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Learn to Play Chess!

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4 sessions

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This series ended on August 2, 2022. All 1:1 and group chats related to this series are disabled 7 days after the last session.

About

We'll be going over the very basics of chess, including how to move the pieces, how to do simple checkmates and a few basic openings. Toward the end, we may also get a chance to play some games.

Tutored by

Michael K 🇺🇸

Certified in 7 topics

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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.

Schedule

✋ ATTENDANCE POLICY

You are welcome to attend whatever sessions you'd like, and if you already know a topic, feel free to skip it (for example, if you know how to move the pieces, you can skip the first session. If you are completely knew to chess, however, I recommend attending all of the sessions.

SESSION 1

28

Jul

SESSION 1

Enrichment

Enrichment

Thu 4:00 PM - 4:40 PM UTCJul 28, 4:00 PM - 4:40 PM UTC

We'll be learning how to move the pieces and what a "check" and "checkmate" is.
SESSION 2

29

Jul

SESSION 2

Enrichment

Enrichment

Fri 5:30 PM - 6:10 PM UTCJul 29, 5:30 PM - 6:10 PM UTC

We'll be going over some piece captures and defending pieces.
SESSION 3

1

Aug

SESSION 3

Enrichment

Enrichment

Mon 4:00 PM - 4:40 PM UTCAug 1, 4:00 PM - 4:40 PM UTC

We'll go over some typical and simple checkmate patterns.
SESSION 4

2

Aug

SESSION 4

Enrichment

Enrichment

Tue 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM UTCAug 2, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM UTC

We'll be going over the starting position and a few openings. We'll also be playing some games.

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Jul 28 - Aug 2

1 week

40 - 60 mins

/ session

SCHEDULE

Thursday, Jul 28

4:00PM

Friday, Jul 29

5:30PM

Monday, Aug 1

4:00PM

Tuesday, Aug 2

4:00PM