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Cool Chess! Beginner 1 Lesson 2--The Rules of Check, and Checkmate!
Class experience
US Grade 2 - 5
Beginner Level
The student will learn what it means to put their opponent's King into check (under attack). They will learn the four rules of check--that no King can put himself into a check, no King can move next to another King because he would be putting himself into danger, no piece can move out of the way and expose his own King to danger, and if your King is in check and you touch a piece, that piece must be moved to get the your King out of check. The students will learn the difference between check...
The students will learn the rules to Check (how to attack their opponent's King) and how to not make illegal moves when doing this. They will learn what it means to checkmate and to see what a win looks like.
Homework Offered
Students will receive chess puzzle homework sheets in a PDF format to be printed out. The chess puzzle homework sheets will be discussed in class to make sure all students understand what to do.0 - 1 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
A learner is assessed by understanding the answers on each chess puzzle assignment and knowing how to checkmate to win their games. When a student practices chess at home, with others, or on-line, their skills will increase--this will reflect in their knowledge of the game.Grades Offered
2 files available upon enrollmentStudents should have a pencil in class and the chess puzzles printed out, which will be attached in a PDF form in the Classroom.
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
We will be using the lichess.org website for students to play chess games on-line. The students will be copying the game link and pasting it in the Zoom Chat Box for other students to click on and access the game. Usernames and passwords to lichess.org will not be used for this class.
ChessKid.com is an additional resource that can help the student to improve their chess skills. This website provides Chess Puzzles, practice against chess bots, and informative videos which are made by Grand Masters.
I am a retired public school teacher of 26 years and currently am a Supervisor of Academic Programming for the Central New York Chess organization on Outschool...
Group Class
$18
per classMeets once
60 min
Completed by 214 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 7-12
1-4 learners per class