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Technology Information:
No Stress Chess
Product Type: Toy
Product Price: $17.99
Manufacturer: Winning Moves
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Description
With this revolutionary chess teacher, you'll be playing the world's greatest game in no time at all! Unlike any other chess teacher, No Stress Chess teaches you how to play using illustrated cards and an illustrated two-sided game board. Includes two-sided chess board, 17 charcoal pieces, 17 ivory pieces, 56 action cards, black plastic card tray and instructions. For two players.
Reviews
Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2010-09-02
Summary: "As great as everybody's saying"
My oldest daughter first "played chess" when she was about 3 and wanted to move around the pieces on one of my fancier fantasy sets. Later her younger sister would say, "You taught her to play chess, when will you teach me?" They're now 8 and 6 (with a 4yr old brother) and I bought this set to introduce them to the rules of the game, rather than just pieces on a board.
The difference with regular chess is simple enough, and you could practically make your own set - on any given turn, instead of moving whatever piece you want, you draw a card that tells you what piece to move (or the somewhat wild, "Move same type as last piece" card). This cuts down the choice from "what should I move" to "where should I move it", and eases the learner into how the pieces are able to move. Each card offers a description of how the piece moves, though honestly I still have to explain pawns and knights repeatedly. I've taught my kids terminology like how to "threaten" or "skewer" a piece. Unlike in regular chess where you'd go out of your way to avoid threatening situations (including check, of course), here it is not a guaranteed capture because the other person may not be able to move the capturing piece. It's risky, but it makes the game go faster. It also makes moving into check a valid position, something that traditional chess players may find annoying.
The advanced version of the game is simply "hold several cards in your hand", either 3 or 5. So you move from "only move this specific piece" to "you have a choice of several pieces to move." The extension to "Now just put down the cards and move whatever piece you want" is obvious.
Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2010-09-02
Summary: "Excellent learning kit for Chess"
We had been trying to teach the game of chess to our 6 yr old and 5yr old kids. Could not find fun ways to make the game and instructions interesting to them. When I was looking for books on Chess for kids on Amazon, I came across this game. My kids have been playing for 2 hours non stop every day. And they want more. We love this kit.
Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2010-08-23
Summary: "It is no stress"
The card game chess has helped me to relearn the moves of each piece. I play it with my 7 year old Grandson. He loves to play and is gradually learning also. I highly recommend this game.
Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2010-07-26
Summary: "A brilliant way to introduce chess to beginners"
Growing up I always thought it would be cool to play chess, but I never had anyone to teach me. At the age of 24 I was working as a nanny, and the 6-year-old was seeing a therapist. His therapist tried teaching him chess, and amazingly, he GOT it - and this kid really struggles with understanding cause and effect or thinking before acting. So chess was a great thing for him. I bought a set and quickly learned how to play so that we could play together at home. We had a blast!
Fast forward two years, and I'm now working as a TSS for autistic kids. As I was playing some games with the older kids I see, I wondered if they could benefit from learning chess, too. I am still a complete novice (I don't know any strategy or famous moves or anything) but I saw No Stress Chess at Barnes & Noble and thought "That might just work!" I asked my 8-year-old client if he would like to try it, and he caught on really quickly. He would take turns playing with me or his older sister - him playing nicely with his sister was one of the treatment objectives ;-) - and it didn't take long for him to be able to point out to her how she could move her pieces, without looking at the directions on the cards. But if the kids forgot, there was an easy reminder right there. After a while he said he was getting bored, so I told him there was a "Level 2," and he and his sister kept on playing. I have also played this with another 8-year-old and her 6-year-old brother. I give them a little coaching at the beginning, showing them what their choices are or pointing out smart moves or dangerous situations. At my last session it took them over half an hour to finish the game, which is a very long time for my client to attend to anything!
I love the way the levels of gameplay ease you in to this rather daunting Game of Kings. As a TSS, I am familiar with recognizing the complexity of everyday tasks and how they need to be broken down step-by-step to teach most autistic kids. This game reminds me of that process, giving limited choices until you are capable of handling the freedom of the real game.
Let me tell you, it is SO COOL to see kids who are usually glued to their TV or DS screens actually beg to play chess. I recommend this for anyone who wants to learn or teach the game of chess, regardless of age!
Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2010-06-24
Summary: "Chess-o-phobes rejoice!"
I bought this to tie in to our homeschool unit on the Middle Ages. This is brilliant! I am one of the few non-chess players in my family and for years I wanted to learn but was intimidated by their greatness. My husband, father and two brothers all played at tournament level and one brother is master class. I felt like such a dope when I tried to learn. For years I knew how the pieces moved and how to set up the board and that was all. NO MORE! Tonight I BEAT my husband at our very first game! HAH! It was so fun. This levels the playing field completely but remains fun for both players. I then played against our ten year old daughter and again claimed a narrow victory. Great fun for everyone!
When I played against my daughter, a total novice, it was just as much fun as playing against my husband. My daughter didn't know a thing about the game - not how to set up the board or how to move - but the cards explain it all!
I recommend this to anyone who has an interest in learning or teaching chess. Good chess players could do well to keep the set of cards with their set for a fun variant or to have as a teaching tool anywhere, as the cards work with any standard chess set.
In closing this may be the best family purchase we have made in years!