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Chess for children

Teaches chess step-by-step, covering the board and pieces, notation, castling, draws, and basic tactics, and features a boy named George, who learns how to play chess from his tall-tale-telling pet alligator, Kirsty.

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Main Authors:	Chandler, Murray (Author), Milligan, Helen (Author)
Other Authors:	McCluskey, Cindy (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	London : Gambit, 2004.
Subjects:	Chess > Juvenile nonfiction.
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Summary:	Teaches chess step-by-step, covering the board and pieces, notation, castling, draws, and basic tactics, and features a boy named George, who learns how to play chess from his tall-tale-telling pet alligator, Kirsty.
Physical Description:	112 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
ISBN:	1904600069 9781904600060
Author Notes:	Murray Chandler gained the chess Grandmaster title by winning events in New York and Amsterdam. During 28 years as a professional player, he has taken part in over 150 international tournaments, in 32 different countries. His previous books include the best-selling How to Beat Your Dad at Chess and Chess Tactics for Kids . Dr Helen Milligan is a World Chess Federation woman master, and a former British Ladies Champion. She has represented Scotland in ten Chess Olympiads, and New Zealand in two.