Intermediate Chess

Description

Our Intermediate Chess class is for beginners who have some knowledge and have been learning for a year. We go over the fundamentals of the game at each stage and learn about tactics. Objectives: * Essential Tactics Identification Technique: Puzzle Rush * Elimination of Defense: Checkmate * Punishing The Copycat: When To and Not To Copy * Play Against the Coach and Summarize Course Knowledge * Famous Checkmates: Anastasia’s and Arabian Mate * Dismantling Philidor’s Defense: Learn and Master Concepts * Practice Playing Against the Philidor * Second Queen: Dreams Come True * Acing The Italian Opening: Learn and Master Concepts * Practicing Italian Opening * Defending 101: Against Tactics and Checkmates * Clearance and Desperado Sacrifices * Grandmaster Game Analysis * Play Against the Coach and Summarize Course Knowledge * Strong Squares and Outposts * What is Zwischenzug: Introduction to Important Timing * Queen’s Pawn Introduction: Why the d-pawn? * Jumping Over the 7th Rank * Play Against the Coach and Summarize Course Knowledge * The Effective Use of Pawn Structure * Defending Against the Pawn Race * Play Against the Coach and Summarize Course Knowledge