Note: I recommend playing at least 25 games of chess with all of the pieces and 10 games of pawn chess prior to enrolling in this class.

This course runs much like "Chess: King and Queen Checkmate", but instead of learning a strategy for the king and queen end game, students will now learn a strategy for the king and rook end game. The checkmate classes do not necessarily need to be taken in a specific order, they are offered as one-time classes, and there are four of them. Students may enroll in any of the checkmate classes in any order. In this class I will teach students a strategy for king and rook checkmate. When it is neck-and-neck at the end of a game, I will demonstrate a strategy on how to get checkmate with the rook and king and win the game.

For this class students will need their chessboards and the king and rook pieces. We will not set up a full board of chess in this class, we will need to use only the kings and rooks. I will show chess players how to notate their game, how to manage differing amounts of time, and how to articulate one's deductive process. I will teach the formalities of a real-life chess tournament and also cover sportsmanship. What this means is shaking hands with the opponent before and after a game, not making faces or discouraging/distracting body language of any kind while the opponent is deciding where to move, and not shouting out when one's piece is captured or when one loses. 

Class Structure:
(5 min) Student introductions
(15-25 min) Lesson- I share my screen with students for the presentation. The presentation is a series of pictures taken by me of each step in a chess strategy with an explanation. Students need to have their chess boards out and chess pieces in hand during this time as slides direct them to move the pieces on their own boards. If their chess boards do not have letters and numbers on them for notation, the pictures show them where to move, they can follow the pictures, otherwise I gives steps (i.e. move the king to d3, or Kd3). I cater to different levels and learning types, my hope in doing so is that all learners who join my class will have something new to take away. I also include information about chess that students may not already know. They are welcome to take notes.
(20-25 min) Q&A, review material, put into practice what they learned during the lesson with my chess map. I will ask students for the next step in the strategy so they can show me how much they learned. 

Throughout the lesson I ask students chess questions, they are welcome to answer them. 


Sorry, I will not play a game of chess with students. This class is for those with some prior chess experience. I recommend enrolling in "How to Start a Game of Chess" if you are unsure. Thank you.