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Chess for Beginners- Introduction to Chess Pieces

Completed by 129 learners
Ages 5-10
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Discover the chess pieces in this one-time class designed for beginners! Learn their names, movements, and roles while building a solid foundation for the game. Perfect for kids eager to start their chess journey. Sign up today!
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:
(67 reviews)

Live video meetings
Meets once
3-6 learners per class
55 min

What's included

1 live meeting
55 mins in-class hours
Assessment
Student progress can be monitored with informal assessment or written reports. Once learners are able to play, the increase in rating is also an effective way of measuring student's progress. The main core is to monitor rating increase and gain.

Class Experience

The Chess for beginners: Introduction to chess basics will cover the following topics:
How to set up the chess pieces on a board
Names of pieces
Learning piece movement
Chess language—the coordinates on the chessboard.
The class is structured to the learner's needs and understanding.
The instructor will teach the lesson over zoom with a web application called lichess. 
The instructor would create lichess accounts for students to play and learn independently with their parents' consent. 
The instructor would give assignments to students only by the parent's request. 
We will also make use of Kahoot.
Learners will interact with the instructor by answering questions. 
All levels of experience are welcome.

Learning Goals

At the end of the lesson, Learners will have better knowledge and understanding of chess basics, the names of the pieces, the movement of the pieces, the board coordinates, special moves, and a little bit of captures.

Other Details

Language of Instruction
English
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:

Meet the teacher

Joined November, 2021
4.9
67reviews
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Fawole John Oyeyemi is a Chess Professional—FIDE Master, FIDE Chess In Education Lecturer, FIDE Instructor, US National Master, US District Coach, 2003 Nigeria Junior Chess Champion and the 2013 Nigeria Chess Champion. Fawole has 11 years experience teaching chess to kids and adults. He love to teach chess the fun. 

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