So you have learned how to play chess, studied tactics and know some
basic endgames and openings. What's next?
The glue that binds it all together is strategy. By forming a good plan,
chess-players seize strong points on the board and target the opponent's
weaknesses. Experienced player and teacher Thomas Engqvist shows that it
all depends on logic that can be grasped by players of any age. He
explains how to identify the right strategy in a wide range of typical
situations. With his guidance, you will soon be finding good plans on
your own - and then it will be time to demonstrate your tactical
mastery!
He first teaches the importance of the central squares and the basics of
pawn-play, before examining the role of each of the pieces and how they
are affected by the pawn-structure. Finally we see how to use them
together to launch attacks of many different types. You then get a
chance to test your new strategic skills in 54 exercises, all with full
solutions.
Chess Strategy for Kids provides a complete course that will help
readers understand the potential of their pieces and play more
purposefully in their games. Chess will stop feeling like a series of
random events as you take command of your forces and direct them like a
general in charge of an army.
Thomas Engqvist is an International Master from Sweden with more
than three decades' experience of international chess. He is a
successful chess trainer and has also made notable contributions to
chess theory. Engqvist is editor of the website schacksnack.se and
teaches at a school in the Stockholm area.
