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Cool Chess! Intermediate 1 Lesson 10-- Using Pins!
Class experience
US Grade 2 - 3
Intermediate Level
The students will learn how to effectively Use a Pin Tactic. They will review what a Pin Tactic is and how a piece cannot move if it puts its King in danger. The students will learn how to take advantage of their opponent's piece not being able to move. They will learn that sometimes they can win material (capture a piece) or even checkmate their opponent. The students will learn how to recognize these pinned pieces and attack them. At the end of the lesson, the students will be able to...
The students will become stronger chess players as they learn how to Use the Pin Tactic and by playing chess games on-line.
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
3 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 19 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 7-12
1-4 learners per class