国际象棋学院在我校开课 (8/26/2009)

International Chess Academy will Open Chess Class in Our School

INTERNATIONAL CHESS ACADEMY (ICA) is starting enrollment for Chess Classes. Three different levels: Beginner I, Beginner II & Advance Beginner, Intermediate / Advance are available. Please use the criteria at bottom of the page to establish the proper level,

Please check the following doc files for details, to register you need to fill the registration form and send to ICA with the tuition,

Chess Club Flyer Chinese School

Fall Semester Schedule For Chinese School

Registrationform 2009-2010

About Ica

Why Should You Play Chess

Mission: Students will develop an interest and enthusiasm for playing chess, which will foster problem-solving skills, sportsmanship and social skills

Introduce Game of Chess to students (beginners):

• Rules of the game:
  how pawn/pieces move & and capture; castle, 'en passant', pawn promotion; check; checkmate; notation - chess 'abc'
  
  
• Basic strategy:
  a. checkmate - is the goal of the game
  b. development of the pieces
  c. stalemate
  d. capturing the opponent pieces
  e. pieces value (absolute)
  
  
• Check Mate Concept ('how to')
  a) mate with queen & king
  b) mate with 2 rooks
  c) mate with 1 rook and king
  d) mate traps in the beginning of the game
  e) mate traps in the middle game
  
  
• Basic End-Of-Game principles
  a) King becomes very strong at end-of the game
  b) Pawn & King against King
  c) Simple end-game positions for practice
  

Improve Chess Skills for Intermediate & Advance students

• Brief review of the chess rules: capture; castle, 'en passant', pawn promotion; check; checkmate; stalemate
  
  
• Basic tactics I (tactical devices)
  f. Pin
  g. Double attack
  h. Discover threat/check
  i. Double check
  
  
• Basic tactics II (simple combinations)
  a. Piece value (relative)
  b. Bishop combinations
  c. Night combinations
  d. Rook combinations
  e. Pawn combinations
  f. Mate on the last rank
  
  
• End-Of-Game (continue)
  a. Rule of Box
  b. Opposition
  c. Tempi
  
  
• Chess Tournaments

Preparation for NJ State Elementary, Primary and Junior High Competitions (for intermediate & advanced players)

Chess Evaluation Form

Please select (circle) the chess level:

Beginner I does not know anything (not even the name of the pieces)

Beginner II knows the name of all of chess pieces and is able to make legal moves; knows how to check the king.

Advanced Beginner knows how all the pieces move and capture; understands Relative Values of the Chess Forces; able to make the check with any of chess piece; understands the concept of checkmate; able to record moves (using chess notation); understands difference between checkmate & stalemate

Intermediate I knows how to check mate the King a) with 1 rook; b) with 2 rooks; c) with Queen; knows all of the chess rules including rule of the castle; en passant; pawn promotion; knows how to start the game (develop the pieces toward the middle and castle); able to play the game to the end (check mate)

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