Cool Chess! Intermediate 1 Lesson 5--Tactics: Skewers!
The students will learn about the Skewer Tactic. #builder #superstar
Julie Blasingame
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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 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.Class Experience
US Grade 2 - 5
Intermediate Level
The students will be learning about the Skewer, or X-Ray Attack--a powerful Chess Tactic. A Tactic is a trap that a player sets to win pieces or to get a better position on the board. They will learn that just as a skewer or rod can go through a piece of meat, a skewer on the chess board is one piece "going through" another piece to get to the piece behind it. Skewers are the most powerful when they attack a King, the King has to move out of the way, and a piece is captured behind the King. After the lesson, the students will be able to practice chess against other Outschool students, or the teacher, on the chess.org website.
Learning Goals
The students will become stronger chess players as they learn how to master Skewers and by playing chess games on-line.
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:
Joined July, 2020
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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
Live One-Time Class
$18
per classMeets once
60 min
Completed by 30 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 7-12
1-4 learners per class
