This workbook is based on lesson plans and is a great tool for the player looking to improve and for teachers and coaches! 200 pages of outstanding chess instruction material for scholastic players. There are many workbooks available, but this one is designed to present the material in a way which slowly reinforces the same patterns until that pattern has been mastered by the student. This workbook is a useful teaching aid in the classroom and will challenge but not frustrate the majority of scholastic players.

While some parts of this workbook will be challenging for tournament players with ratings as high as 1800, it is geared more for players up to a strength of 1400. Themes range from tactics to endgames. There is a 3 page test at the beginning. Based on your score, you can determine where to start in the book in case the first section is too easy.

Dean Ippolito has been one of the foremost chess teachers and recognized players in the United States for over a decade. Dean's chess teaching skills are highly regarded. He has taught three of the youngest National Champions in history and has tuahgt more than 20 nationally ranked students.

Specifications:

• Author: Ippolito
• Book Type: Paperback
• Notation: Figurine Notation
• Pages: 200