2022 Fall Chess Class syllabus.
Class 2
Teacher Contact Information:
Radhika Gupta:
(608) 440-5388
radhikagpt0816@gmail.com
Course Description:
It is now time to learn advanced chess and thinking and apply it to chess tournaments! We will be learning many different openings. This course will prepare all students to enter a USCF (United States Chess Federation) Tournament. I will teach them chess etiquette and rules. I also hope to strengthen overall chess knowledge and expertise for each student regardless of their current skill level. This class will focus more on deep thinking and strategy in random game positions, rather than openings and endgame checkmates like previous classes. I will also focus very heavily on tournament preparations and readiness.
US Chess Tournaments:
https://new.uschess.org/upcoming-tournaments (Search for ‘Wisconsin’)
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Wisconsin Junior Open
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Manitowoc, Wisconsin
November 9-10 ,2024
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2024 North Central Open
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Middleton, Wisconsin
December 27-29, 2024
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Course Learning Goals:
课程目标：
● To develop good learning and thinking skills.
● To be prepared for a large-scale chess tournament
● To learn chess notation.
● To learn and have fun with chess!
Course Supplies:
● Pen or Pencil
Notation booklets will be supplied,
Notation booklet is required for a USCF Tournament.
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9/15/2024
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Warm up: Welcome back to class!
Introduction to course. Get to know any new students.
Introduction to the syllabus and the new material
Homework: Get a Notation booklet if you don’t have one.
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9/22/2024
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Warm up: Review ending game checkmates (King and Rook, King and Queen and two Rooks only)
Learn a new opening - Scotch (both colors)
One round of chess against random opponents.
Homework: Chess puzzles containing endgame checkmates.
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9/29/2024
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Warm up: Tactics puzzles
Famous game analysis in opening from the previous week
Chess games with notation
Homework: Chess tactical puzzles
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10/6/2024
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Warm up: Tactics puzzles
Endgame principles, opposition, promotion and stalemate
Chess games with notation
Homework: endgame puzzles/practice endgames
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10/13/2024 |
Warm up: Puzzles including tactics and endgames
New opening - Caro Kann
Chess games with notation
Homework: Various puzzles
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10/20/2024 |
Warm up: Puzzles
Chess golf with a famous game (students try to predict next move and get points if they get it right)
Chess games – blitz or rapid
Homework: Various puzzles
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10/27/2024
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Warm up: Puzzles
Review Caro-Kann and Scotch openings
Chess games with notation
Homework: Various puzzles
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11/3/2024
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Warm up: Puzzles
Bishop and knight checkmate
Practice checkmate against each other
Blitz games
Homework: Various puzzles
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11/10/2024
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Warm up: puzzles (mate in 2 and 3 from bishop and knight, other endgame checkmates) Chess golf with a famous game in an opening we’ve learned
Play games with notation – submit games to teacher for review next week
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11/17/2024
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Warm up: puzzles
Learn a new opening - Ruy Lopez
Review 1-2 games from last week
Blitz or rapid games against each other
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11/24/2024
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Warm up: puzzles
Go over 1-2 famous games
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Play games with notation against each other
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12/1/2024
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No Class
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12/8/2024
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Practice Bughouse round.
Mini-tournament to decide teams for next week’s bughouse tournament. Homework: Prepare for the bughouse tournament.
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12/15/2024
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Bughouse Tournament!
Warm up: Get into teams and explain the rules of bughouse quickly.
Full day: Bughouse tournament with prizes!
Homework: No Homework!
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● Note: Please Notify me of any allergies. I may be giving out chocolate as prizes. Email me or contact me directly.
