Book 2: Chess Openings 1 for anyone who knows the basics of chess 

Every game starts with an opening plan. Chess Openings 1 begins with openings most popular with scholastic players — how to play them, how to stop them.

The video coach and workbook guide chess students to:

• Develop their pieces rapidly
• Control the center
• Castle early
• Move each piece one time only (in the opening)

Challenging puzzles and instructional games demonstrate opening strategies. Students use these strategies in their own games and learn to record their moves in the algebraic system of chess notation.  Chess Openings 1 offers more:

• Puzzles give players a look at typical chess problems that derive from the patterns they will learn in the “main line” of the openings
• Important middle game tactics – Pins, Forks and Discovered Attacks are detailed with plenty of puzzles for practice
• Parent/instructors guide in the back of the workbook helps adults work effectively with the student as opening strategies are explored 

While all the books in The Scholastic Series can be used independently the video with Coach Steve Schneider adds a visual aspect to learning chess that is especially recommended for younger students (10 and under) and is beneficial for group lessons as well.