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Cool Chess! Intermediate 1 Lesson 8-- Tempo Moves!
Class experience
US Grade 2 - 5
Intermediate Level
The student will learn about the Tempo Move, which changes the timing of the moves in the game by switching the move to the other player. This often happens when one player is trying to force their opponent's piece, often their King, to move to a certain square and checkmate them. This is often called a "waiting" move because one player makes a "small" move, in order to then make the "big" move after their opponent moves. The students will then get to play chess against each other using the...
The students will become stronger chess players as they learn how to master Tempo Moves 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
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 27 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 7-12
1-4 learners per class