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Chess Rules for Kids. An illustrated guide to the rules of chess for children.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
KARIN wrote on Tue, Aug 2, 2011 12:49 PM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★
WONDERFULLY SIMPLE!!! Easy to navigate and access.

saba wrote on Fri, Mar 26, 2010 01:58 AM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★
these r really great instructions easy to understand !!!!!!!!!!

Anonymous wrote on Wed, Nov 4, 2009 11:20 PM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★

George Duke wrote on Sat, Aug 22, 2009 04:34 PM UTC:
''As you well know, Mr. President, railroad carriages are pulled at the enormous speed of 15 mph, by engines. The Almighty never intended that people should travel at such breakneck speed.'' --future USA President Martin van Buren as governor of New York to President Andrew Jackson
What other human cultural activity was invented in the Dark Ages and destined to stay the same? Actually PastChess64 was invented in the 1480s, late mediaeval. But is it stuck there? Proponents think as though PastChess64 and the Internet are perfect fit, or even that the former was invented alongside the latter 15 or 20 years ago. What's the truth? Namely, when they started Mad Queen/&Bishop, neither William Shakespeare nor Elizabeth I were yet born. Isaac Newton was born 150 years afterwards. How archaic can you get? 525 years is a chunk of human history, but it's not deep time, geological, biological, astronomical, measured in tens of millions. The railroad dealie above came over 300 years after the first O.T.B. OrthoChess64 in Italy. In 1480-1500 there were no Protestants yet only Catholics. The Earth was flat to many or most Europeans still. Anyone would expect but that PastChess (our alternate name with full respect for its antiquity) should have been overtaken by now in so fluid a medium (many rules-sets).

Anonymous wrote on Wed, Jul 1, 2009 11:01 AM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★

sucjnksdzxjnklgjhktu wrote on Sun, May 17, 2009 02:05 AM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★

John Smith wrote on Fri, Feb 20, 2009 03:51 AM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★
It is excellent how much you visually encompass the pieces' movement, and speak as if to a child. I would recommend to all whom would enjoy in the education of Chess, nay children exclusive.

Tina wrote on Thu, Feb 19, 2009 01:39 AM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★
I am just a parent of a 12 year old boy who expressed an interest in
learning how to play chess.  I was never taught how myself and felt a bit
embarrassed about it.  I found this website and I must say I was surprised
to find out how excited I was to play once I went through the steps.  It
was set up in such a way, it just made it so easy to understand.  I copied
off the whole thing so I could go back to it as a reference as I taught my
son as well.  We have been practicing ever since...and even though we are
far from being masters, I can honestly say we both look forward to playing
this wonderful game.  If it wasn't for your visual and interactive way of
presenting the rules of Chess, I would have given up on the whole thing. 
I'm not a member of your organization, but I just wanted to let you know
it is because of this website that we have become avid players of chess.

Kat wrote on Sat, Jan 24, 2009 04:43 PM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★
I am trying to learn the game. I just wish the automated game could be stopped so I could guess the move then continue or slow it down some. Other wise I am learning much!

michele wrote on Tue, Sep 2, 2008 08:04 PM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★
This was clear, simply stated and illustrated, and I can't wait to show it to some of our students who have been trying to learn how to play. I think you did a great job.

verena wrote on Sun, May 18, 2008 02:10 PM UTC:Good ★★★★
no comments

chazzah wrote on Thu, Dec 27, 2007 06:31 AM UTC:Good ★★★★
i think verbal instructions should be used with beginner games as well.

Anonymous wrote on Tue, May 15, 2007 05:33 PM UTC:Poor ★
needs more info.

Christine M. wrote on Sun, Apr 22, 2007 12:55 AM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★

Thank you! My son is 11 and wanted to learn how to play chess. This is perfect and easy for him to understand. Thanks again!

Christine


Jody Weissler wrote on Fri, Apr 13, 2007 03:44 AM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★
This page reminded me how important about Chess instruction was to my own education from the K thru University Level. I really enjoyed reading your how to play chess tutorial for children. Very concise and clear. It has encourage me to add some chess instruction to my own education pages and network. Nice visual diagrams.

Jody Weissler CEO Teachtopia.com

Anonymous wrote on Fri, Mar 23, 2007 01:47 PM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★
This and the rest of the site answered my questions as a rusty adult looking to help in a chess club. I could remember more than I thought but was not confident when challenged. Now I have evidence!

Curtis wrote on Tue, Dec 26, 2006 02:05 PM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★
Excellent site to help any beginner to understand in Leymans terms.

Thank You.

Patty Holgate wrote on Mon, Dec 11, 2006 11:15 PM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★
Outstanding and comprehensive website. I've always heard chess was a hard game to learn, don't bother with it because it's too hard. Well, you've proven them all wrong and I thank you for doing so. I have always wanted to learn the game. I did through you and my son getting me started with it. I love it and thank you so very much for taking the time and effort of your work to put it on the internet. It's awesome! Sincerely, Patty

Hitesh Master wrote on Sat, Nov 25, 2006 05:58 PM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★
Oh MAGIC!!!! Thanks for putting this up...at last I can let my two children run riot and learn from this site!! THANKS a lot!

AJIT wrote on Fri, Sep 8, 2006 09:00 AM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★

Alice wrote on Fri, Aug 11, 2006 03:02 PM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★
Thanks! This is a great web site. I'll be teaching chess to 4th and 5th graders this year and I plan on having them go through your web site to reinforce the rules of the game. Your instructions and graphics are clear and easy to read.

🕸Fergus Duniho wrote on Sat, Jul 29, 2006 10:59 PM UTC:
Maybe, but the front page isn't part of my purview here.

James Spratt wrote on Sat, Jul 29, 2006 05:19 PM UTC:
Hey, Fergus, didn't someone (heh-heh) suggest maybe putting some more color on the front page a while back? Like maybe a few rows of the prettiest boards, maybe strung around the intro like nautical signal flags, possibly including a random selection of interesting icons?

Lauren & Oliver wrote on Fri, Jul 28, 2006 09:15 AM UTC:Good ★★★★
This site is very helpful it provides good and useful information and has helped me and now i know more about chess rules its not poor but its not excellent the infomation is good but they could put more colour into the front page to make it more inviting but this page is good x....x... thankyou! ...x....x

Mónica Padilla wrote on Wed, Jul 19, 2006 07:51 PM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★
Muchas gracias por su ayuda. I´m an English teacher. I teach English as a second language in Caracas, Venezuela. This is a wonderful site for kids... your 'simple part' is the best of it! Excelente manera de ingresar al juego para aquellos que no sabemos nada de él! ojalá pueda trabajar con mis alumnos de preescolar... GRACIAS! Keep going!!

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