Class Information

Southern Connecticut Chinese School, SCCS, Chinese Language School, New Haven Chinese School

Class Information
ClassID:	2001
Class Code:	EACE2
Grade or Subject:	Chess for Intermediate age 9 or older
Class Number:	1
Classroom:	Online
Current Class:	Y2N
Class Fee:	160.00
Year:	2020
Term:	Fall
Period:	2
Seats:	15
Chinese Language?:	No
Description:	The Intermediate chess class focuses much more on chess tactics and strategy. Students in the Intermediate class should already have a solid understanding of the chess rules, check and checkmate and can play a complete game. Topics covered include: Active Moves, Opening Principles, Scholar's Mate, Pins, Skewer, Discovered Attacks, Forks, Remove the Defender, Battery, Interference, Back-Rank Mate, X-Ray, En Passant, Algebraic Notation, Convert the Advantage, Attacking the Castled King and Tournament Skills. A course reader made up of selected chess puzzles will be provided (in PDF format) for students to review topics as homework. Enrolled students are able to participate in optional weekly Hamden Chess Club online tournaments at no additional cost during the term they are enrolled.