Play More Chess 2015 SUMMER CHESS LESSONS Availability - Lessons are available throughout the year, purchased monthly (minimum four lessons at a time). Lessons are taught in Hamden, CT. Affordability – Lesson prices vary depending on length of lesson (30, 45, 60 min), location, and number of students (individual or small group up to four). Prices for individuals start at $20 for a 30 minute lesson. Workbook – The Chess Tactics Workbook, 4th ed. by Al Woolum Prizes – Prizes are awarded for successful completing various levels. • Play Chess pencil • Future Grandmaster bumper • King/Queen Chess key chains sticker • Play Chess wristband • Chess dog tag • Game Notation Book • Square Chess Pin Full-size Tournament Chess • Magnetic/Travel Chess Set Set For Lesson Time Availability: Please E-mail [email protected] or call (203) 676-4990. Lesson # Weekly Topic(s) Assignment 1* Chess Knowledge Assessment; Review of basic rules; Piece movements; Special Pgs. a-l, rules of chess; Starting position; Algebraic notation 1-3 2 Relative Value of Pieces; Opening Order; Checkmate in one; Winning material; 13-15 Castling and Protecting the King; Pins 3 Piece Development; Opening Order; Active Moves; Importance of using tactics; 16-18 Pins and Attacking Pinned Pieces 4 Controlling the Center; Winning Material; Trapped pieces; Double attack with 19-21 Queen; Scholars’ Mate 5 Forks/Double attacks with Knight; Rook, Bishop, Pawn and King; Pawn 22-24 Promotion; Fried Liver Attack 6 Removing the Defender; Double attacks, check, Skewers; Fianchetto; Draws 25-28 and Stalemate 7 Stages: Opening, Middle, Endgame; Discovered attacks; Double Check; Decoys 29-31 8 Pawn Shields; Pawn Chains; En Passant, Tactics II – Pins; Double Attacks 32-34 9 Clearance Sacrifice; Combinations Quiz – Advanced Techniques 35-36 10 Advanced Combinations 37-39 11 Pawn Breakthroughs; Outside Passed Pawns; advanced combinations 40-42 12 Pawn weaknesses: isolated, doubled, backwards and holes; Trapped Pieces; 43-45 Forced Checkmate in Two moves 13 Mate in Two with Discovered attacks and Double check 46-48 14 Castling on Opposite sides; Checkmate attacks on Castled King; Forced mate 49-51 in two 15 Visualizing Checkmate; Castling on Same Side; Zwischenzug; Forced 52-55 Checkmate in Two 16 Classic Bishop Sacrifice; Back Rank and Side File Mates; Forced Checkmate in 56-59 Two 17 Windmill attack; Forced Checkmate with Deflection 60-62 18 Counterplay; Sacrifices; Forced Checkmate in Two 63-65 19 Preventing Castling; Forced Checkmate in Two 66-68 20 End Games: King and Pawn; Forced Checkmate in Two 69-71 21 The “X-ray” attack; Forced Checkmate in Two 72-75 22 Closed and Open Positions; Smothered Mate; Forced Checkmate in Two 76-79 23 Converting the Advantage; Multi-option Forced Mate in Two 80-82 24 Center Pawn Opening – King Pawn; Multi-option Forced Mate in Two 83-85 25 Center Pawn Opening – Queen Pawn; Multi-option Forced Mate in Two 86-89 26 Italian (Giucco Piano) Opening 90-94 27 Combination Quiz – Level II 95-97 28 Combination Quiz – Level II 98-100 29 Gambits – Queen’s Gambit; Forced Checkmate in Three moves 101-104 30 Gambits – King’s Gambit; Forced Checkmate in Three moves 105-109 31 Spanish (Ruy Lopez) Opening; Multi-Option Forced Mate in Three 110-111 32 Flank Openings; More Mate in One; Herding the King 121-127 33 Unexpected Moves; More Mate in Two 128-129 34 Tricky Checkmates: Knight+Bishop; 2 Bishops; More Mate in Two; Draw by 130-132 Repetition 35 Combination Quiz – Level III 112-115 36** Combinations Quiz – Level III 116-120 * Depending on student’s starting knowledge of chess it may be necessary to take several lessons to go over these topics if student is brand new to chess ** Additional instruction past 36 weeks can be provided using advanced books by authors such as John Nunn or Jeremy Silman. .