{"product_id":"elliotts-chess-school-1-4-on-dvd-15-workbooks","title":"Elliott's Chess School #1-4 (on DVD) + 15 Workbooks","description":"The ultimate training package for learning chess in the classroom sets students up for success, avoiding bad habits and often overlooked strategies, essential to becoming better at chess rapidly. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe chess DVDs are for all ages and Elliott is easy to understand with his clear, well paced, friendly presentation in clear English that's easy to follow from the most basic concepts onward ensuring that all key strategies are covered. Children as young as 5 or 6 like to watch and learn from the bite size visual segments. The workbooks reinforce and enable further practice of the strategies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDVD 1, Pawn Level + 4 workbooks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDVD 2, Knight Level + 4 workbooks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDVD 3, Bishop Level + 4 workbooks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDVD 4, Rook Level + 3 workbooks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach DVD is efficiently presented and packed with tips and valuable concepts, so most viewers watch each DVD at least several times. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaterial in this series has been developed, refined, and taught by National Master Elliott Neff over a period of 17+ years, producing multiple state and national individual and team chess champions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eIncludes:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDVD Volumes 1-4. 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