School Chess ClubLevel Criteria and Registration Form

INTERNATIONAL CHESS ACADEMYisnow enrolling students for the (school name) Chess Club. Two different classes are available:Beginner (open to all) & Intermediate (open to students who can pass qualification criteria listed here.

Club Goals:

Beginners:

  • Rules of the game:

a)How the pieces move and capture

b)How to castle

c)En passant'

d)Pawn promotion

e)Check and checkmate

f)Chess (algebraic) notation

  • Basic strategy:

a)checkmate - is the goal of the game

b)development of the pieces

c)stalemate

d)capturing the opponent pieces

e)pieces value (absolute)

  • Check Mate Concept (‘how to')

a)mate with queen & king

b)mate with 2 rooks

c)mate with 1 rook and king

d)mate traps in the beginning of the game

e)mate traps in the middle game

  • Basic End-Of-Game principles

a)King becomes very strong at end-of the game

b)Pawn & King against King

c)Simple end-game positions for practice

Intermediate & Advance students

  • Brief review of the chess rules: capture; castle, 'en passant', pawn promotion; check; checkmate; stalemate
  • Opening study
  • Basic tactics I (tactical devices)

a)Pin

b)Double attack

c)Discover threat/check

d)Double check

  • Basic tactics II (simple combinations)

a)Piece value (relative)

b)Bishop combinations

c)Night combinations

d)Rook combinations

e)Pawn combinations

f)Mate on the last rank

  • End-Of-Game

a)Rule of Box

b)Opposition

c)Tempi

  • Chess Tournaments

a)Score keeping

b)Using a clock

c)Tournament rules

d)How to prepare for a tournament

Club Meetings:

Beginner: Time/Date______(Day & time that class will meet)

Total # of sessions______(Should be 8 or greater)

Intermediate: Time/Date______(Day & time that class will meet)

Total # of sessions______(Should be 8 or greater)

Session tuition (per student) is nn (nn=number of sessions) times $xxxx.The registration deadline is xx/xx/xx.

(The tuition per student is negotiate on a school by school basis depending on enrollment and the length of the program.)

Qualifying criteria for Intermediate / Advance students

1. Student is familiar with advanced chess rules: “En passant” and “pawn promotion”.

2. Student is able to checkmate opponent king using:

a) Two rooks

b) Queen & king

c) Rook & king

3. Student knows main principles of chess play (control center, develop & castle).

4. Student understands relative value of the pieces.

5. Student is familiar with basics principles of end game (role of king; pawn promotion).

------REGISTRATION FORM------

Child #1 (Name)______

GRADE /TEACHER______

(First)(Last)

Child #2 (Name)______

GRADE / TEACHER______

(First)(Last)

Parent ChaperoneName______

Level Child #1 ______

Level Child #1 ______

Email______

Phone # ______