Road to Chess Expert #4 - We're in the Endgame Now (Master Chess Endgames!)

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Road to Chess Expert #4 - We're in the Endgame Now (Master Chess Endgames!)

Kent L

Average rating:4.9Number of reviews:(43)

In this class, students will learn how to checkmate with the most common chess endgames.

Class Experience

-Topics Covered:
-Checkmate with 2 Rooks.
-Checkmate with King and Queen.
-Checkmate with King and Rook.
-Checkmate with King and 2 Bishops (Time permitting).

-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...

Students will learn how to become better chess players by understanding:
-How to checkmate with 2 Rooks.
-How to checkmate with King and Queen.
-How to checkmate with King and Rook.
-How to checkmate with King and 2 Bishops (Time permitting)

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.

Highly recommend playing the game on chess.com or lichess.org after class is over to ensure that student can apply the concepts.

In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:Lichess
Chess.com

Informal assessment

1 hour per week in class, and an estimated 0 - 1 hours per week outside of class.

Meet the teacher

Kent L

Average rating:4.9Number of reviews:(43)

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 and playing chess competitively for over 10 years. I have won the Ohio Chess...