Chess Clocks

We need chess clocks for the club. I am planning to order this clock http://www.chesshouse.com/Saitek_Competition_Pro_Game_Clock_III_p/e321.htm

Please bring  35$ next week so we can order the clocks soon.

Thanks

Andrei

Advance group - homework for November 1st -2011

Finish the handout you got in class. If you lost it, email me (not later then Sunday) so I can email it back to you.

My email:
 happyvalleychess@gmail.com

Andrei

Beginners group - homework for November 1st -2011

Please review how to checkmate with King and Rook versus Rook

http://www.chesskids.com/level2/cl5l7.htm#t1

You can practice here:

http://www.academicchess.org/play/Basic%20Mates/rookvsking.shtml

Funny things about chess pieces names

Beginners group - homework for October 25 -2011

Advance and Beginners group - homework for October 25 -2011

The Chess Board

All of you are advised to learn the chess board so well that you should be able to “see” it in your  mind.

You should be able to quickly answer, without looking at the board, to some questions such as:

- How can a knight from c4 arrive at f6 through d3?

- Say all the routes for a knight to go from d6 to f4 in the minimal number of moves.

- Which are the squares where an h4-bishop can attack a queen on d6?

- Name the diagonals that intersect in c5, f4, h2.

- Name the color of the squares where the b1-h7 diagonal intersects the 4th rank.

….and so on.

Practice those kind of exercises at home, I will test you next week and every other week after that!

Advance group - homework for October 25 -2011

Chess tournament

Mark your calendars for Saturday, November 5, 2011!

Don't register yet, we will send registration for the whole group.

Advance group - homework for October 18 -2011

Beginners homework (Part 3 of 3) for October 18 -2011

Beginners homework (Part 2 of 3) for October 18 -2011

Is it: Check, Checkmate,Stalemate or None ?

Black to move in all the positions:

Position #1







Position #2



Position #3



Position #4

Position #5

Position #6



Position #7



Position #8

Position #9

Position #10

Beginners homework (Part 1 of 3) for October 18 -2011

Practice and review checkmate with King+ Queen against King.

Watch the following lessons how to do it ( there is more than one method)

 Link #1

Link #2

Link #3

For the beginners group

For the beginners group (will be fun for the advance group kids to try it too)