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Cool Chess! Beginner 2 Lesson 2--The Scholar's Mate and Fool's Mate
Julie Blasingame
Average rating:5.0Number of reviews:(563)
The students will learn about the Scholar's Mate, and the Fool's Mate. #builder #superstar
Class experience
US Grade 2 - 5
Beginner Level
The students will learn about the Danger Square Checkmates--the Scholars's Mate (or, the Four-Move Checkmate) and the Fool's Mate. They will learn that the two Danger Squares are the f7 and f2 squares on the board. The students will find out that these are the two squares on the board that are only guarded by the King at the beginning of the game. The students will learn how to make the Scholar's Mate and the Fool's Mate and learn how to defend against it. The students will learn why the...
The students will improve their chess knowledge by learning The Scholar's Mate and Fool's Mate. These are basic checkmates to learn so that the students will not lose their games so quickly. Strategies will be taught so the students will be able to execute these checkmates and know how to defend themselves in these situations.
Homework Offered
Students will receive chess puzzle sheets to be printed out. The chess puzzle sheets will be discussed in class to make sure all students understand how to solve them.0 - 1 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
A learner is assessed by understanding the answers on each chess puzzle sheet 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.
Average rating:5.0Number of reviews:(563)
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 45 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 7-12
1-4 learners per class
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