The club will offer classes and lectures

Classes and Lectures

Lesson 1 The rules of play.
Lesson 2 Abbreviated notation. Some chess terms and concepts. Attack and defense. Trades.
Lesson 3 More symbols and terms. How to start a game.
Mating with a Queen and Rook in the endgame.
Lesson 4 Mistakes in the opening. Mating with two Rooks in the endgame.
Lesson 5 Opening traps. Mating with a Queen in the endgame.
Homework

6/2/2006
Lesson 6 The concept of planning.Exploiting a large material advantage.
Mating with a Rook in the endgame.

White to play and win.

The plan:
1. Put Black in Zugzwang.
2. Win the pawn on c5 or the one on g5.
3. Queen the c-pawn or the g-pawn, and so on.

Lesson 7 Tactics. Double attack. Pawn endgame. The rule of the square.
Lesson 8 Pinning. Endgames with King and two pawns versus King.
Lesson 9 The skewer. How combinations are created.
Endgames with King and Rook pawn against lone King.
Lesson 10 Typical mating combinations. The back-rank mate.
Endgame with King and non-Rook pawn versus King.
Lesson 11 Typical mating combinations (continuation). Mate by a major piece (Queen or Rook) helped by other men. Endgame with King and non-Rook pawn versus King (continuation).

Lesson 12 Tests

Chess Course: Comprehensive Chess Course: From Beginner to Tournament Player. The first and second installments of the highly acclaimed "Comprehensive Chess Course", co-authored by famous Russian School of Chess teacher Roman Pelts and ex-Soviet three time US Champion, Grandmaster Lev Alburt. It is based on the once-secret Russian lesson plans used to produce the long list of World Champions still at the top today.
Times: Starting April 7th, 2006 on Fridays 7-7:45 pm.
Course Length: 12 weeks (one lesson per week) Normal school schedule will be followed. (weather emergencies, Spring break, etc)
Course fee: free
Students should purchase the book: Comprehensive Chess Course Volume II by Pelts/Alburt. (Available from Amazon.com for under $20.00)

Comprehensive Chess Course - Volume 2: From Instructional to Tournament Player in 12 Lessons by Lev Alburt: Lesson 1: The Rules of Play; Lesson 2: Attack and Defense, Trades; Lesson 3: How to Start a Game, Mating with a Queen and Rook in the Endgame; Lesson 4: Mistakes in the Opening; Lesson 5: Opening Traps; Lesson 6: The Concept of Planning; Lesson 7: Tactics, Double Attack, Pawn Endgames; Lesson 8: Pinning, Endgames with King and two pawns versus King; Lesson 9: The Skewer; Lesson 10: Typical Mating Combinations; Lesson 11: Typical Mating Combinations (continued); Lesson 12: Tests.

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