Chess! Lessons From a Grandmaster

This book systematically teaches the reader how to play chess. With each lesson the reader is able to develop his thinking and begin to mobilize other cognitive abilities such as problem solving, memory, curiosity, comparative thinking, logic and reasoning ability. The language is simple in order to communicate the concepts clearly and to reach every age level. Each lesson develops a mathematical foundation and explains the reason behind every move. As the reader goes through the book he will begin to comprehend why chess has been used as a tool to develop cognitive and emotional intelligence. Some of the problems are difficult because they are meant to stimulate imagination through struggling for an answer. The book is challenging and encourages the reader to think deeply about positions. By writing this book Grandmaster Shulman has shared his training techniques, which helped him to achieve success by becoming one of the top 100 chess players in the world. After completing the book the reader will be captivated with the intrigue and beauty of this ancient game. The book provides a structured curriculum for school chess clubs and is ideal for developing cognitive and emotional skills. Its simplicity even allows children who are proficient in chess to become leaders in their school chess clubs. A portion of the profits from sales of this book is being used to educate children in underprivileged schools locally and internationally. Readers who complete the exercises in the book can contact the authors and receive a beginners Chess Coach Certificate signed by the 2008 US Chess Champion Grandmaster Yury Shulman.