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Short games to show children?
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Oct 19, 2016
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#2
Here's a place to start
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chesscollection?cid=1010891
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chesscollection?cid=1010891
e4 e5
Nf3 Nf6
Nxe5 Nxe4?
Qe2 Nf6?? ( because of Qe7, Qxe4, Qxe5, Qxe5+ )
Nc6! and black loses the Queen.
The most beautiful game ever played: Morphy's Opera House Game
Oct 19, 2016
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#5
I show a lot of miniatures to elementary age children who range from those who are still learning how the knight moves to those who have won trophies at state level competition. I highly recommend Encyclopedia of Chess Miniatures (2015), The 1000 Best Short Games of Chess (1955) and Modern Chess Miniatures (1960). Naturally, I often use Legall's classic game, which you can find in most databases. My favorite miniature is Taylor -- N.N. London 1862. It is among the first five games in Chernev's book.
Possibly helpful:
Simple Attacking Plans by Fred Wilson (2012)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708090402/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review874.pdf
Logical Chess: Move by Move by Irving Chernev (1957)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708104437/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/logichess.pdf
A relatively recent book:
INSTRUCTIVE CHESS MINIATURES by Alper Efe Ataman
http://www.gambitbooks.com/pdfs/Instructive_Chess_Miniatures.pdf
Oct 20, 2016
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#7
I first taught my son to play when he was 4. We used "Stress Free Chess". Check it out on Amazon. I'm on my phone and don't know how to post a link.
I still use it when teach first timers in our school club. They learn how all the pieces move and have fun.
I still use it when teach first timers in our school club. They learn how all the pieces move and have fun.
Wrong name... No Stress Chess is the proper name
As the title says. I teach chess to first graders and was wondering if anyone knew of any games that could be very instructive, but also short so the kids don't lose focus.