Check Mates

Long,but good

I have ADHD and love playing chess with my grandad (my nanna also died) so this story felt like it could have been about me!

This interesting, plot-twisting story about a young boy who is trained by his granddad to become a champion. I would recommend this book to anyone who is ready to be hooked in and enjoy a thrilling ride.

It was very interesting and I really liked that the main character did not give up no matter what.

It's peculiar.

Nice, I would recommend this to people who like chess and maybe people with ADHD

This book is fictional.
I like the the main character in this book,his name is Felix Schopp he has an ADHD so he can't focus
on his work.His granddad teaches him chess and soon he becomes a very good chess player so he goes on to be the school champion!
I recommend it to people who want a good book to read as this is currently this is the best book I have
ever read!

I really enjoyed it because the author made no pictures but he described it so well I could really create the pictures in my mind.

fiction Grandpa yes

Love this book, especially how his grandad taught him chess with every day objects!

Loved this book, it was a great story & liked the characters. I liked the mystery of the story, I enjoyed the relationship between the boy & his grandad.

I loved everything about this story. The relationship between Felix and his grandad is very special and it was lovely to see it develop. The inclusion of the description of how Felix struggled with ADHD at school was carefully done and gave the reader an excellent insight. Would definitely recommend.

I thought it was the best book EVER.....For people who love chess[ like me] you will 99.9% love it!
My favourite character was Felix as he hated chess yet some how he found a way to love it considering they [Characters ] think he has ADHD he has done really well. I would defiantly recommend it to a person who LOVES chess.....

Enjoyed the book because it centred around a year seven boy ( with ADHD) and the relationship that is built with his granddad through their (in the end) love of chess ( which is something I enjoyed growing up) and also the happiness he feels for being successful at something.
Although the book builds, it is slow to get going, which I think, will put less dedicated readers off.

Inspiring. Made me want to learn chess better.

I liked the book because I like to play chess and wanted to know more about it. I mostly liked Grandpa as he was trying to give more enthusiasm to his grandson to make him play chess rather than Fortnite.
I would recommend this to my friend

A slow start - hard to get into. Quite boring in places but details the lovely relationship between a lonely grandad and his grandson Felix

chess is now really interesting for me

Amazing Felix has changed my life

It inspires me to practice chess

I recomend the book to anyone who likes adventuer and chess!

My favourite character is Felix
I would recommend this book to my brother

This book is a very nice book. It talks about a boy with a concentration problem and his 'boring and weird' grandad who teaches him chess and he learns how to concentrate. He also finds out a sad mystery about his grandad

It was very interesting in some aspects of the story but in overs int was intense.

I loved this book for the hope that it brings to individuals like Felix, and the relationship between him and his Grandpa is funny and heartwwarming. This book is a must!

This book is so amazing I love the way it has a meaning to it as the Grandma dies and the Grandad suffers from depression but the Grandad and Grandson come together because of chess. This book has inspired me to join chess club at school and now I love chess band can play really well. Definitely recommend this to anyone!!!

I actually don’t really like this book as it is really boring. From the blurb, I thought it would be great but it has disappointed me. I love a sad story but for me it was so boring. I would not recommend this book to anyone unless you like bland meaningless books. Sorry Stewart Foster.

I would really recommend this book. It is definitely the best book I have ever read and it inspired me to start playing chess.

This story intertwined family and friendship beautifully. Grandad was the stand out character for me, full of wisdom and a hidden past that gets slowly revealed through the story. It’s a long story and quite a slow burner, which as an adult I enjoyed, but a child possibly may find it too slow to get going.