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Two great instructional books from National Master Todd Bardwick

Chess Workbook for Children
The Chess Detective's Introduction to the Royal Game

Chess Detective Press, 2006
ISBN: 0976196212
Softcover, 188 pages, 8 ½ x 11 inches
Algebraic Notation

Teaching Chess in the 21st Century
Strategies and Connections to a Standards-Based World

Chess Detective Press, 2004
ISBN: 0976196204
Softcover, 192 pages, 6 x 9 inches
Algebraic Notation

Teaching Chess in the 21st Century
Strategies and Connections to a Standards-Based World

"This is an excellent book for helping teachers who know little about chess introduce and teach the game in primary and elementary classrooms. Although Teaching Chess in the 21st Century is written especially for educators unfamiliar with advanced chess principles, its suggestions and tips can benefit veteran and skilled chess people, as well as administrators, parents and even students who want to understand more about why chess has become an esteemed adjunct to curricula around the world." - NM Bruce Pandolfini at Chess Cafe.com

Chess Workbook for Children
The Chess Detective's Introduction to the Royal Game

"It is clear throughout his workbook, in the material he presents and in the way that he presents it, that Bardwick is familiar with the younger player. For that matter, he is also familiar with the classroom, and Chess Workbook for Children is a good resource for the teacher who wants to include some chess instruction along with the regular curriculum." - Rick Kennedy at Chessville

NM Todd Bardwick, well known magazine columnist for Chess Life and School Mates (among others) as well as the founder of the Rocky Mountain Chess Camp and the Chess Academy of Denver brings all his considerable knowledge of children and teaching methods to bear in these two volumes.

Notes Bruce Pandolfini of Teaching Chess in the 21st Century, "“Appendix A” features information on chess and mathematical standards. In one chart Mr. Bardwick compares chess skills with a sample 2nd grade math curriculum guide. Covered are number relationships, geometry and measurement, probability and statistics, patterns, functions, and algebra. There are also sub-sections entitled “National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Standards” and “Chess Correlated to the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Standards,” followed by discussions and analyses of the standards as they relate to algebra, geometry, measurement, data analysis and probability, problem-solving, reasoning and proof, communication, connections, and representation."

Read what one parent has to say in a review posted at Amazon.com: "Chess Workbook for Children is an excellent training aid for the scholastic player and an outstanding resource for parents or chess coaches. I have been working through the book with my first grader. He loves the lessons and illustrations. The analogies Mr. Bardwick uses make it easy for kids to understand and remember concepts that are difficult for scholastic players. My son has already (3 weeks or so) improved noticeably! He does much better at developing his pieces in the opening, defending effectively against the Scholar's Mate, and can even checkmate (and avoid stalemate) using a king and a queen against a lone king. We are working on the chapter on tactics and he now notices simple pins, forks, and skewers much more readily than he did before. I strongly recommend this book."

National Master
Todd Bardwick

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"Teaching Chess in the 21st Century admirably captures many of the fundamentals for teaching chess in schools and related environments...I give it high marks, and for those charged with inspiring the young to play chess, I think it a natural addition to their library." - Bruce Pandolfini

The author...nicely packages some of today’s recently developed pedagogy in ten convenient chapters, including sections on basics, openings, scorekeeping, mating and non-mating tactics, pawn play,
and the endgame.
- Bruce Pandolfini

Excerpt from Chess Workbook for Children: "Have you ever dreamed of solving complicated mysteries like Sherlock Holmes? Actually, every time you play chess you can pretend that you are a famous detective. The better you become at observing clues and putting together all the pieces of the puzzle, the stronger your game will be. Before jumping into analyzing the position, you should first make observations about the position pick up all the clues you can find. Then you can try to solve the chess mystery of figuring out the correct plan and finding the best move."