Tactically good!

After learning the rules of chess with "Vive failures" of Pierlot or "Chess, a breeze" Chandler,
you feel in the mood to want to win more games, you want to progress.
My advice, as a graduate of the French Chess Federation, is to practice and work tactics.
You want or your child wants to progress:

1st step: play often

2nd stage: work his tactics ("The tactic for Children" Chandler or "Introduction to tactics" Nunn ")

3rd step: making Mat exercises each week ("1064 exercises to progress well" Stéphane Escafre or for stronger: "1000 years" the same author).

Step 4: Know where to go. You progress, you have at least 2-3 years of chess to your meter. You want to be competitive?
You élo 1400-1600? ("A compass on the chessboard" by Xavier Parmentier or are you more of a fearless fighter and blameless: "Secrets of the initiative" by the same author).

5th step: You are a perfectionist, you enjoy learning (beginner with 2 years of failures and making the competition: "The chess openings for children" Watson Striker lazy but the first chapter of "Directory of.? effective openings for lazy player "by Summercale enough to achieve a good élo 1800 and already be a winner. Rage defeat and joy of learning" Mastering the openings "Watson).

6th stage: Want to be champion? Consider studies and finals (A good start: "The 100 final need to know" Jesus de la Villa). We must also consider the greatest parts of Capablanca, Fischer, Carlsen, Kasparov, Polgar.

Well, have fun !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!