Intermediate Chess Lessons - PART I

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Ages 7-12

Live Group Course

In this 5-week course, students will develop their chess skills through tactical and strategic lessons and exercises.

Harout Bursalyan

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Live video meetings

1x per week, 5 weeks

3-6 learners per class

75 min

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What’s included

5 live meetings

6 hrs 15 mins in-class hours

Homework

1 hour per week. Students will be encouraged to play games on their free time and to share with me if they have any questions or need feedback.

Class Experience

Each class will consist of 2 parts. I will do an instructional lesson for the first half to present the ideas and topics for the lesson. This will be followed by students playing live games with instructor supervision and coaching to practice what they have learned in a game situation.

The class will focus on a variety of themes including, but not limited to, opening principles, pins, skewers, forks, discoveries, sacrifices, and much more.

Please note that we will not be using any physical chess boards in this class. All lessons and games will be played online through the chess.com website, so there are some technical aspects to the class, including creating a chess.com account that will require preparation from your end.

Learning Goals

This course is designed for students who already know the rules of chess, and now need help in developing plans and specific goals during gameplay. By the end of the course, students should have a clearer focus and understanding of their objectives in the game within the game, and how to properly execute those ideas.

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Supply List

Please be sure to have your chess.com account set up and send me a friend request prior to the first class.

External Resources

In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:

chess.com

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Harout Bursalyan

Joined April, 2020

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Teacher expertise and credentials

1 teacher has a Graduate degree

Master’s Degree in Sociology from San Diego State University

Harout Bursalyan

I have been teaching chess, both in classroom settings and private lessons for the last 12 years. Working with K-12 students with classes of up to 50 students, I have the experience and knowledge to teach students to not only learn chess, but to enjoy the process of learning as well. I'm rated around 1900 USCF.