Lesson 1:Introduction to Chess: Course Outline and Expectations:
Lesson 2-3: Chess Basics: Setting up the board & How to move pieces
- Setting up the Board
- How to use a Pawn
- How to use a Knight
- How to use a Bishop
- How to use a Rook
- How to use a Queen
- How to use a king
Lesson 4: Review of Fundamentals Link
Lesson 5: Test your Understanding – Mini Quiz
- Legal and Illegal Moves
- Chess Notation & Symbols
- Special Moves: Pawn Promotion, Castling, En-passant Link
Lesson 6: Principles and Guidelines : Part 1 – Chess Openings
- 3 Basic Opening Strategy
- 10 Golden Moves in Chess
- Attack and Defense
- Opening Tips and Tricks Explained – Lesson Video
Lesson 7: Practice Day for Openings – Game Day 1
Lesson 8: Game Day 2
Lesson 9: Checkmate with Queen
Lesson 10 (Dec 10th): Chess Endgames: Review Checkmate with a Queen (Video Link ~ 10 min)
Lesson 11: Practice Day 2
Lesson 12: Test : Checkmate with Queen
Lesson 13: Chess Movie Day
World’s Strongest Female:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJ_7UZriJrw
World’s Strongest Player
Lesson 1: Introduction to Chess Tactics: Course Outline and Expectations
Lesson 2 & 4: Tactics : Pin and Skewer (Youtube Link)
TO PRINT::: Pin: Part I and Part II (12 Problems), TO PRINT::: Skewer : Part I and Part II (12 Problems)
Lesson 5: Game Day
Lesson 6 & 7: More Tactics!
Discovered Attack & Checks- Video Link TO PRINT:::Discover Attack – Part I and Part II (12 Problems)
Back Rank Checkmates- Video Link TO PRINT::: : Back Rank – Part I and Part II (12 Problems)
Lesson 8: (Advanced Tactics)
Decoy – Video Link TO PRINT::: Decoy
Destroy the Defender – Video Link TO PRINT::: Destroy the Defender
Lesson 9: (Review Day)
Lesson 10: (Test)
What’s next?
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Archives – [ Reference Material from Past Classes ]
Course Outline and Expectations
Lesson 1: Introduction and Setting up the Board
Lesson 2: Moving and Capturing Pieces
Lesson 3: Chess Notation – How to Record a game
Lesson 4: Special Chess Moves – Castling and Enpassant
Lesson 5: What is a Check? and What is Checkmate?
Lesson 6: Value of Pieces, How much is a Queen Worth?
Lesson 7: Tournament Rules – I Adjust…!
Some useful Rule of Thumb while playing a Game – With Examples!
Final : Test your Understanding:
Course Outline and Expectations:
Lesson 1: Chess Endgames: Review Checkmate with a Queen (Video Link ~ 10 min)
Lesson 2: Chess Endgames: Review Checkmate with a Rook (Video Link ~ 10 min)
Lesson 3: Checkmate Puzzles
- Checkmate in One Move ( Warm-up)
- Checkmate in Two Moves (Intermediate)
- Checkmate in Three Moves (Intermediate – Challenging)
Lesson 4: Chess Endgames: King and Pawn vs. King Part 1 (Video Link ~ 6 min)
Lesson 5: Chess Endgames: King and Pawn vs. King Part 2 (Video Link ~ 7 min)
Lesson 6: Intro to Middle Game Tactics! – What is a Pin?
Lesson 7: More on Pins Homework: Pin – Part I and Part II (12 Problems)
Lesson 8: Skewer Attack Homework: Skewer Attack Part I and Part II (12 Problems)
Lesson 9: Discover Attack – Notes Homework: Discover Attack – Part I and Part II (12 Problems).
Lesson 10: Back Rank – Notes Homework: Back Rank – Part I and Part II (12 Problems)
Lesson 1: (March 1st): Class Intro: Course Outline
- Checkmate with a Rook (Youtube Link)
- Checkmate with 2 Bishops (Youtube Link)
Lesson 2: (March 8th): Chess Endgame Tactics – Zugzwang & Triangulation : Review the Youtube videos
- King and Pawn Endgame (Youtube Link)
- King and Pawn – Triangulation and Zugzwang (Youtube Link)
Lesson 3: (March 22nd): Middlegame Tactics : Review the Pin Video and watch the Windmill Attack Video!
- Review: Middle Game Tactic: Pin and Skewer (Youtube Link)
- Middle Game Tactics: Wind Mill Attack (Youtube Link)
Remember Windmill is a combination of a Discover Attack and a Pin
Lesson 4:(March 29th) : Review/Practice Day :
This class gives you a chance to practice against someone or ask me any questions of previous classes.
Lesson 5:(April 5th) : Checkmate patterns and Applications in a game
Lesson 6: (April 12th): Test Day (You will be given a random position and be asked to play them)
You will be tested on:
- King and Pawn Endgames
- 2 Bishops Checkmate
Lesson 7: (April 26th): Wild Card – Mystery Saturday
Substitute teacher Neal will be in for me this week.
Lesson 8: (May 3rd): Game Day
Lesson 9: (May 10th): Middlegame Tactics : The Decoy!
Note: Decoy means to bait the opponent, and thus can combine a wide range of Tactical ideas including Pin, Fork, skewer, Discovered Attack and Back Rank)
- Watch Decoy (Youtube Link)
- Review old Tactics
Lesson 10:(May 24th): Middlegame Tactics : Deflection
- Watch Deflection (Youtube Link)
Review
- More on Pins Homework: Pin – Part I and Part II (12 Problems) : To Print
- Skewer Attack Homework: Skewer Attack Part I and Part II (12 Problems) : To Print
- Discover Attack – Notes Homework: Discover Attack – Part I and Part II (12 Problems) : To Print
- Back Rank – Notes Homework: Back Rank – Part I and Part II (12 Problems) : To Print
Lesson 11:(May 31st) King and Pawn Endgames:
The chess endgame with a king and a pawn versus a king is one of the most important and fundamental endgames. It is important to master this endgame, since most other endgames have the potential of reducing to this type of endgame via exchanges of pieces. (Read more … Link)
Lesson 12 & 13 : (June 7th & 14th) Middle Game Tactics Test Day
:Topics :
- Decoy : To Print & Complete
- Deflection : To Print & Complete
- Destroy the Defender : To Print & Complete
As promised the Winning Team will receive a special Prize on the Last Day!!