チェスのプロになろう: 中級レベル 1 (7 ～ 12 歳向け)

This class is for young learners with strong previous experience with chess (such as completing our Beginner course).  We'll briefly review the basics of the game, and then spend most of the semester building upon that foundation with proven strategies used by advanced players, including early-game checkmate techniques.  Each week's lesson starts with about 30 minutes of explanation and discussion, followed by, for the remaining duration of each class, virtual chess games between the classmates, supervised by the instructor.  

Schedule of Lessons (first 30 minutes of each class):
Week 1:  Piece Protection & Overloaded Pieces
Week 2:  Board Development
Week 3:  Fork Attacks
Week 4:  Pins
Week 5:  Skewers
Week 6:  Introduction to Opening Traps
Week 7:  Discovered Attacks & Double Checks
Week 8:  Conclusion:  Review, Checkmate Puzzles, and more!

Schedule of Virtual Games (final 30 minutes of each class):
Week 1:  Practice Games with instructor coaching
Week 2:  Practice Games with instructor coaching
Week 3:  Practice Games with instructor coaching
Week 4:  Practice Games with instructor coaching
Week 5:  In-class tournament Round 1 games
Week 6:  In-class tournament Round 2 games
Week 7:  In-class tournament Round 3 games
Week 8:  Awards Ceremony (all students will be sent certificates of completion and tournament award ribbons)