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Chess for Beginners - Level 1 (Once a Week, 10 Weeks)

This is a beginner course to introduce students to the game of chess. Our semi private classes, expert instruction, and personalized approach nurture critical thinking in a fun, engaging way and build their critical and strategic thinking.
Einsteins Square: Chess, Coding, Math, Art, Games
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What's included

10 live meetings
8 hrs 20 mins in-class hours
Homework
1 hour per week. We have all our live classes automatically recorded. We recommend learners to review the recordings and practice those strategies
Assessment
The class is designed to have continuous discussions and reviews on the game we play including strategies we learn using puzzles.
Certificate of Completion
Each learner will be awarded with Certificate of Completion

Class Experience

US Grade 1 - 3
Beginner Level
**If our current available times don't work for you, please let us know your preferred day and time, along with your time zone, as we can usually accommodate any requested time**

Chess is a beautiful game which helps in critical and logical thinking. The students who learn chess develop spatial skills and have shown marked increase in IQ, memory, concentration and problem solving skills.

This class will introduce them to the game of chess and help them learn the basic level game. Apart from introducing the chess board, the moves of the chess pieces, the lessons will focus on:

Day 1 :Understanding the chess board , Piece introduction and Chess board setup 

Day 2 : Piece Movements begin with King , Rook, Bishop, Queen, Knight 

Day 3 : Special Moves –Pawn movement and capturing puzzles , show a basic start. 

Day 4 : Protection (ABCD) and Combat and points of pieces  – Introduce game play 

Day 5 : Check and getting out of check and the term check mate 

Day 6 : Checkmate in 1 move  puzzles and Castling 

Day 7 :  En-passant  and Castling puzzles , Pawn promotion 

Day 8 :Opening  principles 
   
Day 9 : Legal moves and illegal moves and basics of draw by threefold repetition and  stalemate . How to offer a draw and decline. 

Day 10: Game play analysis and checkmate puzzles and introduction of level 2 like “don’t just check” where giving check should be avoided  

Practice on the rules of castling, creating mate in one move , taking a piece which is attacked twice, understanding favorable exchange would also be focused on.
Students will learn strategies on Draw, Mate and Stalemate and will be able to use the Winning Tactics. 

Lessons will be included to help students understand the notations as well. Teaching will be done through digital chess games.
Learning Goals
Students will be able to read the board, understand end games and apply the winning tactics.
learning goal

Syllabus

10 Lessons
over 10 Weeks
Lesson 1:
introduction to the chess board
 learning notations and directions 
50 mins online live lesson
Lesson 2:
piece movements
 piece movements 
50 mins online live lesson
Lesson 3:
knights and pawn movement , capture
 knights and pawn movement , capture 
50 mins online live lesson
Lesson 4:
combat and protection
 combat and protection and game play starts 
50 mins online live lesson

Other Details

Parental Guidance
For game play we will use lichess. You just need to create your free account on lichess.org
Supply List
For game play we will use the anonymous play on lichess.org. The student does not have to sign in or create an account and the teacher will guide on how to send an anonymous game play link.
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Master's Degree in Science from Amrita School of Engineering
Einsteins Square Sejal
Master's Degree in Business Administration and Management from Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University
Einsteins Square Shweta
Master's Degree in Business Administration and Management from Birla Global University
Einsteins Square Supriya
Master's Degree in Science from Rashtrasant Tukadoji Mahraj Nagpur University
Einsteins Square Bhagya
Bachelor's Degree in Science from Savitribai Phule Pune University
Einsteins Square Pratiksha
Bachelor's Degree in Science from Visvesvaraya Technological Univeristy
Einsteins Square Deepali
Bachelor's Degree in Science from Anna University
Einsteins Square Sabrish
Bachelor's Degree in Science from APJ Abdul Kalam University Uttar Pradesh
Einsteins Square Aditi
Bachelor's Degree in Science from Bangalore Univeristy
Einsteins Square Halima
Bachelor's Degree in Science from Padmanava College of Engineering
Einsteins Square Shifa
Bachelor's Degree in Science from Savitribai Phule Pune University
Einsteins Square Raghav
Bachelor's Degree in Science from Amravati University
Einsteins Square Vishal
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering from Biju Patnaik University of Technology
Einsteins Square Supriya
Bachelor's Degree from Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad Univeristy
Einsteins Square Sarnali
Bachelor's Degree in Music or Theatre or Arts from Solapur Univeristy
Einsteins Square Chandra
Bachelor's Degree in Biology/Biological Sciences from Nalanda Open University
Einsteins Square Achala
Einsteins Square is extremely proud to be recognized as top organization by Outschool Best in Class 2023 Awards, and in 2022 Awards in following categories:
1. Top three Organizations on Outschool
2. Organization with the most positive ratings
3. Highest number of countries represented  by learners - Global Go Getters
4. Highest Earners on Outschool
5. Organization with highest Enrolments in Semester and Ongoing classes 
6. Organization with most profile views!

Awarded with the Most Innovative Curriculum, Einsteins Square is known for their team of professionally trained teachers who are experts in their respective subjects. They have a rigorous process for on-boarding teachers, ensuring that only the best become part of the organization. Their advanced rating system guarantees that only teachers who consistently provide value to students continue with the platform.

They focus on inquiry-based learning and are experts in STEAM and 21st century skills. They use digital interactive worksheets, games, and music to ensure that learning is holistic and inquiry-based. The pedagogy is based on Dr. Howard Gardner's Multiple Intelligence theory, which recognizes that each child is unique and has their own core intelligence. Einsteins Square strongly believes in Albert Einstein's quote "Everybody is a genius" and aims to develop each child as a critical and divergent thinker.

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weekly or $169 for 10 classes
1x per week, 10 weeks
50 min

Completed by 2911 learners
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Ages: 6-11
1-3 learners per class

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