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410-419-3206
Chess Coordination:
Purpose is to be the focal point for organizing chess activities.
Faclitities :
The session and times will be determin once all members have submitted application forms by deadline .
Chess Sets:
Don't let lack of equipment prevent you from starting!
We have club sets for you to use at each learning session.
Scheduling:
We will pick a time that does not conflict with similar activities. Length of time may vary when playing in time control tournaments but experience in past session has shown that 2 hours is about the max for all session each week.
Players:
Enthusiasiastically weclome everyone all youth!
Recreational Play:
We will alway emphasize the purpose of the chess program is to play chess and have fun NO other activities will be allowed.
We emphasize good sportmanship and good behavior .
Instruction for new player: The younger they start ,the more they will likely to get good at the game and enjoy chess later in life . Each person will learn a piece at a time with the least complex .We use simple made-up games along the way to reinforce the concept.
The complexity for learning chess :
1.Learn each piece and value of pieces/Material (ROOK,QUEEN,PAWN...)
2.Learn how each piece move.
3.Learn chess notation/chess board squares.
4.Chess Rules(United States Chess Federation)
5.Moves/captures/special pawn rule/king rules/castling /checkmates/stalemate/draws
touch and move rule/chess clocks/chess manners/50 move rule/no mating material/
illegal moves/colours/set- up and 3 time repetition rule.
ChessTechniques:
We will offer techniques listed below:
Basic Tactics:
You will learn and talk about the foundation for tactics
Forks,skewers,removing the guard,pins and double-attacks.
Opening-Learn chess opening and go over games.
Middle game-Learn the purpose of center control and tactics.
Endgame-It's important that a chess player know how to finish off a opponent .
They will be familiar with other common mates also like back-rank mate, smothered mate ,2 rook mate with king /queen and king mate etc...
Please call 888-762-4377