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Chess QuickStart Guide: The Simplified Beginner's Guide to Mastering Chess Fundamentals, Learning Proven Tactics, and Executing Game Winning Strategie
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Games & Activities GeneralChessGeneral Board Games
Publisher Price: $27.99
ISBN13: 9781636100876
Publisher: Clydebank Media LLC
Published: Jun 7 2024
Pages: 328
Weight: 1.25
Height: 0.69 Width: 7.50 Depth: 9.25
Language: English
Master fundamentals, learn traps to avoid, and develop your own competitive edge to consistently put your opponents in checkmate. Perfect for totally new players, casual players, ranked players, or anyone who wants to learn how to play chess!
Chess is an exciting and compelling game with a growing community of players of all skill levels.
Despite being nearly 1500 years old, Chess has never been more popular or accessible. And with good reason-chess is an exciting and strategic game that improves memory, concentration, focus, and patience while developing creativity and decision-making skills.
New players are often hooked after just a few games and credit the skills learned and perspective gained from chess as benefiting their personal and professional lives.
Written by an Internationally Ranked Competitive Chess Player and Chess CoachIn Chess QuickStart Guide, internationally ranked competitive chess player, mentor, and chess coach Tyler Cruz makes learning how to play chess accessible for everyone.
From basic fundamentals to the same chess strategies used by grandmasters, this book contains everything a new player needs to understand the game, get playing, and put their opponents in checkmate.
Chess is a fun and rewarding game that develops strategic thinking, focus, and concentration.Despite appearing complex at the outset, learning how to play chess is easier and less time consuming than you think. Whether you want to play as a hobby, start a competitive career, or just exercise your mind, truly anyone at any age can learn to play chess and put the tactics and strategies in this book to good use!
With Chess QuickStart Guide, You'll Easily Understand These Crucial Concepts:- Essential Chess Fundamentals - The Role Each Piece Plays, How It Behaves, And Its Strategic Purpose
- How To Win - The Best Opening Moves, Effective Counters, And Getting Into Your Opponent's Head
- Proven Chess Strategy - Mastering The Midgame, Dominating The Endgame, And Securing Checkmate
- Play Like A Pro - Learn How To Make Tactical Decisions And Implement Grandmaster-Tested Strategies
Look for QuickClips QR codes when reading this book. Scan to access exclusive videos directly from the author at key points to enhance your learning and go beyond the book!
**LIFETIME ACCESS TO FREE BONUS RESOURCES**Chess QuickStart Guide comes with lifetime access to FREE digital resources you can access from inside the book! Each of these bonuses is crafted with our expert author to help you level up your game and learn chess faster including:
- Comprehensive Game Tracker
- Opening Traps To Avoid Video Content
- Game Analysis Cheat Sheet and more!
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