Are you a Boy Scout who wants to earn your Chess merit badge? Or a merit badge counselor in search of chess teaching ideas? If so, then chess educator Dr. Alexey Root s Prepare With Chess Strategy is for you. Building on the Boy Scouts of America s Chess Merit Badge Pamphlet, Dr. Root uses multiple examples to explain and reinforce the concepts introduced in that pamphlet. Prepare With Chess Strategy is a step-by-step guide to help beginner- to intermediate-level players learn the common elements of chess strategy, such as Force, Space, Time, and Pawn Structure. Scouts and other players can practice chess with the book s exercises and test themselves with its end-of-chapter quizzes. Merit badge counselors, chess coaches, and teachers will find this book a valuable resource for their own lessons and workshops. Prepare With Chess Strategy to achieve your chess goals ".