What are some good coaching materials for beginners?
Capablanca, Chess Fundamentals has the first lessons that every beginner needs and an approach that should be imitated: endings, tactics, openings, repeat.
There are lots of excellent collections of tactics exercises for kids. Bain, Chess Tactics for Students is popular. I like the approach in Ippolito, Chess Tactics for Scholastic Players. Coakley, Winning Chess Strategy for Kids is excellent.
I create my own problem sets. Basic Tactics (150 problems in 18 worksheets), Checkmates and Tactics (150 problems in five worksheets), Checklist of Checkmates (139 problems in seven sets). The last is available for purchase at http://shop.chess-university.com/collections/all.
You can follow my week to week lessons going back several years via http://chessskill.blogspot.com/search/label/Problem%20of%20the%20Week.
I have not been using Chess Magnet School, but some of those whom I coach and many of those who beat my kids use it faithfully. I can recommend it if you want online training that is kid friendly.
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What are some good coaching materials for beginners?
Capablanca, Chess Fundamentals has the first lessons that every beginner needs and an approach that should be imitated: endings, tactics, openings, repeat.
There are lots of excellent collections of tactics exercises for kids. Bain, Chess Tactics for Students is popular. I like the approach in Ippolito, Chess Tactics for Scholastic Players. Coakley, Winning Chess Strategy for Kids is excellent.
I create my own problem sets. Basic Tactics (150 problems in 18 worksheets), Checkmates and Tactics (150 problems in five worksheets), Checklist of Checkmates (139 problems in seven sets). The last is available for purchase at http://shop.chess-university.com/collections/all.
You can follow my week to week lessons going back several years via http://chessskill.blogspot.com/search/label/Problem%20of%20the%20Week.
I have not been using Chess Magnet School, but some of those whom I coach and many of those who beat my kids use it faithfully. I can recommend it if you want online training that is kid friendly.