free sample

The fast & fun way to learn

Herbert J. Thanner Chess Junior

Suitable from the age 5+

Cubes.Art™ Herbert J. Thanner Chess Junior

Cubes.Art™ free sample Address of the author: Content Herbert Josef Thanner, M.Sc. Plabutscher Straße 123D A-8051 Graz Move images Junior games Herbert J. Thanner / Chess Junior 1. Great Rook 1st Edition; Self-published 2015

ISBN: 978-3-9519909-0-3 2. Quick Bishop

King 3. Wise Kings

Approved by the FIDE Master and A-Trainer of chess Gert Schnider 4. Pawn Game

© Copyright 2014–2024 CUBES.ART e.U. 5. Pirate Chess

Queen 6. Carousel

7. Crafty Knight All rights, including to the modification and/or editing and translation 8. Double Attack into other languages or​​ adaptation of usage requirements or purposes are reserved. No part of this manual may be reproduced, distributed 9. Ballett or put online, especially for advertising purposes, or transferred into a computer language or translated without the written permission 10. Forced Move of the author. For private use only! 11. Play

12. Stairs

Layout: Herbert J. Thanner and Harald Letonja free sample Dear Parents! After learning the rules of movement in Congratulations on your purchase of a quality the figures‘ paths, important chess situations product from CUBES.ART. such as the ‚Capturing‘, ‚Cover‘, ‚Counter- Attack‘, ‚Threat‘, ‚Double Attack‘ and You have made the best choice because with ‚Forced Move‘ will follow. Chess Junior™ you can quickly and easily learn the . A typical ‚‘ and ‚checkmate‘ are explained in the learning steps 10 to 12. Chess is a strategy board game for 2 people. The game is played with 16 white and The starting positions and the initial number 16 black (opposite) pieces on a square board of figures serve as an example and should with 64 squares. be varied. This guide provides you with explanations Tip: Children prefer to start playing with all of the rules of movement for the rook, bishop, of the pieces. Therefore, only take the required , pawn, knight and queen as well as pieces from the game box. 12 junior games that build upon one another and have a reduced number of pieces. Have fun and good luck whith playing chess. The playing time of a junior match ranges from 5 to 20 minutes. free sample Rook Move Image Bishop Move Image

The bishop can move diagonally, in every direction, as far as you like. The rookcan move straight ahead, in every direction, as far as you like.

Practice on an empty board: Practice on an empty board:

Solution: 14 Solution: How many possible moves does the rook have? How many possible moves does the bishop have? 7-13 Solution: free sample Carousel Starting Position Set the pieces up as shown on the right. The learning player either plays with the white or black pieces. The players take turns alternately. The castle and bishop have to go around the playing board once. The player who gets both of their pieces back to their starting fields first, wins. The pawns in the centre are a barrier and are not to be moved. The first games are to be played without ‚capturing‘. Later, the game can be played with more pieces and ‚capturing‘.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 free sample Awesome! Tournament Initial Position You‘ve done it and mastered the important chess rules. Thus, you have obtained the skills 8 to play a game properly and put the opponent‘s king in checkmate. 7

Now we continue with ‚‘, ‚pawn 6 ‘, the notation, learning opening rules, typical tactical themes and position evaluation. 5 Get to know chess-friends and ask about current course offerings in your school, 4 a near you or at your (regional) Chess Federation. 3 Have Fun! 2 PS: With the junior games, you can teach your friends with your knowledge and inspire them 1 to play chess! a b c d e f g h free sample

ISBN 978-3-9519909-0-3 Chess-Junior.com