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Chess from Square One!

SAT Score Range

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10 sessions

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+37

This series ended on August 27, 2023. All 1:1 and group chats related to this series are disabled 7 days after the last session.

About

N.B. This is a series for beginners! That might be around below ∼1000 elo on chess.com and below ∼1400 or so on lichess We'll work through the basics of how to play chess, and also build a few beginner skills! There will be lectures, exercises for the whole group, and a tournament to wrap up the whole series! No prior knowledge is needed, and if you'd like, I can host a few extra "office hours" sessions where I can go over any of your questions! The only requirement is that (if you plan on joining the online tournaments) you sign up to lichess.org which I highly recommend doing so anyway. There may be some small homework, but that will be optional, and simply just a few quizzes that you will get feedback for after!

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Max X 🇬🇧

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Hi! My name is Max, currently in secondary school (UK). I go by they/them, preferably I speak English and can speak enough Chinese to have a decent conversation, currently learning French and classical Latin + Greek. I'm a chess player, undertale/deltarune fan, and I also like maths & science! :D

Schedule

✋ ATTENDANCE POLICY

Do try to make as many sessions as possible, since the knowledge is cumulative. If you are unable to make one for whatever reason you can message me! There is no strict attendance policy, though.

SESSION 1

1

Jul

SESSION 1

Orientation

Orientation

Sat 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM UTCJul 1, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM UTC

We will first meet up, and go over an overview of chess.
SESSION 2

2

Jul

SESSION 2

Review

Review

Sun 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM UTCJul 2, 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM UTC

A repeat of session 1: just an overview of chess!
SESSION 3

8

Jul

SESSION 3

Other Topics

Other Topics

Sat 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM UTCJul 8, 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM UTC

We will recap what we learnt in the previous session, and go over some basic rules (and perhaps some absolutely essential endgames so that you can finish off games!)
SESSION 4

15

Jul

SESSION 4

Review

Review

Sat 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM UTCJul 15, 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM UTC

We will start with a quick recap on everything we've learnt so far, go through some basic checkmates, but then have an online chess tournament! This is so that you can familiarise with actually playing on a chess board and how the pieces move.
SESSION 5

22

Jul

SESSION 5

Other Topics

Other Topics

Sat 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM UTCJul 22, 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM UTC

We may do some exercises on previous topics, but I hope to start on piece interactions, i.e. how one piece may attack/defend/capture another, or how pieces interact with each other.
SESSION 6

29

Jul

SESSION 6

Other Topics

Other Topics

Sat 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM UTCJul 29, 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM UTC

We will summarise the previous topic of piece interactions, then continue to talk about thinking in chess and bad beginner habits!
SESSION 7

5

Aug

SESSION 7

Other Topics

Other Topics

Sat 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM UTCAug 5, 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM UTC

It depends on how much was covered in the previous session, but I hope to introduce the idea of the three stages of the game and talk about the 1st stage - the opening, and some beginner principles for the opening!
SESSION 8

12

Aug

SESSION 8

Other Topics

Other Topics

Sat 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM UTCAug 12, 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM UTC

We will start delving into essential endgames (the 3rd and final stage of the game). If there's any remaining time, I will show a few model games!
SESSION 9

20

Aug

SESSION 9

Other Topics

Other Topics

Sun 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM UTCAug 20, 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM UTC

Tactics! We will talk about forks, double attacks, pins and skewers!
SESSION 10

27

Aug

SESSION 10

Other Topics

Other Topics

Sun 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM UTCAug 27, 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM UTC

As a final session, we will have one final online tournament before the series ends. I've allowed 2 hours for this session (so that the games in the tournament aren't too fast and that one learner who requested the sessio to be moved is also able to join), but it might likely end before and feel free to join/leave at any point!

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Jul 1 - Aug 27

9 weeks

60 - 120 mins

/ session

SCHEDULE

Saturdays

2:30PM