Chess books for children and teens
Chess themed books for children & teens, including titles by Daniel King, Tanitoluwa Adewumi, Murray Chandler, Jennifer Shahade, Graham Burgess, Sabrina Chevanne, Stefan Zweig and Vladimir Nabokov.
Recommended reading books for primary & secondary aged children in the UK
Graham Burgess is a British chess player, author and editor. He became a FIDE Master at the age of twenty and has written extensively on chess strategy and openings.
He has authored or edited more than twenty-five books on chess, including The Mammoth Book of Chess (1997), which won the British Chess Federation Book of the Year award. His works cover a wide range of topics, from introductory guides for beginners to advanced opening theory.
The Mammoth Book of Chess won the British Chess Federation Book of the Year award in 1997.
Chess themed books for children & teens, including titles by Daniel King, Tanitoluwa Adewumi, Murray Chandler, Jennifer Shahade, Graham Burgess, Sabrina Chevanne, Stefan Zweig and Vladimir Nabokov.
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