This book will help the amateur player who wants to improve his or her chess skills. The section on "Choosing a Move" includes a 10 point checklist to utilize in selecting a move.
Chess Tactics for Students is an instructional workbook containing 434 selected problems presented in a worksheet format and has been field tested with elementary, middle-school, and high-school students. According to a book review: "With the movement to introduce chess into schools gaining momentum, there is a real need for usable chess curriculum materials of just this sort. Workbooks alone will not be enough, of course; they are not substitutes for real practice and good teaching. Bain knows this, and on p. viii of the Teacher's Edition he gives a remarkably sensible overview of performance objectives for chess as a curriculum subject which ought to be required reading for every chess coach."
Chess notation is described but not required for learning the moves (drawings are shown instead). The book covers all the basics for each piece, discusses exchanges, special moves, opening moves and tricks, and endgames. There is some chess history as well as simple puzzles. Excellent beginners book on chess fundamentals. Amazon Readers gave it a 5 star rating.
A fun and inspiring introduction to the game for beginners,
A motivating and educational experience for the intermediates,
A stimulating and enlightening adventure for the advanced