Chess
BOOKS ABOUT CHESS PLAYERS
NOTE: All call numbers are for the Allen County Public Library,
Fort Wayne, Indiana
BOOKS ABOUT CHESS
| AUTHOR |
TITLE |
CALL # |
| Birch, David |
The King's Chessboard
A proud king, too vain to admit what he does not know, learns a valuable lesson when he readily grants his wise man a special request. |
JE BIRCH |
| Carroll, Lewis |
Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There
This is the classic story of Alice's adventures in the world beyond the looking glass, where chess board characters come to life. |
J |
| Farber, Erica |
Kiss of the Mermaid
When Vavooka turns all of the merpeople into stone, Thistle hopes to secure their release by winning a chess game against the evil sea witch. |
JER |
| Gilson, Jamie |
Chess! I Love It I Love It I Love It!
When second-grader Richard and three other members of the Sumac School Chess Club compete in their first tournament, they each learn something about luck, concentration, and teamwork. |
J |
| Harper, Piers |
Checkmate at Chess City
Using the moves of individual chessmen, the reader helps the Black Pawns, Knights, Bishops, and Rooks move through a series of maze-like scenes to enter Chess City and free their King and Queen. |
J |
| Kraus, Robert |
Mort the Sport
Mort's attempts to excel at playing both baseball and the violin make him so confused that he decides to take up chess instead. |
JE |
| Levy, Elizabeth |
The Computer That Said Steal Me
|
J |
| McKibbon, Hugh William |
The Token Gift
Based on a mathematical riddle, this Persian legend explores the Indian origins of a game of battlefield strategy similar to today's chess. |
J398.20954 |
| Neri, Greg |
Chess Rumble
Branded a troublemaker due to his anger over everything from being bullied to his sister's death a year before, Marcus begins to control himself and cope with his problems at home and at his inner-city school when an unlikely mentor teaches him to play chess. |
J NERI |
| Robinson, Nancy K. |
Countess Veronica
When an overseas telephone conversation traps Veronica into agreeing to play a renowned chess champion, she decides that she needs to learn how to play the game. |
J |
| Shura, Mary Francis |
Josie Gambit
|
J |
| Weissenstein, Helen |
John and the Chess Man
|
J |
| Wong, Janet S. |
Alex and the Wednesday Chess Club
Alex quits playing chess after losing a game to Uncle Hooya; but when other activities fail to satisfy him, he gives his favorite game another try by joining the chess club. |
JE WONG |
Non-Print Materials: DVDs and Software
NOTE: All call numbers are for the Allen County Public Library,
Fort Wayne, Indiana
| TITLE |
DATE |
CALL # |
Chess for Kids
Kids teach kids how to play chess. Originally released on videocassette in 1994. |
2006 |
DVD J794.1 C42 |
Chess for Winners
Teaches strategy and tactics by having kids play a series of mini-chess activities. Computer Software. |
2006 |
SFTW J794.172 FRITZ |
Chessmaster: Grandmaster Edition
Chessmaster Grandmaster Edition includes 12 chess variants available online, a full-feature online chess module allowing players to play with friends even when you are not simultaneously online, interactive Chessmaster Academy with Josh Waitzkin, mini-games, and 10 new chess sets from the House of Staunton. Computer Software. |
2007 |
SFTW J794.1 CHESS |
Disney's Aladdin Chess Adventures
Kids learn how to play chess while helping their favorite characters travel through Aladdin's magical world. Computer Software. |
2005 |
SFTW J793.932 ALADD |
Learning Chess the Easy Way: Chess for Absolute Beginners
Susan teaches beginners basic chess knowledge including pieces, points, rules, and moves. Along with her teaching helpers, Champion & King Harold, set a funstage for learning chess. DVD. |
2005 |
DVD J794.1 LEARN |
WEB SITES
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Chess Is Fun
Easy lessons to help you learn chess or learn to play a better game of chess.
http://www.princeton.edu/~jedwards/cif/intro.html
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ChessKIDS Academy
Learn to play chess with interactive quizzes, games, and lessons.
http://www.chesskids.com/
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MazeWorks
Offers games and puzzles, including Tower of Hanoi, chess problems and a maze
generator.
http://mazeworks.com/
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U.S. Chess Online!
This Chess Federation site includes beginning chess lessons.
http://main.uschess.org/content/view/7862/131/
If you need help finding these or other Library materials, please
check with anyone in Children's Services. We look forward to seeing
you at the Library!
This list was created and is maintained by Mary Voors.
Comments and suggestions can be sent to Becky White at bwhite@acpl.info,
or to Mary R. Voors, Manager, Children's Services at mvoors@acpl.info.
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