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Junior <strong>Chess</strong>: Software, Books and DVDs<br />

FRITZ & CHESSTER (for PC or NINTENDO DS - specify when ordering) £29.95<br />

Recommended for 5-12 year olds<br />

Use your wits, learn to think ahead, have fun AND learn about chess! Together with Prince<br />

Fritz and his cousin Bianca learn how to play chess, then test and increase your knowledge<br />

in a whole range of exciting games and situations. How do you<br />

set up the board? What’s stalemate? When is it a draw? What’s<br />

‘opposition’? Find the answers to these questions and many<br />

more in animated games and contests.<br />

FRITZ & CHESSTER 2 (PC ONLY) £29.95<br />

Following on from volume 1 this software will teach children<br />

about openings, middlegame strategy and tactics,<br />

endgames, pinning, delivering check, attacking, protecting -<br />

and more. Try out over 20 mini games to practice what<br />

you've learned and see if you can get the high score.<br />

FRITZ & CHESSTER 3<br />

(PC ONLY) £29.95<br />

Aimed at more advanced players<br />

or those that have completed the<br />

first two volumes in the series.<br />

Once again difficult concepts are<br />

made simple by mini-games that<br />

instruct while entertaining.<br />

- Over 20 mini games and puzzles * Entertaining and challenging<br />

- Play simplified and full chess games against the dinosaurs<br />

- Playing chess gives brains of any age a good workout<br />

- Kids especially benefit from learning and playing the game.<br />

BUY ALL 3 VOLUMES OF<br />

FRITZ & CHESSTER JUST<br />

£79.95 (RRP £89.85)<br />

DINOSAUR CHESS £24.95<br />

(PC or MAC pease specify when ordering)<br />

Sign up to Prof. MacDinosaur's chess<br />

class. You will grow from a hatchling<br />

to a huge dinosaur ready to take on<br />

the Tyrannosaurus Rex. The action<br />

takes you through different parts of<br />

the dinosaur's world from jungles to<br />

forests. Here you learn the chess skills<br />

that will help you grow enough to<br />

defeat the other dinosaurs in battle.<br />

<strong>Chess</strong> Tutor (PC ONLY) £19.95 each<br />

The interactive version of Cor van Wijgerden’s<br />

famous Step-by-Step teaching method. Not<br />

only does the software include all of the<br />

material and exercises from the printed<br />

workbooks but it has plenty of new ones as<br />

well. You can even play exercise positions or<br />

full games of chess against the computer. The<br />

program also tracks the progress and results<br />

of multiple users. Currently only Steps 1 to 3<br />

are available - £19.95 each.<br />

DGT CHESS TRAINER (CD) £9.95<br />

Comes on 2 CDs. The first CD is a structured training course, which is the official<br />

training method of the Dutch <strong>Chess</strong> Federation and is aimed at novice players. The<br />

course is split into 45 lessons containing an amazing 15000 exercises to work through<br />

and covers all the rules of chess and basic strategies and tactics. The second CD holds a<br />

special version of Fritz that plays Fischer Random chess (also known as <strong>Chess</strong> 960) and<br />

thirty days free access to the <strong>Chess</strong> 960 room on the <strong>Chess</strong>Base site.<br />

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How to Beat Your Dad at <strong>Chess</strong> £9.99<br />

This is not just a book for kids - for ‘Dad’ read any<br />

opponent who beats you regularly! This book teaches<br />

the 50 Deadly Checkmates - basic<br />

attacking patterns that occur<br />

repeatedly in games between players<br />

of all standards. Each mating motif is<br />

carefully and simply explained, and<br />

several illustrative examples are given.<br />

A final test enables the reader to grade<br />

his pattern recognition abilities, and the<br />

last chapter explains what to do if your<br />

Dad is Garry Kasparov. Fun, instructive -<br />

and guaranteed to improve your game.<br />

Also available in the same series<br />

<strong>Chess</strong> Tactics for Kids - Murray Chandler £9.99<br />

<strong>Chess</strong> Openings for Kids - Murray Chandler £9.99<br />

GET ALL 3 BOOKS IN THE SERIES FOR £25 - SAVE £5<br />

<strong>Chess</strong> for Absolute Beginners (DVD) £19.95<br />

This DVD is by far the best ever made to teach absolute beginners<br />

how to play chess. With the aid of great graphics<br />

and animation Susan Polgar will teach you tactics, checkmates,<br />

rules, notations, setting up the board and everything<br />

there is to know for a beginner to learn to play chess. Ideal<br />

for children. Running time: 80 mins.<br />

Ten Ways to Succeed Series £4.99 each<br />

Tim Onions is a well known UK-based chess teacher,<br />

specialising with children aged between 4 and 10 years old.<br />

With clear presentation and illustrations throughout, these<br />

books are ideal for an improving player.<br />

Ten Ways to Succeed in the Opening £4.99<br />

Ten Ways to Succeed in the Middlegame £4.99<br />

Ten Ways to Succeed in the Endgame £4.99<br />

<strong>Chess</strong> Puzzles in One Move for Younger Players £4.99<br />

GET ALL FOUR FOR £15 - SAVE £4.96<br />

Learning <strong>Chess</strong>: A step-by-step guide<br />

This step-by-step method was developed in 1987 by renowned chess<br />

trainer Cor van Wijgerden to teach children to play chess. Literally<br />

thousands of schools and chess clubs in Holland, Belgium, Germany,<br />

Switzerland and Austria use his material for their chess lessons. His<br />

method consists of 6 steps. Each step is accompanied with an<br />

instruction book with the teaching material to be used by the teacher<br />

or parent and a workbook with exercises for the students. The manual<br />

is a great support for the teacher. Ready made lessons, hints on how<br />

to use the workbooks, how to give assistance, and more.<br />

Workbook for Students £7.99 each (6 volumes available)<br />

Manual for Teachers £12.99 each (6 volumes available)<br />

See website or call us for quantity discounts on these titles<br />

NEW Stepping Stones 1 & 2 £7.99 each (2 volumes available)<br />

Although the Step-by-Step method can be used by younger children<br />

it is not ideal since it was developed for ages 9 and upward. This new<br />

series For children is aimed at children from the ages of 6 to 9 and<br />

adapts the material from the first two steps to this younger age group.<br />

Tel: 020 7288 1305 or 020 7486 7015 Email: info@chess.co.uk<br />

The award-winning<br />

Winning <strong>Chess</strong> Strategy for Kids £18.95<br />

This wonderfully entertaining book also<br />

happens to be quite effective. Everything<br />

any child will need to know about chess<br />

strategy and more is here in this book,<br />

which is well laid out and easy to follow. Part<br />

of the fun factor for kids is that the book is<br />

replete with cartoons to help make the<br />

learning experience more exciting. The large<br />

workbook format and algebraic notation<br />

make this a book which will occupy your<br />

child's attention for many hours. The flexible<br />

binding makes it easy to turn the pages and<br />

have them stay in place. Also available in this<br />

award-winning series:<br />

Winning <strong>Chess</strong> Exercises for Kids £18.95<br />

Winning <strong>Chess</strong> Puzzles for Kids 1 £21.95<br />

Winning <strong>Chess</strong> Puzzles for Kids 2 £21.95<br />

GET ALL 4 WINNING CHESS BOOKS FOR £70

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