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Chess Belt® Requirements Play a game with the instructor when the instructor has only Blue Beat the instructor when the instructor has King, Pawns, White and two Knights, and two Bishops King and Pawns. Capture all of the instructor’s Pawns. Explain the three ways to get out of check. Give checkmate with King, Pawn, and Bishop against King. Know the values of the pieces. Solve three problems for winning material using forks. Explain the rules of castling and pawn promotion Brown Beat the instructor twice (with White and Black pieces) Yellow Beat the instructor when the instructor has only King and when the instructor plays without a Rook and a Queen. Pawns Give checkmate in the endgame King, Bishop, and two Solve three “checkmate in one move” problems. Pawns against King and two Pawns. Give checkmate with two Rooks and a King against King. Solve three problems for winning material using pins or Explain how to use Rooks, Bishops, and Knights skewers. Orange Beat the instructor when the instructor has King, Pawns, and a Red Beat the instructor twice (with White and Black pieces) Knight. when the instructor plays without a Queen. One needs to give checkmate with King and Queen against Solve three “checkmate in two moves” problems. King. Solve three problems for winning material using discovered attack. Explain how to play the opening (the goals of the opening). Explain how to defend against Scholar's Mate. Beat the instructor twice (with White and Black pieces) Green Beat the instructor when the instructor has King, Pawns, and Black-1 when the instructor plays without a Rook. two Knights. Solve three “checkmate in three moves” problems. Give checkmate with King and Rook against King. Explain what stalemate is. Give an example of stalemate. Black-2 Beat the instructor twice (with White and Black pieces) with a Bishop handicap. Beat the instructor when the instructor has King, Pawns, and Purple Black-3 Beat the instructor twice (with White and Black pieces) two Knights, and a Bishop with one Pawn handicap. Give checkmate with King and two Connected Pawns against King. Black-4 Beat the instructor with equal material Explain whether King and Bishop or King and Knight can win against a lone King. .

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