Chess for kids is a blessing. But I often get a question: “Will my children become smarter if they learn chess?

This is very common question, whose popularity is increased by the “Hollywood mindset” that makes us imaging little kids as chess phenomena.

One of the hottest topics you can find in a chess tournament hall is how to keep training and practicing chess while having commitments such as a full-time job (as well as a family, and more).

In this article I will discuss with you a set of books that I believe are the best ones to work through in order to improve one’s tactical and calculation ability.

Chess coaching for kids was the subject of a few posts of mines already.

In this post I want to share with you my favorite picks for playing and practicing chess, as far as books are concerned.