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Reppen, Ellisiv, author.

A kid's guide to chess : learn the game's rules, strategies, gambits, and the most popular moves to beat anyone! / Ellisiv Reppen ; illustrated by Flu Hartberg.

New York, NY : Sky Pony Press, [2021]

172 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm

"Learn all of the basics like how the pieces move and then progress to the more complicated ideas behind the best moves for the different phases of the game. This book offers something for beginners who have never picked up a chess piece as well as more advanced instruction for experienced learners who are looking to become expert players"-- Provided by publisher

Chess -- Juvenile literature.

Hartberg, Flu, 1979- illustrator.

Chess : learn the game's rules, strategies, gambits, and the most popular moves to beat anyone!

Guide to chess : learn the game's rules, strategies, gambits, and the most popular moves to beat anyone!

"First English translation ©2016, 2021"--Copyright page.

"First published as Sjakk--slik blir du helt kong © Cappelen Damm As 2014"--Copyright page.

"100 tips and tricks for kings and queens!"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references (page 172).

In English, translated from the Norwegian.

Rules of the game and its battlefield -- How the pieces move -- Standard chess phrases -- Castling : a special move -- History of chess -- Chess piece values -- Checkmate : the goal of the game -- Smart ways to checkmate -- Do you remember the mates? -- Can you find the mate? -- Draws -- En passant : a tricky, special rule -- Chess notation -- Hunting pieces -- Tactical tips -- Are you a tactical master? -- World champions and world championship games -- Smart opening moves -- Common chess openings -- A smart opening trap -- Vulnerable routes -- Smart moves to make in the middle game -- Smart moves to make in the end game -- Can you find the master moves? -- Fun chess variants -- What's next? -- Answer key.

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