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Term 4 tournament - idea....
Chess tournament Start with 2000 points Each game is worth a total of 100 points Players negotiate how much for a win / loss Example #1 vs Nathaniel I have a 50% chance of winning so I would offer 50 points if he wins and if I wi...
Chess Club (school) Ranking System
Chess Club Rankings We actually have two types of ranking systems in the chess club. The first is by colour. Red players – are dangerous. They rarely make mistakes They will quickly and mercilessly take advantage of any mistakes yo...
Game Resources...Updated
Make your opening game stronger. www.chesstree.net This will strengthen your starting game (openings). The thicker lines are the most common moves. www.thechesswebsite.com/chess-openings - which has videos (mostly free) and openings...
Queens Gambit Accepted (QGA)
OPENING: Queens Gambit If black takes the pawn – then its QGA (Queens gambit accepted). If black does anything else – then is QGD (Queens gambit declined). Queens Gambit Accepted Not as common as it used to be. As black, don...
Lesson 3 - Ruy Lopez Opening
Ruy Lopez / Spanish Opening Ruy Lopez Opening http://www.chess.com/video/player/openings-for-beginners-the-ruy-lopez 1. e4 e5 2. f3 Nc6 3. Bb5 This opening is a flexible slightly aggressive attack with strong tempo. It opens up the board for...
Lesson 1 One Step Past the Basics
Lesson 1 One Step Past the Basics The Basics: Correct board setup Queen is bossy so gets her own colour. White Queen is always on the left of the King. Sometimes if the board is orientated incorrectly, the King ends up on the wrong side. ...
Lesson 2: Pawn Control
Lesson 2 Pawn Control Pawn Weaknesses: Pawn Majority / Minority: Pawn Structure / General Pawn Concepts Strong pawns: Passed pawn – when the pawn has passed the opposing pawns (on the adjacent columns) and has no o...
Sommerville House Chess Tournament: May 1
Held at Sommerville House on May 1 @ 6pm The tournament is divided into four divisions, which cater for all levels of play from beginners through to more advanced players. We encourage all schools to enter as many teams as they wish, and in part...
Chess Resources
Online chess games / group chess.com Then join Kenmore SHS group There is also an app for this for iphone and android Chess Videos http://en.lichess.org/ Chess Timer iphone ChessClock (free) from chess.com Chess Program Lucas Chess (fr...
