[FM Discuss] Go and chess books for Sugar

[Edward Cherlin]

I forgot to mention that International Chess Master Josh Waitzkin has
offered to relicense his chess book, The Art of Learning, if his
publisher agrees. We might be able to get a license for his chess
tutorial program, but that comes from a game publisher, and they are
apparently harder to deal with on relicensing. Josh would be perfect
for a chess book sprint.

On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 3:12 PM, Edward Cherlin <echerlin at gmail.com> wrote:
> I have just written to the American Go Federation and the US Chess
> Federation proposing books on Go and Chess for the OLPC XO, to bring
> these games to many millions of children in dozens of countries. AGF
> is excited about the idea, and we have started the discussion about
> how, what, and when. I am waiting to hear from USCF.
>
> We are proposing book sprints on well-understood topics beginning with
> teaching the rules of the game, and continuing through all of the
> elementary stages, such as capturing, openings, very elementary
> strategy and tactics, basic endgame play, and so on. Each game has
> topics that do not apply to the other, such as handicap play in Go and
> checkmate and drawing rules in chess. Adam and I are excited about
> sitting down with experts on teaching these games for a week at a
> time, and about working out how to integrate Sugar software into
> interactive tutorials.
>
> This is what we call a low floor, high ceiling opportunity, where we
> can make it extremely easy for schoolchildren to get started, and show
> them how to continue as far as their talent and desire will take them
> toward master and grandmaster play.
>
>
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> And Children are my nation.
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Silent Thunder (默雷/धर्ममेघशब्दगर्ज/دھرممیگھشبدگر ج) is my name
And Children are my nation.
The Cosmos is my dwelling place, The Truth my destination.
http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/User:Mokurai