Description: An introduction to the game of chess accompanied by color illustrations. Tips are given on creating offense and defence strategies. Each book comes packaged with 32 chess pieces, a chess board, and a storage box.
Synopsis An introduction to the game of chess accompanied by color illustrations. Tips are given on creating offense and defence strategies. Each book comes packaged with 32 chess pieces, a chess board, and a storage box.
Traces the history of chess, describes the pieces and how they move, and discusses the strategy of the game.
Details
Publication Date:
2008-09-01
Illustrator:
Kimberly Bulcken Root
Size
Height:
8.3 in
Width:
12.3 in
Thickness:
1.8 in
Weight:
21.6 oz
Publisher's Note An acclaimed introduction to the world's most enduring game. Fantasy art captures 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.