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Chess / [created by Basher ; written by Tom Jackson].

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Basher gamesPublication details: New York, NY : Kingfisher Publications, 2022.Description: 64 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
Audience:
  • Children
ISBN:
  • 9780753478769
  • 0753478765
  • 9780753478776
  • 0753478773
Other title:
  • Basher Games. Chess. We've got all the best moves!
  • Chess. We've got all the best moves!
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Getting started -- Piece control -- The game players -- Grand masters.
Summary: "Get to know the major players on the chessboard and find out the different moves they make to try and capture the King. See how a game of chess unfolds from Opening to Endgame and pick up some top tips and strategies along the way. Meet the world's greatest chess players--including Abhimanyu Mishra, Magnus Carlsen, and Judit Polgár--and discover how you, too, can become a master of the game!"-- Publisher's website
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 794.1 J14 Available 33111011043953
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 794.1 J14 Available 33111010953681
Children's Book Children's Book Northport Library Children's NonFiction 794.1 J14 Checked out 06/08/2024 33111009466026
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

* Which member of the Piece Patrol is the most powerful?
* Can you tell a pin from a fork?
* Who is the greatest chess player of all time?

Basher's Chess has the answers to these questions and more. Get to know the major players on the chessboard and find out the different moves they make to try and capture King. See how a game of chess unfolds from Opening to Endgame and pick up some top tips and strategies along the way. Meet the world's greatest chess players--including Abhimanyu Mishra, Magnus Carlsen, and Judit Polgár--and discover how you, too, can become a master of the game!

Perfect for home or school, Basher's highly original books make difficult concepts tangible, understandable, and even lovable. Chatty first-person text and stylish, contemporary character illustrations give a voice, personality, and story to each topic--a brilliant way to communicate science, history, and geography. .

Includes index.

Getting started -- Piece control -- The game players -- Grand masters.

"Get to know the major players on the chessboard and find out the different moves they make to try and capture the King. See how a game of chess unfolds from Opening to Endgame and pick up some top tips and strategies along the way. Meet the world's greatest chess players--including Abhimanyu Mishra, Magnus Carlsen, and Judit Polgár--and discover how you, too, can become a master of the game!"-- Publisher's website

Ages 9-11 Kingfisher

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