It should be noted that the Stappenmethode is mainly focused on children, though I can imagine adults benefiting from it as well. The best thing about this method is that it only teaches tactics, tactics and tactics.
I use this method to teach chess to children and it works great, even though I alter some things here and there.
Its also very wellknown in germany and Austria. Stappen is a very good system - not only for children - to learn chess.
Much tactics (maybe 90%) but there are also lections about strategy.
In the past they had only books but later they begun with the CD "Tasc Chess 2" (Step 1-5), I like that very much. (best for adults) For rating up till maybe 1600-1700. But its looking ugly, develops in the 90's..
Since ca. 2 years you can buy for every step one updated CD I think its much better for children than the old version and its looking much better.
It should be noted that the Stappenmethode is mainly focused on children, though I can imagine adults benefiting from it as well. The best thing about this method is that it only teaches tactics, tactics and tactics.
I use this method to teach chess to children and it works great, even though I alter some things here and there.
I don't know if this is a good thing: kids learn like it's no body's business. keeping pace with the ratings of the youth players I tourn-travelled with from the Pittsburgh Chess Club, from 2008-2010, was horribly difficult, and I studied about 6 times as much as they did.
So here in The Netherlands we have a method to learn and improve chess step by step called “De Stappenmethode”
The school of Silman uses building blocks, teaches imbalances and a tinking-technique using those imbalances.
Some while ago I talked with a Belgian chessteacher who swore by their system (sorry don’t remember it in detail)
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