Tournament tomorrow from 9:00 til 2:00. Everyone guaranteed 5 games. At Zachary Lane Elem. in Plymouth. Cost $20 plus $2 for a one-time membership good thru 12th grade. More info at schoolchess.org or call me with questions.
Lesson
We got off to a fast start!
We have learned how the pieces all move, including castling.
We learned the three opening principles:
1) Control the center
2) Get your knights and bishops into the game
3) Get castled
We got exposed to these principles through the Italian game (Guiocco piano) and the Spanish Opening (Ruy Lopez)
We learned about check and how to get out of check
1) capture
2) block
3) move
Then we played a game or two. Everyone did very well considering most were new to the game.
I keep ratings for a number of reasons:
1) So everyone tries hard every game
2) So you can see your progress
3) So you can play someone at your level
4) So I can tell when you are ready for tournament competition
Ratings
| Dennis | 608 |
| Theo | 578 |
| Faith | 537 |
| S.J. | 415 |
| James | 121 |
| Kendall | 105 |
| Alec | 105 |
| Stefan | 104 |
| Tristan | 101 |
| Giani | 100 |
| Oscar | 100 |
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