How to Beat Your Dad at Chess and over one million other books are available for Amazon Kindle. Learn more



or
Sign in to turn on 1-Click ordering
More Buying Choices
Have one to sell? Sell yours here
Start reading How to Beat Your Dad at Chess on your Kindle in under a minute.

Don't have a Kindle? Get your Kindle here, or download a FREE Kindle Reading App.
Sorry, this item is not available in
Image not available for
Color:
Image not available

To view this video download Flash Player

 

How to Beat Your Dad at Chess (Gambit chess) [Hardcover]

Murray Chandler
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (144 customer reviews)

List Price: $16.95
Price: $12.56 & FREE Shipping on orders over $25. Details
You Save: $4.39 (26%)
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
In Stock.
Ships from and sold by Amazon.com. Gift-wrap available.
Want it Tuesday, May 28? Choose One-Day Shipping at checkout. Details

Formats

Amazon Price New from Used from
Kindle Edition $9.95  
Hardcover $12.56  
Unknown Binding --  
2013 Children's Book Award Winners
Check out the 2013 award winners for children's literature and illustration.

Book Description

August 1, 1998 9 and up Gambit chess
This is not just a book for kids - for 'Dad' read any opponent who beats you regularly! This book teaches the 50 Deadly Checkmates - basic attacking patterns that occur repeatedly in games between players of all standards.

Each mating motif is carefully and simply explained, and several illustrative examples are given. A final test enables the reader to grade his pattern recognition abilities, and the last chapter explains what to do if your Dad is Garry Kasparov.

Fun, instructive - and guaranteed to improve your game.


Frequently Bought Together

How to Beat Your Dad at Chess (Gambit chess) + Chess Tactics for Kids + Chess for Children:  How to Play the World's Most Popular Board Game
Price for all three: $39.25

Buy the selected items together


Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Gambit Publications specialises in chess and has an unrivalled reputation for originality and editorial excellence. The company is owned and staffed entirely by leading chess masters and grandmasters.

About the Author

Murray Chandler is a chess Grandmaster, and a former editor of the British Chess Magazine. He was a key member of the England team that won the silver medals in Chess Olympiads three times during the 1980s, and went on to captain the team in 1994. He remains to this day one of the few players in the world with a 100% score against Kasparov.

Product Details

  • Age Range: 9 and up
  • Hardcover: 127 pages
  • Publisher: Gambit Publications (August 1, 1998)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1901983056
  • ISBN-13: 978-1901983050
  • Product Dimensions: 7 x 0.6 x 9.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (144 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #12,796 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews
346 of 364 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars They don't aways work but some good stuff anyway September 13, 2006
A Kid's Review
Format:Hardcover
I got this book. My dad didn't fall for all but one of these checkmates. But then I was happy. I tried them all, but he would get me down too much to use any of them so I think just the beginners book for juniors worked better anyway. I did get him in the backrank one because he was upset by my little sister tossing stuff when she didn't get her way and he was not paying attention. I got a beginners book for juniors and and a traps book and both worked better. I now beat my dad more than half the time.
Was this review helpful to you?
86 of 87 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Fifty Deadly Checkmates... July 31, 2004
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
There are only two weaknesses one could find in this book. The first is the cover: a work like this should not have the cover of a fifth grade drawing project. The second is the title: it should have been "Fifty Deadly Checkmates You Could Beat Your Dad With". Based on the principle of pattern recognition the author introduces you to fifty checkmate patterns and emphasizes the elements necessary to attain them. From "Anastasia's Mate" to "The Fischer Trap" it does an excellent job depicting the deadly patterns that would lead to mates. But there are no discussions of openings or middle game antics, not to mention the tedious end game struggles. Certainly, pattern recognition plays an important role in chess, but so does elemental principles of positional and tactical plays, of which this book shows only few examples. Taken together, these checkmates reinforce principles such as the value of the defensive f-pawn and the beauty of seemingly senseless decoy sacrifices. But students of elemental principles of sound chess may find this book somewhat disappointing.
Comment | 
Was this review helpful to you?
112 of 116 people found the following review helpful
A Kid's Review
Format:Hardcover
Do you know how to mate? You can now get actual experience in the most important basic positions. This book will test you and teach you new positions you probably didn't know about before.

Without knowing these patterns you will miss many important opportunities in your game. HOW TO BEAT YOUR DAD AT CHESS has 50 of the most important patterns. By looking at the title and cover it may at first appear to be just a book for kids, but it is for all ages (though not for a beginner).

[...]The cover may look silly, and the title may not really tell you what the book is all about, but it is well organized and should be a fine addition to additional books on other parts of tactics.

I highly recommend this as an important and excellent book for those who are intermediate skilled chess players.
Was this review helpful to you?
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Good book
THis book is a great instruction on 50 ways to checkmate, helps improve your game allowing you to use the middle game as a time to set up for a win, not just win material
Published 1 month ago by realsource2011
5.0 out of 5 stars Great
This book is a gem I saw a master reading it and made a joke because of the book name then he showed me the book it has over 40 mating patterns some which I had never seen the book... Read more
Published 1 month ago by M. Mitchell
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!
I encourage people to buy this book. The skills taught in the book are very helpful and easily taught explained.
Published 4 months ago by Jelisa
5.0 out of 5 stars A must have.
This book is awesome. It enables you to learn patterns that are absolutely necessary for progress. This is my 2nd favorite book and I've gone through it about 3 times. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Aragon
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book for any beginner...
This book belongs in every beginner's chess library - kid or adult. It explains, in simple terms and with easy to understand diagrams, 50 checkmate patterns. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Paul Kugelman
4.0 out of 5 stars A Misleading Title, But An Excellent Book For the Improving Player
This is not the first book to give a beginning chess player, much less a child, but it is an excellent overview of checkmate patterns. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Mike H
4.0 out of 5 stars Beating Dad at chess
This book is an excellent read for children and adults starting off their journey into the world of chess. Amazon should be commended. Read more
Published 8 months ago by W. H. Whitling
5.0 out of 5 stars Not so much about beating Dad - Really about Checkmate patterns
This book was a must have for me! I am an average chess player but was not aware of all of the mating patterns. This book is great for learning/recognizing them!!! Read more
Published 12 months ago by M B Hudson
3.0 out of 5 stars My kids loved the cover but really didn't want to get into the text!
My children LOVED (and I mean LOVED!) the cover saying and artwork but the book never enticed them to sit down and read it on their own. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Lizabeth
1.0 out of 5 stars Not for kids
I thought this was for kids and got it for my 10 year old son, but despite the title and cartoony cover picture, it is an adult level book. Read more
Published on February 23, 2011 by Sharon
Search Customer Reviews
Only search this product's reviews

What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?


Forums

There are no discussions about this product yet.
Be the first to discuss this product with the community.
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
 



So You'd Like to...



Look for Similar Items by Category