Learning Chess with Usborne “Starting Chess”

Dad taught our eldest daughter to play chess a few years ago, but since they have not played together, and she didn’t recall how to play. We use My Father’s World curriculum for most of our homeschool work, and this year her curriculum included the Usborne “Starting Chess” book with a lesson plan to learn how to play.

   This book, along with the suggested curriculum lesson plan, made it very easy to learn chess. I had never learned how to play chess and was able to learn right along with my daughter.

   The suggested lesson plan has the student learn how each piece moves, then play a game with only a couple of types of pieces at a time, gradually adding more types of pieces until finally, a game is played with all pieces.

   There are special moves, internet links and strategies and other resources in this short, full color book. Dome School Academy highly recommends!