The latest in the McKay Chess Library for Kids Checkmate is the ultimate goal of chess. In The Chess Kid’s Book of Checkmate , chess teacher David MacEnulty teaches the rules of checkmate to players between the ages of 6 and 10. The big idea in The Chess Kid’s Book of Checkmate is that many checkmates fall into well-known patterns. The player who remembers common checkmate patterns will have an advantage over the one who doesn’t. Step-by-step, with more than 100 diagrams, The Chess Kid’s Book of Checkmate reveals: ·How to train the brain to recognize basic checkmate patterns ·Special circumstances involving checkmate with one piece acting alone ·How to come up with your own checkmate patterns