Dark Horse Tactics - Chess Lessons for Intermediate Level One
In this five-week online course, students will learn to identify and employ the tactics crucial to mastering this game.
Chess Tactics with Mr. Matthew
Average rating:
4.8
Number of reviews:(26)
What's included
5 live meetings
4 hrs 35 mins in-class hoursClass Experience
Chess training and practice supports the student's development of many higher order thinking skills (HOTS)—like problem solving, decision making, critical and creative thinking, planning, and even spatial intelligence. Chess training and practice also helps them improve general cognitive ability and scholastic achievement—especially in mathematics. In this class, students will continue their journey towards mastery of this 1500 year old game and will begin learning more advanced gameplay with the introduction of chess tactics. The lessons will be organized as follows: Day 1 : Chess Tactics: Double Attack & The Fork • Part 1 – Essential Tactical Knowledge: Double Attacks & The Fork • Exercise 1 – Which Is It • Exercises 2 and 3 – Knives & Forks • Live Gameplay – Challenge the Instructor! Day 2 : Chess Tactics: Learning to Pin & Skewer • Part 1 – Winning Chess Tactics: Learning to Pin • Part 2 – Breaking the Pin • Part 3 – Winning Chess Tactics: Learning to Skewer • Exercises 1 and 2 – Pin 'em & Skewer 'em • Live Gameplay – Challenge Your Classmates! Day 3 : Chess Tactics: Discovered Attacks & Double Checks • Part 1 – Discovering Discovered Attacks in Chess • Part 2 – More Discovered Attacks and Double Checks • Exercises 1 and 2 – Use Your Discovery • Live Gameplay – Challenge the Instructor! Day 4 : Chess Tactics: Deflect, Destroy & Remove • Part 1 – Removal of the Defender and Deflection • Exercises 1 and 2 – Using Tactics to Win • Live Gameplay – Challenge Your Classmates! Day 5 : Review & Execute • Part 1 – Open Q&A + Review • Live Gameplay – Challenge Your Classmates! • Game Analysis – Find Areas that Need Improvement I will be teaching using lichess.org for gameplay and a soundpad with some wacky sound effects to help with retention. All exercises will be interactive, with students able to try different solutions to puzzles and cooperate with one another to find the best answer. This class is for those who already know the pieces and rules and also have a firm grasp on the fundamentals of the game. If you are completely new to the game, I suggest taking the Beginner Levels 1 & 2 Courses before enrolling in this course. You can find the Level 1 Course here: https://outschool.com/classes/dark-horse-tactics-intro-to-chess-for-beginner-level-1-dxaYlQH5#uszqDwNCV9 And you can enroll in the Beginner Level 2 Course here: https://outschool.com/classes/dark-horse-tactics-intro-to-chess-for-beginner-level-2-MtdpR0Vz#uszqDwNCV9
Learning Goals
Students will improve their understanding of Winning Chess Tactics, including Pins, Skewers, Discovered Attacks, and Deflections.
Other Details
Parental Guidance
Please be sure students have a lichess.org account set up in "kids mode". I will also be sharing my screen from lichess.org
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Sources
We will be using https://lichess.org for live gameplay.
Joined September, 2022
4.8
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Hello!
My name is Mr. Matthew and I teach Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced chess/chess theory! I've been teaching chess for 15 years and I've spent half of that time working exclusively with children. I believe in a hands-on approach that enables young learners to get in the game as quickly as possible, and that the best way to learn is by doing!
I also volunteer to mentor young men in my community through a program started by my lifelong friend. We teach them to uphold strong moral values, the importance of entrepreneurship, and to tackle self-discipline early on in life because we believe it's easier to raise strong men than it is to fix broken ones!Reviews
Live Group Class
$90
for 5 classes1x per week, 5 weeks
55 min
Completed by 3 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 6-11
2-9 learners per class
This class is no longer offered
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