$20

weekly

or $160 for 8 classes

Chess for Beginners: Attack and Checkmate the King

New class

Ages 7-12

Live Group Course

In this 8-week course students will learn many different types of checkmates, identify and understand many new checkmate patterns, and appreciate the importance of building an attack against the opponent's King to win a chess game

Joanne Foote

Average rating:

5.0

Number of reviews:

(3 reviews)

Live video meetings

1x per week, 8 weeks

4-8 learners per class

55 min

About Learning Overview Teacher Reviews

What's included

8 live meetings

7 hrs 20 mins in-class hours

Homework

1 hour per week. Optional homework will be provided every week for students to practise the checkmate patterns learned in the class. Students are highly encouraged to complete the homework to maximise their learning and improvement

Grading

No grading will be provided. Feedback is available at any time upon request

Class Experience

Beginner Level

This course is designed for students eager to learn new attacking ideas to help them attack and corner the opponent's King. This class is perfect for students who are familiar with all the rules of the game and have limited experience with basic tactics. Attacking is one of the most exciting parts of the game and students will have a lot of fun learning and practising new checkmate techniques.

Throughout the course students will learn a new checkmate pattern each week, and will learn how to identify when each pattern is applicable based on the available target squares. The classes are highly interactive and students are always encouraged to ask questions. 

Every class will consist of a discussion and introduction to the topic, lots of sample puzzles for the students to practise solving and applying their new knowledge, and a game portion where students will play against each other or myself.

Learning Goals

Understand how to select a target square for their attack

Be familiar with multiple checkmate patterns for each target square f7, g7 and h7

Syllabus

8 Lessons

over 8 Weeks

Lesson 1:

Introduction + Back Rank Checkmate

 Learn and Practise Back rank checkmate. Review of the definition of checkmate. Discussion about the concept of target squares

55 mins online live lesson

Lesson 2:

Checkmates on h7

 Learn and Practise multiple checkmate patterns on h7

55 mins online live lesson

Lesson 3:

Smothered Mate

 Learn and Practise smothered mate, featuring a Queen + Knight manoeuvre to checkmate.

55 mins online live lesson

Lesson 4:

Double Rook Checkmates

 Learn and Practise checkmates with 2 Rooks on the seventh Rank

55 mins online live lesson

Other Details

Pre-Requisites

Students should be familiar with and understand all the rules of the game. They should have some limited experience with basic tactics and they should understand the concept of checkmate.

Language of Instruction

English

External Resources

In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:

lichess.org

Sources

We will use lichess to play games during the class. A free account will be required to facilitate classroom activities. More details will be provided before the class starts

Meet the teacher

Joanne Foote

Joined October, 2022

5.0

3reviews

Profile

Teacher expertise and credentials

I have been teaching chess for 12 years, and i've taught students from 5 years old to adult, from complete beginner to strong club player. I've also been a competitive chess player for 20 years and understand how important building a strong attack on the King is in having success in chess.