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Highlights
- The ABCs of chess refers to the fundamental principles and basic concepts that are essential for understanding and playing the game of chess.
- 64 Pages
- Juvenile Nonfiction, Games & Activities
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Book Synopsis
The ABCs of chess refers to the fundamental principles and basic concepts that are essential for understanding and playing the game of chess. Chess is often considered crucial for the development of the young brain due to its various cognitive and educational benefits. The author, Vishnu Warrier found the perfect match with Thinkers' graphic artist Dirk Dewitte, producing his latest chess book for kids and starters. Playing chess involves remembering the rules of the game, recalling past moves, and recognizing patterns on the board. This continuous exercise of memory can help improve a child's memory capacity and retention. Look no further, you have found the best starting point for the game of Chess!Review Quotes
AlphaBetChess is a novel concept for teaching
kids about the world of chess. Rather than intimidate youngsters with complex jargon and
unintelligible notation, AlphaBetChess breaks
down complicated chess concepts into understandable stories told in a prose
reminiscent of Dr. Seuss. This book is great for introducing kids to the
enormous world of chess in a lighthearted, fun way.GM Raven
Sturt, USA,
September 2025.
As a fellow chess coach, player, author, enthusiast, and most
importantly Dad, Vishnu's AlphaBet Chess Volume 3 warms my heart. With Dr.
Suess-esque rhymes and super fun cartoons by Diriq, this book will be a hit for
kids, parents, and coaches alike! It highlights many key chess ideas with
easily understandable chessboard visuals to complement the rhymes. Oh, and if
you're a rap fan like me and my chess kids, each page also makes a fabulous
chess rap! Enjoy!Siva Sankrithi - former teacher and father of 2 boys (under 12) that
have written 2 chess books, USA, September 2025.
Warrier's
'AlphaBet Chess Series Volume 3: The Rhyming Chess Chronicles A-Z' transforms chess into an exciting
and enjoyable adventure for its young readers. Warrier weaves creative
storytelling in the poems and shares amusing, engaging images and colourful
presentations to teach various chess concepts in a fun manner. Warrier's
experience as a parent helping his own children learn various skills through
chess shines through in this book, and the kids who read this concise book
will discover many valuable insights beyond chess terminology.
GM Max Illingworth, Australia,
September 2025.
"Full of clear visuals
and simple ideas, this book makes learning chess feel natural and fun from the
very first page." GM Elshan Moradiabadi, USA, September 2025
Huge congratulations to Vishnu on this project!
The last book (The Chess Bible: Most instructive Tips, Axioms, One-Liners & Mantras) was and still is an absolute BANGER. I created a YouTube series around this whole book that people still watch today!
Vishnu has a way of keeping the reader intrigued and keeping the concepts simple, while you learn something at the same time!
In this new book Alphabet Chess, you get to learn chess through the alphabets, A to Z, with a lesson for each letter.This book is not only for adults but for children as well, and with the colors and graphics, you have no choice but to laugh, smile, and enjoy the book haha!
Vishnu is a very hard worker, and this book represents nothing less of the work he's done on and off the chessboard. His last book had over 100 instructive tips and mantras! So much to learn from that one, and forever book if will. With this book being shorter, Vishnu has made it a much faster book for you to go through, something that you could literally go through everyday! You will start looking at the alphabet a lot differently after you go through this book. My hope is that you are able to not only use the chess alphabet in your own games, but to also be able to teach it to others!I wish nothing but success for you and that you look at chess differently after you learn the Chess Alphabet, something I have never even done myself, but everything is explained so simply that you would be able to use what you learned immediately. Thanks to Vishnu for another great book and big thanks to you the reader!
Now I know my ABC's, next time won't play with me hahaha
FM James Canty III, Chess Streamer & Coach, Summer 2025