No Stress Chess by Winning Moves Games USA, Celebrating 20 Years as The Chess Teaching Game Using Innovative Action Cards, for 2 Players, Ages 7+ (1091)
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- LEARN HOW TO PLAY CHESS: Always wanted to play chess but didn't know how and felt intimidated to learn? Well - not anymore! Learn how to play chess the easy way with No Stress Chess!
- SETUP: The gameboard shows an image of the piece and the name of the piece so you know exactly which piece is which and where they go to start.
- THE CARDS: Don't get bogged down memorizing each piece and how it moves. Thanks to our innovative deck of action cards, moving your pieces is a cinch! Each card shows exactly how to move the pieces. We take the stress out of it! After a few games you'll be know them all just from playing.
- HOW TO PLAY: In the basic game, players take turns drawing cards and moving their pieces accordingly. This helps to learn and memorize piece movement. As players get more comfortable they can play with a hand of 3 or even 5 cards. This cuts down on the amount of luck and slowly start to increase the element of strategy.
- NOW YOU'VE GOT IT!: Once you've mastered the basic game with the "training wheels" you can flip the 2-sided board over and play chess without any cards or any help. You've done it!
- WHAT WE INCLUDE: 2 sided chess board, 16 black pieces and 16 ivory pieces, 56 action cards, black plastic card tray and instructions. Age 7+
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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. Ages 7 and up. 2 Players. From the Manufacturer Finally, a way to learn chess without stress! The secret? An innovative deck of action cards. Each depicts a chess piece and how it moves. Once you become comfortable with the moves and powers of each chess piece, you can flip the two-sided board over and play standard chess. Includes rules for two variations of playing using the action cards, and all the necessary rules for standard chess.
Product Dimensions: 2.1 x 10.7 x 12.3 inches
Item Weight: 1.45 pounds
Item model number: 1091
Manufacturer recommended age: 7 years and up
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer: No
Release date: January 1, 1995
Language: English
Manufacturer: Winning Moves
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Bottom line: you could make your own set of six directional cards for each piece. No Stress Chess provides several advantages for anyone new to the game--including me. I purchased this No Stress Chess set to introduce my grandchildren to the game. So far, it is the four-year old who likes to play it. The older ones prefer checkers, though they do like to put the chess pieces on top of the checkers to liven up the game. ( Note to other adults with a similar goal, I wish I'd introduced chess to the others by at least five years of age.) After two games, my granddaughter could correctly arrange the pieces on the board and by the fifth game she decided to challenge herself and use the standard or "grown-up" side of the board without referring to the picture on the back of the box. From the beginning, we used the cards to see which way a piece could move. At first, we each got a set of cards consisting one each of a rook, a knight, a bishop, the king, the queen and a pawn. Later she decided we could share one set which she would line up off to the side of the board. Each card has the name of the piece at the top, a clear picture of the piece, and another picture of a small chessboard with arrows that show the direction the piece may move. Initially, the most helpful card was for the pawn, because it clearly shows that it can move twice the first time, once afterwards, and can only take another piece with a diagonal move. Without the card, this would have been difficult to explain.--we're still working on the "horsie." We found all the directional cards quite useful. Actually, imo, these directional cards are the best part of this game. Being able to refer to them allowed my granddaughter to be much more independent while learning. The cards provide visual aids that make the basic concepts much easier to grasp than verbal instructions alone. She didn't have to ask me about the rules over and over and she could actively participate from the first game. On her own, she learned to use the cards to plot strategy, for instance, figuring out how to sacrifice the pawn to free up her rook. Being able to refer to the cards allowed her to be confident and independent from the beginning. In short, they're great. We have not used the cards that suggest moves, so I can't comment on them. Maybe we will use them some day, but I rather doubt it. If you already have a chess set, you could easily refer to the illustration on the box provided here on Amazon and make your own set of six directional cards. The box is shiny and quite attractive. The pieces are black or white, lightweight plastic, the pawns are about an inch high and the king is about two inches high. The side of the chessboard that provides "hints" has the name of the piece printed on its beginning position, and it hasl arrows showing how a pawn can move the first time. No Stress Chess definitely made learning chess easy and enjoyable for both of us. The price is reasonable and I do not regret this purchase. But we already have two chess sets so this is just one more to store. Based on my experience using No Stress Chess, were I to do this again, I'd have taken a picture of the rook, knight, bishop, queen, king, and pawn from my own chess set and printed them out. Using your computer or colored pencils, you could include the name of the piece and a small chessboard on which you've drawn the directions that piece can move. Either way, this is a great way for kids and adults to learn to play chess. To encourage her, I've let her win a few times, but she's also surprised me with a checkmate more than once.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2018 by Beatrice Tower
Great for a beginner level and those who just wants have fun. My son loves it. He plays with his grandma. Nice for Sunday school activities. Love its simplicity. Kids don’t get upset if they lose. Teaching the rules of chess in gentle and positive ways.
Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2025 by Michael J Zdorow Michael J Zdorow
I first learned about this from a friend who purchased this for her 7-year old grandson. She stated that he was extremely happy to play this and his parents, whom play very little to no chess, are also learning as they go along. We purchased this for our grandson who is 11. He has not played chess before and thought this would be a great starter for him as well. Fingers crossed! PROS: Excellent quality, designed and advertised correctly. Great for ANY age, for those wishing to learn the game. CONS: None noted
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Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2025 by GeauxBucks!
This is an excellent start chess set. I got this for my 6 year old and 4 year old as they have recently really been interested in learning about chess, but they are too young to deal with the nicer sets (keep the grubby little fingers away). This is a very basic set, but the nice thing is that one side of the board it shows you exactly where to put the pieces and has suggested starting moves for the pawns. This is a quick way for the boys to memorize placement, and keeps them organized. But then when they are daring they can flip the board over to the other side and that is a blank board, testing their memory skills. The cards are somewhat handy as they show each of the different moves a piece can make. We haven't really used them for their stated purpose as what we found is that many times you couldn't move the piece they were suggesting to move. Instead we have one card of each piece set aside so the boys can reference them if they can't remember how it moves. Overall it's a great first starter chess, and you can't go wrong for the price. Pieces are durable, cards are normal cards so be prepared for some bent corners, and the box is a typical box (mine is pretty destroyed already). Highly recommend this.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2014 by Rand S