Chess School. Second Year of Study. Textbook

The textbook recommended by the Chess Federation of Russia will help children who have already mastered the basics of chess to deepen their knowledge in all stages of the chess game. The book will explain the basic principles of playing the opening and teach how to defend against a child's mate. It will introduce such important tactical techniques as pins, distractions, overloads, and uncovered attacks. A lot of attention in the textbook is given to the basics of endgame play: methods for checkmating a lone king with two rooks, a king and queen, a king and rook, and ways to promote a pawn to a queen. Young chess players will also practice solving mating combinations and combinations for achieving stalemate and perpetual check. Each chapter is accompanied by colorful illustrations and examples for independent solution. For third-grade students of general education schools and older.