Manual Step 1 of world's leading teaching method in chess. For teaching beginners
and players rated up to 800. Chess-Steps was developed in 1987 by Rob Brunia and
Cor van Wijgerden in order to teach children to play chess. Embraced by the Royal
Dutch Chess Federation Chess-Steps became the single most popular method in The
Netherlands. It spread throughout Europe and is now available world wide. This step
by step method consists of six steps. Each step has a workbook with exercises and
summaries for the student and an accompanying manual for the teacher / trainer /
parent. The manuals contain complete scripted lessons for the teacher, as well as
aids that address the learning stages and development of children. The answers of
the workbook exercises can be found within the manuals too. The books are written
in such a way that the actual level of the teachers chess knowledge is of lesser
importance. See also 'Learning Chess - Workbook Step 1'.