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Chess for Kids and Beginners

Our Chess for Kids section will start your child on the adventure of a lifetime! ChessCentral presents the best chess products for kids available anywhere. Each item has been tested to be both appropriate for kids and easy to use.

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Chess for Tigers
Chess for Tigers
Our Price: $19.95

Chess for Tigers can turn players into Tigers who will make the most of their playing strength, take advantage of their opponent’s weaknesses, steer the game into positions that favor their style of play, and improve their odds of winning against stronger players, and avoid making silly mistakes.
Lasker’s Manual of Chess Book
Lasker’s Manual of Chess Book
Our Price: $27.95

Lasker’s Manual of Chess is one of the greatest chess books ever written. The fact that it was first published almost 85 years ago has diminished neither its relevance nor significance in today’s modern chess world.
How to Think in Chess Book
How to Think in Chess Book
Our Price: $19.95

How to Think in Chess teaches you practical ways of thinking to win. You'll see how to assess your thought processes during play and how to reorganize them in practice. You'll get exercises to increase your thinking skills.
Chess Words of Wisdom Book
Chess Words of Wisdom Book
Our Price: $24.95

Chess Words of Wisdom quotes, paraphrases and summarizes the teachings of hundreds of experts, masters, IMs, GMs and eve a few scientists, scholars and generals. Essentially, all of the wisdom from thes important sources is in this one book! Chess Words of Wisdom is a digest of hundreds of years of chess knowledge from the greatest chess minds in history.
Knights of the South Bronx Movie
Knights of the South Bronx
Our Price: $24.95

In Knights of the South Bronx David MacEnulty strenuously argues that chess is not just a game but a set of mind skills that will enable children to face challenges they will encounter in their lives. They learn the art of competition, and also triumph by beating private school teams across the entire country.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Our Price: $19.95

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - In this enchanting film adaptation of J.K. Rowling's delightful bestseller, Harry Potter learns on his 11th birthday that he is the orphaned son of two powerful wizards and possess magical powers of his own.
MAC - Fritz and Chesster Chess Complete
MAC - Fritz and Chesster Chess Complete
Our Price: $44.95

This is the brilliant new product by ChessBase, the world's leading chess software publishers. Fritz & Chesster, Learn to play chess software program may be the most important piece of software ever created by this company, for a very simple reason: tens of thousands of children will take up chess.
Peter Rabbit Chessmen & Board.
Peter Rabbit Chessmen & Board
Our Price: $249.95

This delightful set is a perfect "first chess set." It includes a folding board that provides the setting for Mr. McGregor’s Garden. Each piece is meticulously handpainted with painstaking detail. One side sits atop baby blue books while the other rests on pink. Characters include Peter Rabbit as the king, Jemima Puddle-duck for queen, Squirrel Nutkin for the knight, Foxy-Whiskered Gentleman for the bishop, Tom Kitten for the rook, and a family of bunny rabbits for pawns.
Winnie the Pooh Chessmen & Board Chess Pieces.
Winnie the Pooh Chessmen & Board
Our Price: $249.95

Based on the characters created by A.A. Milne and beautifully illustrated by E.H. Shepard, SAC’s designers have recreated the wonderful world of Winnie the Pooh for chess lovers young and old. Translated into almost every known language, Winnie the Pooh and his friends have universal appeal.
Play Chess - Have Fun!
Play Chess - Have Fun! Download
Our Price: $19.95

Are you ready to begin a lifetime of adventure in chess? Here is your chance to quickly learn the movements of each chess piece, along with the complete rules of our "royal game".
Classic Chess Sampler I CD
Classic Chess Sampler I CD
Our Price: $98.95

Here is your chance to own the classics you've always wanted...but now in the latest ChessBase format! Each book faithfully follows the original, with text documents, photos, richly annotated games - and fully interactive! Just look at the titles included on this feature-packed CD
Fritz & Chesster: Learn to play chess, Vol. 1
Fritz & Chesster 1 - Learn to play chess CD
Our Price: $34.95 Buy Chess DVDS


This is the beginning of a brilliant new product by ChessBase, the world's leading chess software publishers. Fritz & Chesster, Learn to play chess software program may be the most important piece of software ever created by this company, for a very simple reason: tens of thousands of children will take up chess because of this chess software program, and benefit from studying and playing of chess
Chess Mazes - Download
Chess Mazes - Download
Our Price: $19.95

Chess Mazes will help you learn how to plan their actions many moves in advance, to conduct highly complicated maneuvering with their chess pieces, to transfer the chess pieces safely from certain squares to other more convenient points on the chess board.
AlterWay Chess for Kids Puzzle Series
AlterWay Chess - Download
Our Price: $19.95

AlterWay is aimed at developing knowledge about the chess pieces (their movements and captures), and will help your child train to make fast and accurate calculations. AlterWay will teach you to take note of available interactions between pieces and make the best use of that interaction.
Bobby Fischer - Complete Games
Bobby Fischer - Complete Games
Our Price: $19.95

A first hand look at the games of the man recognized as the greatest chess player of all times. Bobby Fischer's genius raised the entire world's consciousness of chess and paved the way for multi-million dollar prize funds.
Fritz Technique Trainer
Fritz Technique Trainer
Our Price: $29.95

Fritz Technique Trainer will show you how to achieve the win in different ways. Start learning how to sweep your opponents tedious obstacles out of your way and experience the sweet smell of success.
Vinyl Chess Board
Vinyl Chess Board with 2.25" squares
List Price: $15.95
Our Price: $12.95

You will love this lightweight, roll-up chessboard! It is easy to take to tournaments, clubs, or next door. Clear and legible algebraic notation, 20"x 20", with 2.25" square size meets all chess tournament standards.
Endgame Challenge!
Endgame Challenge!
Our Price: $17.95

Everything the chess players needs to know about endgames will be found in this book. It contains over 451 examples of all types of endings that the player might encounter.
Chess Keychain
Chess Keychain
Our Price: $1.95

These great chess key chains are made of plastic chess pieces fitted with a 4" key chain through a hole in the piece. The key chains are perfect for giveaways and prizes. Please select either a white or black and the poece you prefer in the comments box at checkout. We will try to accommodate all requests.
Chess Lessons for Beginners
Chess Lessons for Beginners - Download
Our Price: $12.95

The plan of this book consists of 22 annotated games, with commentary aimed especially at beginning players; but Cunnington's idea of a "beginner" includes what we might call an average player.