St. Vincent’s Chess #3, 2013-1
January 23, 2013 Scholar’s Mate for Beginners and Intermediates (two separate classes; 20 minutes for the Beginners and 35…
High School Chess #17, 2013
Dr. Alexey Root reviewed what happens when the defending king can occupy the promotion square. That is, she reviewed last week’s…
St. Vincent’s School Chess #2
I had a demonstration board and, nearby, one chess set for every two children for the “practice” parts of my lesson plan. The…
High School Chess #16, 2013
Today's topic at Denton HIgh School chess club was the King and Pawn vs. King draw and the Philidor's rook endgame. In each…
St. Vincent’s School Chess #1
Before I began teaching each group, I explained my expectation of their raising hands before they speak, in the lecture setting…
High School Chess #12, 2012
Dr. Root showed a position from Fischer-Sherwin (U.S. Championship, 1957), which was reprinted in the December 2011 Chess Life…