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Cool Chess! Intermediate 1 Lesson 2--The Do's and Don'ts of Development!
Completed by 10 learners
Ages 7-12
Live One-Time Class
Average rating:
5.0
Number of reviews:(564 reviews)
Live video meetings
Meets once
1-4 learners per class
60 min
What’s included
1 live meeting
1 in-class hoursHomework
1 hour per week. 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.Assessment
A learner is assessed by understanding the answers on each chess puzzle sheets 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.Class Experience
US Grade 2 - 5
Intermediate Level
The students will learn the fundamentals of developing their pieces wisely, by controlling the center of the board, getting the knights and bishops active at the beginning, castling their king, connecting their rooks, and not moving their queen and rook early in the game. We will study a game showing an example of poor development and study a game showing an example of good development. The students will learn about not moving too many pawns at the beginning and to not move the same pieces over and over.
Learning Goals
By learning the fundamentals of developing their pieces wisely, the students will improve their game by not falling into common traps experienced by many chess players.Other Details
Parental Guidance
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.
Supply List
Students should have a pencil in class and the chess puzzles printed out, which will be attached in a PDF form in the Classroom.
2 files available upon enrollment
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Sources
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.
Meet the teacher
Teacher expertise and credentials
Texas Teaching Certificate in Music/Theater/Arts
Bachelor’s Degree in Education from Abilene Christian University
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 (https://outschool.com/teachers/CENTRAL-NY-CHESS-INC?usid=wUq7nkLS&signup=true&authTrigger=follow_teacher&follow=true&utm_campaign=share_leader_link). I have taught children and adults in Beginning and Intermediate 1 Chess classes for 23 years in after school programs, summer Chess Camps, online in my Cool Chess classes and now for Central New York Chess. I love to see how Chess helps the brain to think, to make predictions, to sequence, see patterns, etc. I love to see when a student learns how to checkmate and improves upon their game! I teach One Time Cool Chess classes and Private and Multi-Day Classes with Central New York Chess. I enjoy Art, Chess, Scrapbooking, and Travel! I hope to see you in my chess classes soon!Reviews
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