Extra homework for the kids who requested

Extra Homework for the "cuties" May 4th-2011

Chess Club Homework May 4th-2011

Happy Valley Elementary - Chess Club Homework April 27-2011

Rule #5: Have fun!

Chess jokes:

A man was walking in the park when he came upon another man playing chess with his dog. He declared, " Geez, that's a smart dog you have!" To which the dog owner replied, " Not really, I am ahead three games to one.

My computer beat me at chess, so I beat it at kickboxing.

Clackamas HS student wins 105,000$ chess scholarship

Link from Fox News

Happy Valley Elementary - Chess Club Homework April 20th-2011

Here are the solutions for this type of homework:

Mate in one: 

1.  Qe8+ Rxe8
2. Rxe8#

Material:

1. Bxa6 bxa6
2. Nxc7 Ke7
3. Nxa8

Best move:

1.Qd1
Black queen is forking the white rook and the white knight. The only possible way in this position to defend both pieces is to defend them both with the queen.

Chess history: Bobby Fischer

Robert James "Bobby" Fischer (March 9, 1943 – January 17, 2008) was an American chess player and the eleventh World Chess Champion. He is widely considered one of the greatest chess players of all time. Fischer was also a best-selling chess writer. After ending his competitive career, he proposed a new variant of chess, and a modified chess timing system; both of these ideas have received some support in recent years.
You can read more about him here: Bobby Fischer

Rule #5: Have fun!

Basic Checkmate: How to checkmate a king with a king and rook.

Basic Checkmate: How to checkmate a king with a king and queen.

This is one of the metods, take a look:

Chess Calculation: The Square Rule

Watch this video for recap of this week lesson:

Happy Valley Elementary - Chess Club Homework April 11th-2011

Happy Valley Elementary - Chess Club Homework April 6th-2011