The step-by-step method was developed in 1987 and was aimed at children from 9 years old. The trend of children playing chess at an increasingly younger age led to the creation of two special exercise books for ages 6 (approximately) years. The content of these books covers the Step 1 exercise book. Small Steps 1 covers chapters 1 to 6 of the manual, while Small Steps 2 starts with checkmate. What are the differences with the Step 1 exercise book?

• 6 diagrams on each page
• Larger diagramsAlmost no text
• No summaries
• Easy exercises
• Different types of exercises
• Chess notation is not necessary
• Some chapters are separated
• Eddy Sibbing is a co-author