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Benefits of Playing Chess: Level CHESS Benefits of playing chess: Curriculum – 192 sessions Level - I: Introduction to basic Chess fundamentals and Tournament preparation • 4 modules • 12 sessions each • 17 assignments • 4 tournaments Level – II: Roadmap to ace school and State level Tournaments • 4 modules • 12 sessions each • 19 assignments • 4 tournaments Level – III: Path to becoming a FIDE rated player and ace National level tournaments • 8 modules • 12 sessions each • 25 assignments • 8 tournaments Level – I 48 sessions Module - 1 No. of sessions Assignments Chessboard (rank, file) and movement of pieces 3 10 positions each What is check, castling, En-passant pawn capture? 1 What is checkmate and stalemate? 1 1. Mate in one Strength and value of chess pieces. 2 2. Mate in one (complex) Capture and Attack and Defense. 2 Chess notation 1 Mate in one move 2 Total 12 sessions 12 training games and analysis Module - 2 No. of sessions Assignments Check mate with two rooks and one queen check mate 2 15 positions each Check mate with one rook 1 Understanding piece exchanges 2 1. Hanging pieces What is advantage? 2 2. Taking more important pieces Introduction to three phases of chess game (opening, middle 3. More attackers than 1 game, and endgame) defenders Connection of opening and development of pieces 2 4. Mate in one Pawn promotion and Simple king pawn endgame 2 Total 12 sessions 12 training games and analysis Module - 3 No. of sessions Assignments Double attack 2 15 positions each Pin 2 Skewer 2 1. Double attack Double check 2 2. Pin 3. Discover attack Discover attack 2 4. Double check Remove the guard and overloading 2 5. Remove the guard Total 12 sessions 12 training games and analysis Module - 4 No. of sessions Assignments Trapping pieces 2 15 positions each Deflection 2 Back rank mate 2 1. Trapping pieces Decoy 2 2. Deflection 3. Bank rank mate Mixed Tactics 2 4. Decoy Revision and assessment 2 5.Mixed Tactics Total 12 sessions 12 training games and analysis Level – II 48 sessions Module - 5 No. of sessions Assignments Check mate with two bishops 2 Rook vs Knight and Rook vs Bishop[Endgame] 1 Advantages through piece exchanges [Good bishop, bad 15 positions each bishop, two bishops, Knight outpost] 3 Basic opening theory 1 1.Complex mate in one Pawn promotion combination 2 2. Pawn promotion combination Stalemate combinations 1 3. Stalemate combinations Complex mate in one 1 4. Mix combinations Revision 1 Total 12 sessions 12 training games and analysis Module - 6 No. of sessions Assignments Short Tactical Games 2 Converting material advantages into win 2 1. Mate in 2 moves (15) 2. Anastasia’s mate (4) Mate in two moves 1 3. Arabian mate (4) Anastasia’s mate, Arabian mate, Boden's mate 2 4. Queen and rook and bishop Queen rook battery, queen bishop battery, mate along open battery (4 each) lines 2 5. Boden’s mate (4) Intermediate moves 2 6. Mate along open lines (4) Revision 1 7. Intermediate moves (10) Total 12 sessions 12 training games and analysis Module - 7 No. of sessions Assignments Open file and open diagonal, 7th rank 2 Centralizing the pieces 2 1. Forced variations (15 Basic pawn weakness [ Isolated pawn, double pawns] 2 positions) Simple Rook endgame [Rook vs pawn] 2 2. Perpetual check (15 positions) Advance pawn endgame [ key squares, pawn majority, 3. Open file and diagonal (10 outside passed pawn] 2 positions) Forced variations and Perpetual check 2 Total 12 sessions 12 training games and analysis Module - 8 No. of sessions Assignments Smothered mate 2 1. Smothered mate (15 Two bishop sacrifice mate, sacrifice on h7 mate 2 positions) Wind mill 2 2. Greek sacrifice (11 positions) Queen vs 7th rank pawn endgame 2 3. Wind mill (15 positions) Mixed combinations 2 4. Queen vs 7th rank pawn (4 Revision and assessment 2 positions) 5. Mixed combinations (10 Total 12 sessions positions) 12 training games and analysis Level – III 96 sessions Module - 9 No. of sessions Assignments Wrong colour Bishop [ Endgame] 1 Advance Double Attack 2 1.Wrong Colour Bishop [15 ] What is weakness and How to exploit it. 2 2. Advance Double Attack [20] 3. Advance Pin [20] Advance Pin 2 4. 6 Practice positions on Weak Coordination and Mobilization of pieces. 3 squares and pawns. Revision or Match Practice 2 5. 3 Practice positions on Coordination and Mobilization. Total 12 sessions 12 training games and analysis Module - 10 No. of sessions Assignments Basic Opening Repertoire [ e4 opening] and Game practice 4 Minor Piece Imbalance 2 1.Advance Deflection (20) Advance Deflection 2 2. Decoying Checkmate (20) Advance Decoying Checkmate 2 3. 5 Practice Positions on Minor Piece Imbalance. Revision or Match Practice 2 Total 12 sessions 12 training games and analysis Module - 11 No. of sessions Assignments Open file and semi open file 2 1. Annihilation of king [20] Opening Repertoire [ French defence] 4 2. 5 practice positions on open Annihilation of King 2 file. How to create outposts and its use. 2 3. 12 Practice positions on open file, semi file, outposts and Revision or Match practice 2 passed pawn. Total 12 sessions 12 training games and analysis Module - 12 No. of sessions Assignments Opening Repertoire [ London System] 2 Positional advantages and evaluation of position 2 Simple knight endgame 1 1. Blockade [20] Blockade [ tactics] 2 2. Knight endgame[15]. 3. 5 practice positions on Opening Repertoire [ Queen Gambit Declined] 3 positional advantage. Revision or Match practice 2 Total 12 sessions 12 training games and analysis Module - 13 No. of sessions Assignments Opening Repertoire [ Reti Opening] 2 Types of centre [ Mobile, open, closed] 2 Piece and pawn sacrifice and it's use. [ Positional and Tactical] 2 1. Invasion [20] 2. 5 practice position on Simple Bishop Endgame 1 Sacrifice Invasion 1 3. 4 Practice positions on pawn Grand master game Analysis 2 and rook endgame Revision or Match Practice 2 Total 12 sessions 12 training games and analysis Module - 14 No. of sessions Assignments Opening repertoire [ Gambits and traps] 3 Advance Stalemate combinations 1 Mixed Combinations 2 1. Stalemate [10] King chase 2 2. Theoretical draw [10] Theoretical Draw 2 3. Mixed Exercises [50] 4. King chase [15] Match practice and game analysis 2 Total 12 sessions 12 training games and analysis Module - 15 No. of sessions Assignments Opening repertoire [Queens Gambits] 2 Opposite Colour Bishop Endgame 1 1. Opposite colour bishop Zugzwang [ Endgame] 2 Endgame [10] Advance Decoying Haunting 2 2. Decoying haunting [10] Knight and Bishop checkmate 3 3. Zugzwang [10] Match practice and game analysis 2 Total 12 sessions 12 training games and analysis Module - 16 No. of sessions Assignments Interception 2 Passed pawn 2 1. Interception [15] Clearance 2 2. Clearance [10] Complex endgame 2 3. Passed pawn [10] Revision and assessment 4 4. Mixed Exercises [50] Total 12 sessions 12 training games and analysis Website: www.kaabilkids.com Email: [email protected] .
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