Life Skills
Chess for Beginners- Introduction to Chess Pieces
In this one-time single chess class, students would be able to learn about the chess pieces
5-10
year old learners
Beginner
Level
3-6
learners per class
$20
Charged upfront
Meets once
55 minute class
Available times
Pacific
Description
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...
This class is taught in English.
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.
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.
55 minutes per week in class, and an estimated 4+ hours per week outside of class.
Teacher
About Me
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...
