What's included
1 live meeting
1 in-class hoursClass Experience
-Topics Covered: -Basic opening principles (Control center, develop pieces ASAP, keep king safe). -Famous Opera Game. -Taught via Zoom and screen sharing on Lichess.org. -Teaching style: My teaching style relies on covering concepts on a foundational level and then explaining why and how these concepts work. The focus is on making sure that the student fully understands the concepts. Then, I provide ways to solidify and applying the understanding of the material. -Required Experience: -Road to Chess Expert #1 - Zero to Hero (Learn Chess in 60 Minutes!) OR -Know all chess rules including special rules (Castling, en passant) and algebraic notation. If your student doesn't know the special rules and/or algebraic notation but all the other rules of the game, let me know and we can build that into the lesson plan. -Transfer/Refund Policy: -Full refund OR transfer until a week in advance, or within 24 hours of purchase (Until class starts). -All classes are recorded by Outschool through Zoom and posted a few hours later.
Learning Goals
Students will learn how to become better chess players by understanding:
-The basic opening principles to learn excel in any opening play
-A game that demonstrates the application of the basic opening principles
Other Details
Teacher expertise and credentials
Hello there! My name is Kent, and I am a United States Chess Federation Expert-Level player (USCF Elo Rating 2050), putting me in the top 3% of all US chess rated players. I have won the Ohio Chess Championship and Cleveland Open, state-wide chess tournaments. I am excited to teach your learner how to excel at chess, given my background in teaching chess for hundreds of hours for 100+ students to become intermediate to advanced chess players.
Reviews
Live One-Time Class
$12
per classMeets once
60 min
Completed by 23 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 12-17
1-5 learners per class