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Enrichment • Series

Intro to Chess!

Michael K

Series Details

Sessions

Public Discussion

This series ended on August 26, 2021. All 1:1 and group chats related to this series are disabled 7 days after the last session.

Series Details

About

In this series, we will be going over the basics of chess. This includes how to move the pieces, common endgames, popular openings, and of course, the often-forgotten middle game. I ask that everyone have their cameras on (let me know if you can't) and come ready to participate. The plan for each lesson is that I'm going to teach some concepts for the first half, and then we can play for the second half. This series is the second of its kind, so this will be a repeat if you attended the first series (if you'd like to, you're more than welcome to attend though).

IMPORTANT: Before you join a session, please create a Chess.com account and join our club at this link: https://www.chess.com/club/schoolhouse-world-chess

Tutor Qualifications

I played competitive chess for 6 years and won top 10 both as an individual and a team at the state and national level for my age.

✋ ATTENDANCE POLICY

Because this is a series for beginners, I stronlgy advise that you attend every session. If you miss one, the content of the next may not make sense. However, if you do have to miss one, you will not be removed from the series. Also, if you miss an important session and would like to keep up, I would be more than willing to host a make-up session.

Dates

July 22 - August 26

Learners

24 / 40

Total Sessions

About the Tutor

Hi! My name is Michael and I'm from New York. My favorite subjects in school are math, history, English, and outside of school I enjoy playing chess, running, and writing. At Schoolhouse, I tutor math and chess.

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Upcoming Sessions

Past Sessions

Jul

Session 1

Orientation

Thu Jul 22, 2021, 1:30 PM

In this session, we will all introduce ourselves, get connected on chess.com, and learn how to move the pieces. We will also play some games if we have time.

Jul

Session 2

Enrichment

Thu Jul 29, 2021, 1:30 PM

We will review how to move the pieces, talk about some special moves, begin talking about endgames, and play some games.

Aug

Session 3

Enrichment

Thu Aug 5, 2021, 12:30 PM

In this session, we will finish learning about the basic endgames, and play some games.

Aug

Session 4

Enrichment

Thu Aug 12, 2021, 1:30 PM

In this session, we will learn some opening theory, go over common openings, and learn how how to respond to gambits. (And of course, play some games)

Aug

Session 5

Enrichment

Tue Aug 17, 2021, 1:30 PM

For our final session, we will do some review of the series and briefly go over some middle game concepts. We will spend most of the time playing different variations of chess.

Aug

Session 6

Enrichment

Thu Aug 26, 2021, 1:30 PM

For our final session, we will do some review of the series and briefly go over some middle game concepts. We will spend most of the time playing different variations of chess. This is a make-up session because I forgot about the previous one!

Session 7

Enrichment

Thu Aug 26, 2021, 8:30 PM

(Part 2) For our final session, we will do some review of the series and briefly go over some middle game concepts. We will spend most of the time playing different variations of chess.

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