Author: Massimo Bontempelli
Publisher: Paul Dry Books
ISBN: 1589880315
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 125
Book Description
A boy who is being punished finds himself transported to the strange world on the other side of a mirror, where he encounters living chess pieces, as well as everything and everyone that was ever reflected in the mirror.
The Kids' Book of Chess
Author: Harvey Kidder
Publisher: Workman Publishing
ISBN: 9780894807671
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Traces the history of chess, describes the pieces and how they move, and discusses the strategy of the game.
Publisher: Workman Publishing
ISBN: 9780894807671
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Traces the history of chess, describes the pieces and how they move, and discusses the strategy of the game.
Chess Masterpieces
Author: George Dean
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
ISBN: 9780810949232
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Origins of chess - Islam's influence - Medieval Europe - Materials - War as a theme - France - Germany - The British Isles - Mediterranean countries - Central Europe - Russia - The Far East - Western hemispere - Twentieth century - Twenty-first century.
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
ISBN: 9780810949232
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Origins of chess - Islam's influence - Medieval Europe - Materials - War as a theme - France - Germany - The British Isles - Mediterranean countries - Central Europe - Russia - The Far East - Western hemispere - Twentieth century - Twenty-first century.
Making Wooden Chess Sets
Author: Jim Kape
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
ISBN: 9781565234574
Category : Chess sets
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Chess pieces and their boards are a thing of beauty that serious players often like to display around their homes. These 15 one-of-a-kind designs and projects for the scroll saw are sure to become conversation pieces.
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
ISBN: 9781565234574
Category : Chess sets
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Chess pieces and their boards are a thing of beauty that serious players often like to display around their homes. These 15 one-of-a-kind designs and projects for the scroll saw are sure to become conversation pieces.
The Chess Set in the Mirror
Author: Massimo Bontempelli
Publisher: Paul Dry Books
ISBN: 1589880315
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 125
Book Description
A boy who is being punished finds himself transported to the strange world on the other side of a mirror, where he encounters living chess pieces, as well as everything and everyone that was ever reflected in the mirror.
Publisher: Paul Dry Books
ISBN: 1589880315
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 125
Book Description
A boy who is being punished finds himself transported to the strange world on the other side of a mirror, where he encounters living chess pieces, as well as everything and everyone that was ever reflected in the mirror.
LIFE
Author:
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ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
LIFE Magazine is the treasured photographic magazine that chronicled the 20th Century. It now lives on at LIFE.com, the largest, most amazing collection of professional photography on the internet. Users can browse, search and view photos of today’s people and events. They have free access to share, print and post images for personal use.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
LIFE Magazine is the treasured photographic magazine that chronicled the 20th Century. It now lives on at LIFE.com, the largest, most amazing collection of professional photography on the internet. Users can browse, search and view photos of today’s people and events. They have free access to share, print and post images for personal use.
The Chess Game
Author: Donald Boone
Publisher: Donald Loyd Boone
ISBN: 1882896130
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Detective Frank Chambers, out of habit, read the personals column in the paper each morning. On a recent morning he happened to read a chess move listed here. He also found one here each week thereafter. Also, that someone died an accidental death each time.
Publisher: Donald Loyd Boone
ISBN: 1882896130
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Detective Frank Chambers, out of habit, read the personals column in the paper each morning. On a recent morning he happened to read a chess move listed here. He also found one here each week thereafter. Also, that someone died an accidental death each time.
The Chess Revolution
Author: Peter Doggers
Publisher: Union Square & Co.
ISBN: 145495924X
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
One of the world’s top chess journalists in the world explores why, after 1,500 years of existence, chess has never been more relevant than now. Chess is not just one of the greatest games ever devised. It has inspired writers, painters, and filmmakers, and was a secret mover behind technical revolutions like artificial intelligence that are transforming society. In this fascinating pop culture history of the game and its impact, acclaimed Chess.com journalist Peter Doggers (also their news and events director), reveals how computers and the Internet have further strengthened the timeless magic of chess in the digital era, leading to a new peak in popularity and cultural relevance. Doggers explores chess as a cultural phenomenon from its earliest beginnings in ancient India to its biggest stars and most dramatic moments to the impact of the internet and AI. The book is illustrated with approximately 40 photographs and artworks.
Publisher: Union Square & Co.
ISBN: 145495924X
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
One of the world’s top chess journalists in the world explores why, after 1,500 years of existence, chess has never been more relevant than now. Chess is not just one of the greatest games ever devised. It has inspired writers, painters, and filmmakers, and was a secret mover behind technical revolutions like artificial intelligence that are transforming society. In this fascinating pop culture history of the game and its impact, acclaimed Chess.com journalist Peter Doggers (also their news and events director), reveals how computers and the Internet have further strengthened the timeless magic of chess in the digital era, leading to a new peak in popularity and cultural relevance. Doggers explores chess as a cultural phenomenon from its earliest beginnings in ancient India to its biggest stars and most dramatic moments to the impact of the internet and AI. The book is illustrated with approximately 40 photographs and artworks.
The Living Chess Game
Author: Alexey W. Root
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1598843818
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
This book provides comprehensive information and guidance for successfully staging a theatrical living chess game for children ages 9–14. It also prepares student to succeed in University Interscholastic League (UIL) Chess Puzzle. Living chess games have been referenced in works from classic authors such as Lewis Carroll and Kurt Vonnegut; this theater art was also mentioned in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. With The Living Chess Game: Fine Arts Activities for Kids 9-14, any parent, librarian, teacher, or after-school instructor can successfully stage an educational and entertaining living chess game. This book will also help educators and librarians prepare students to succeed in University Interscholastic League (UIL) Chess Puzzle. The book's chess instruction enables children to perform, with understanding, as living chess pieces. The activities not only instruct students on how to research chess, but also teach a myriad of fine arts skills such as acting, composing music, choreographing movements, designing scenery, and scriptwriting, and the activities address content standards from the National Standards for Arts Education. The author has also provided a "resources and materials" section that explains the cultural reference of each activity's title and lists opportunities for parental involvement, such as tech support and attending students' performances.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1598843818
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
This book provides comprehensive information and guidance for successfully staging a theatrical living chess game for children ages 9–14. It also prepares student to succeed in University Interscholastic League (UIL) Chess Puzzle. Living chess games have been referenced in works from classic authors such as Lewis Carroll and Kurt Vonnegut; this theater art was also mentioned in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. With The Living Chess Game: Fine Arts Activities for Kids 9-14, any parent, librarian, teacher, or after-school instructor can successfully stage an educational and entertaining living chess game. This book will also help educators and librarians prepare students to succeed in University Interscholastic League (UIL) Chess Puzzle. The book's chess instruction enables children to perform, with understanding, as living chess pieces. The activities not only instruct students on how to research chess, but also teach a myriad of fine arts skills such as acting, composing music, choreographing movements, designing scenery, and scriptwriting, and the activities address content standards from the National Standards for Arts Education. The author has also provided a "resources and materials" section that explains the cultural reference of each activity's title and lists opportunities for parental involvement, such as tech support and attending students' performances.
Making Wooden Chess Sets
Author: Jim Kape
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
ISBN: 1607654229
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 343
Book Description
· An impressive guide to creating both classic and modern wooden chess sets · Includes 15 designs and scroll saw patterns for chess pieces and boards · Also includes insightful information on constructing chess boards, a travel set, and storage boxes · Author Jim Kape is an award-winning woodworker and chess set craftsman
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
ISBN: 1607654229
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 343
Book Description
· An impressive guide to creating both classic and modern wooden chess sets · Includes 15 designs and scroll saw patterns for chess pieces and boards · Also includes insightful information on constructing chess boards, a travel set, and storage boxes · Author Jim Kape is an award-winning woodworker and chess set craftsman
Master the chess game and win almost always + All the chess rules and much more
Author: J.C. Grenon
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1329954165
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
For beginners to chess master. Master the chess game and win almost always, even against the chess game software of top level. This chess book contains all the chess game rules with the technical and tactical considerations and full of diagrams in order to illustrate the chess game rules; also guess 40 checkmate tests with diagrams (5 moves or less) + 40 quick chess of 20 moves or less + 26 winning chess by the black pieces of 26 moves or less + 24 winning chess in playing with the sicilian defense. In order to win against the chess game software of top level, you must do many sacrifices; without that, it's almost impossible to win against. Replay these winning chess in order to understand that reality ! The author, J.C. Grenon is the winner of 809 chess against the chess game software of top level; 428 with the white pieces and 381 with the black pieces. At the chess game, the russian empire is on the wane!
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1329954165
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
For beginners to chess master. Master the chess game and win almost always, even against the chess game software of top level. This chess book contains all the chess game rules with the technical and tactical considerations and full of diagrams in order to illustrate the chess game rules; also guess 40 checkmate tests with diagrams (5 moves or less) + 40 quick chess of 20 moves or less + 26 winning chess by the black pieces of 26 moves or less + 24 winning chess in playing with the sicilian defense. In order to win against the chess game software of top level, you must do many sacrifices; without that, it's almost impossible to win against. Replay these winning chess in order to understand that reality ! The author, J.C. Grenon is the winner of 809 chess against the chess game software of top level; 428 with the white pieces and 381 with the black pieces. At the chess game, the russian empire is on the wane!