A Parent's Guide to Chess

This is an excellent guide. I wish this had been around when I started playing (about 30 years ago). It would have been helpful for both me and my parents. It does not cover how to play chess, which is good. Seems like every other starter book insists on it. It would be inappropriate in a book like this, so I was glad to not have to skim through that again. The book does an excellent job of covering all the other aspects of playing chess: learning, clubs, tournaments, Internet, competition, etc. Excellent choice.

This is truly a unique and wonderful book. Parents and players new to the world of scholastic chess will find an incredible treasure trove of advice here on everything from tournament registration, to school club participation, finding a chess coach, and much more. ... The main audience for this book may be the parents and kids but any scholastic tournament director, floor judge, or other volunteer active in the scholastic chess world will benefit greatly from reading this book.

Get the benefit of guidance from one of America's leading chess instructors. A Parent's Guide to Chess is about how to open up the world of chess for your child, whether they aspire to become a Grandmaster or if they simply want a way to meet kids with a common interest. The number of books on learning or playing chess is astronomical. (Get "Chess for Dummies" if that is what you're looking for.) This is the only book I know of on finding rewarding outlets for that knowledge. I would also highly recommend Dan Heisman's "Everyone's 2nd Chess Book" once your budding prodigy has learned the basics of the game.