Reviews for Whiz Kids Teach Chess: Chess for 16-under Players by Ten Child Prodigies

The average rating for Whiz Kids Teach Chess: Chess for 16-under Players by Ten Child Prodigies based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2011-04-18 00:00:00 Paul Wiersma This book is actually a compilation of the 24 lessons which were originally published in USSR magazine. Gary Kasparov was studying new techniques himself at the time and this lead to him being totally honest when writing these lessons for the magazine. The book is short but hold tremendous amount of knowledge for a beginner. This book mainly focuses on the simple openings and middle game with a few basic lessons on the ending. One of the key tip i received from this book was that during the opening game, all focus must be on the development of the pieces to gain advantage on the most of the board and if one has succeeded in doing that then the middle game will swing in his/her way and will help to attack in more superior way. Another aspect of this short yet amazing book is that this book teaches you how to study and review chess games whether they are your past games or the games played by International Grand Masters. Highly recommended if you are a novice or below average chess player.

Review # 2 was written on 2016-06-03 00:00:00 Francis Broderick Easy to read, but this edition seems unfinished as contains many typos. Overall, this book is OK, it contains many interesting ideas, but always very superficially. Many of the positions are very famous and it contains a lot of brilliancies that will be appreciated by chess players of all levels. I like particularly his comparisons between chess and life, by suggesting chess as a model of life, with its struggles and necessity to work within a plan to cope with it. Although this book will not increase your chess rating, it is a must read as anything that was written by GK.