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Kids' Book of Chess and Chess Set | 
 enlarge | Authors: Harvey Kidder, Kimberly Bulcken Root
Publisher: Workman Publishing Company
Category: Book
List Price: $15.95
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Rating:  18 reviews
Sales Rank: 72503
Format: Box Set
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Pages: 96
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 12 x 8.1 x 1.6
ISBN: 0894807676
Dewey Decimal Number: 794.12
UPC: 019628017673
EAN: 9780894807671
ASIN: 0894807676
Publication Date: January 11, 1990
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Product Description
An acclaimed introduction to the world's most enduring game. Fantasy art illustrations by Kimberly Buclken Root capture the energy and excitement of chess's origins--the medieval battlefield--while a direct, lively text explains the game and its pieces in light of history. Each chess piece and its movements are explained in connection with the medieval world that influenced its evolution. Plus the book comes along with a custom-designed chess board, a storage box, and a full set of chess pieces. Readers are led through the fundamentals of beginning, middle and endgame, and are shown winning strategies for offense and defense. An ideal game for encouraging logical thought and building confidence in children, chess is being taught to young children the world over. THE KIDS' BOOK OF CHESS AND CHESS SET teaches children a game they can enjoy playing with acquired skill and real brain power.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 13 more reviews...
 Excellent teaching tool for young and old May 15, 2008
Betty S. Humphries (Greensboro, NC United States)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This set is an excellent teaching tool for new chess players, because it defines the moves of each chess piece as it relates to battle stradegies. Very well thought out and very helpful! We keep several in the gift closet to give away as need be.
Great teaching tool December 26, 2007
marcimatchbox (Texas Gulf Coast)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought one for my son and one for my nephew. They both have showed an interest in learning chess and this set is perfect. It gives them all the moves that each figure on the chess board can make and it also comes with the book.
This isn't a high class set by any means but for the money it is a good investment for those who think they might want to learn the game of chess. Because if they decide they don't want to learn Chess, you haven't wasted a lot of money on a good chess set.
Kids' Book of Chess Review August 10, 2007
cheryl
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Kids' Book of Chess and Chess Set is a wonderful introductory product for kids learning to play chess. I have no problem with the product at all, the problem that I had was with Amazon. I ordered a number of these books and called to speak to a customer service represenatative about the order number which I was told was fine. I was ordering for a special school program and needed the total number by a certain date. Even with talking to a customer service represenatative, the order was botched and did not arrive until after the program ended, which meant that we had to mail the items to the students instead of give them out in person as part of our culminating activity. Yes, Amazon was finally able to deliver the number of sets that we needed, and yes, when all was said and done they covered the cost of shipping, but I wish the customer service represenatative could have provided me accurate information so I could have made an informed descision about where to purchase the product. If that would have happened, I wouldn't have had to go through all of the inconvenience. And isn't that what real customer service is about anyway?
 Chess Set and Book together for Beginners September 16, 2006
239 out of 240 found this review helpful
Actually, for a starters chess set for someone who might not get into chess seriously (by joining the school chess club) the chess set is ok. My pieces did not crack, but I only used them a short time before getting a regular tournament design chess set and roll board for playing at the school chess club.
The book is not so bad if once again if you are not sure if you are going to get very involved in chess. If you think you are then the book is not very deep and you will outgrow it very fast after reading it. If you think you might be joining your school chess club look at the "Chess complete guide for the beginner" or "Learn Chess" by Alexander for a book that will take you deeper into the strategies.
But, this set and board is a bargin if you are a kid who does not really want to get into chess deeply or be involved in the school club or any tournaments.
Pieces may crack but the book is good December 12, 2005
82 out of 85 found this review helpful
I got this set and book two christmases ago. I feel that the book is good if you need to learn how the pieces move and a little bit about how to use simple strategies (it is very basic). After two years I have only had one of the pieces form a crack and used glue on it, so it was no big deal. I ended getting a regular staunton tournament set that was solid anyway.
For the price this is still not a bad deal if you plan to eventually upgrade your set, and the book anyway. Don't expect anything fancy.
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