Can we get the full list of lesson or lesson for this course Thanks .Oly
Seminar: #1- Basic Chess Tactics.
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Yes, I will be posting a seminar schedule, as soon as the rest of us come together, and figure it out. There is one type of "theme" we are doing for each course. This one is the nessesities of a game, and what to do about them. Would you like to sign up for the tournament?
Good work in explaining these concepts, can't wait until next week. 
Yes Ryan if not sign up already
Thanks Robot! And, Oly, yes I will be giving a schedule of ALL seminars in the courses at the beginning of the first seminar. Watch for them in the fourms here. I'm trying to get-a-hold-of the other fourm admins to work out the rest of them.
**The schedule for the rest of the course is up. If you want to participate in the NEXT tournament, comment there. You will be automatically added to the list. Also, if you are already on the list, you will not need to sign up for the tournament.**
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Thanks all for signing up for this 6 segment course! Our first lesson is a quick review for some, but first-time material for others, so please, bare with us. Today's lesson will be about basic tactics (forks, pins, and skewers). We will start off with a fork.
Fork: when a piece is moved targeting two other pieces (lower and higher value). They move the higher valued piece, then you collect the piece that is left over. - A quick diagram follows:
Easy right? Fill free to review the diagram if you had problems. Now, a pin.
Pin: A moved piece targets another piece, but if the targeted piece moves, the 1st-ly moved piece can collect the piece, behind the targeted piece. - If you got lost, just refer the the diagram below.
There are two types of pin (a real pin, and a regular pin). The diagram above stimulates a regular pin. The diagram below illustrates a real pin.
As aforementioned, refer back the the diagram(s) if you had any trouble. This lesson isn't going anywhere. If you understand, skewers follow.
Skewer: A moved piece targest a large value piece, thus moving it, and they collect a piece of lower value behind it. - A short diagram follows.
This is the end of lesson 1. Please, reread this as much as you want. Write down the key points if you need to. I hope you learned a lot, and following this message, are some key points in how to PREVENT these from happening:
1. Watch what your opponent's move did. Ask yourself "What does it do? Does it set-up a possition that one of these could happen?"
2. If one of these tactics is executed correctly, what could happen to the possition if I you can't stop it? Try to defend as many pieces that your opponents are threatining.
3.If you have the lead in development (lesson 2), what could happen if one of these tactics happen? Could your opponent get the lead in development?
4.If you see a pin in the works, try to interpose with any piece that could prevent the pin.
5. A skewer is an inverted pin, you can stop it in the exact same mannor.
6.If you see a possible fork possition. try to attack the square that is the basis for the fork.
If this lesson was in any way: basic, trivial, or flat out a waste of your time, send me a message, and I will try the best I can to fix/ revise these mistakes. Thanks for dropping by!