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Beginners

Chess for Juniors: A Complete Guide for the Beginner by Robert M. Snyder click to enlarge

Chess for Juniors: A Complete Guide for the Beginner

Robert M. Snyder
Not only for beginners, this book will help any youngster with their game. The author's witty style adds life to many of the dry basics of chess, and he quickly moves onto elements of middlegame and endgame play. The end of the book has some example games annotated by the author, including some of Morphy's greatest. If your kid plays chess, buy them this book!

$14.95

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