Cool Chess! Beginner 2 Lesson 8-- The King and Rook Checkmate
Class experience
US Grade 2 - 5
Beginner Level
The students will learn how to checkmate using their King and Rook on the chessboard. They will learn that the Rook cannot make the "Sandwich Checkmate" like the Queen can. But the Rook can make checkmates at the edge or in the corner of the board with the help of their King. The students will learn that it is important to use their King in opposition to their opponent's King to control the board. They will also learn about the "Tempo Move," which is a special "waiting" move. The "Tempo Move"...
The students will become stronger chess players as they learn how to master the King and Rook Checkmate.
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 students 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 40 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 7-12
1-4 learners per class