023
Physical Description:
112 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
General Note:
Includes glossary.
Contents:
Let's play -- The history of chess -- Setting up the chessboard -- How to read a chess game -- Minigames -- The chess pieces: the pawn ; the bishop ; the rook ; the king ; the queen ; the knight -- Special moves -- Tricky tactics -- Attack & defense -- Check & checkmate -- Openings -- Strategy -- Endgames -- The touch move rule -- Using a chess clock -- Chess tournaments -- Chess & terminology -- Shirov v Polgár.
Summary:
"All-in-one guidebook to all aspects of chess, suitable for beginner, intermediate, and advanced players." -- Publisher.
Subject Term:
Audience:
IG930L Lexile
OCLC Number:
on1373952888
Availability:
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