VCS 3 In One Game Table With Chess & Checkers & Backgammon Three in One Game Table Play checkers, chess and backgammon on this outdoor game table. Features two game surfaces and a game piece storage compartment. Great for decks and patios. 24″ diameter x 28″ Height.

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The Chess Kid’s Book of Tactics (Chess) 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.
Customer Review: Perfect for Elementary Kids
I am a USCF expert and have read many books on tactics. I have struggled trying to find a starter book on tactics for my elementary chess club students. Most books have problems that are too hard and text that is too long for 7-9 year olds and they only get frustrated. My second grade daughter (USCF 300) is able to pick this book up and read it by herself. After Simple Checkmates, by Gilliam, this should be the next book a young player reads.
Customer Review: Not pleased with the quality or quantity of the material in it
This is a very, very basic book on tactics. It is just ok for someone that has just learned how the pieces have moved.
I found that there was not enough examples of problems to make this book worth while. There explanations are not very good and not as clear as my other two chess books on tactics and traps in the opening (they all had a lot more material too). I felt that the diagrams were much bigger than they needed to be and that a lot of space was wasted on the pages. I have looked at the McKay Chess Library for Kids and they don’t seem to have anything beyond super beginner stuff that is the same style.

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