Dr. Alexey Root

January 23, 2013

Scholar’s Mate for Beginners and Intermediates (two separate classes; 20 minutes for the Beginners and 35 minutes for Intermediates)

How to defend against Scholar’s Mate lesson plan from Read, Write, Checkmate: Enrich Literacy with Chess Activities (chapter 3). Modification for intermediates: Had to notate the moves, 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Bc5 3. Qh5 Nc6 4. Qxf7#

Opening Principles for Advanced Players

Game Theory challenge from Thinking with Chess: Teaching Children Ages 5-14. Notation was required. While students are paired up for the game challenge, I tested on K and P vs. K then promote to R (or Q) and win, K and R vs. K, and K and Q vs. K for those who had not yet been tested.

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Chess Quotes

When you see a good move, look for a better one.
Emanuel Lasker
You may learn much more from a game you lose than from a game you win. You will have to lose hundreds of games before becoming a good player.
Jose Raul Capablanca
Help your pieces so they can help you.
Paul Morphy
Chess is a test of wills.
Paul Keres
You are never too old to play chess!
Bobby Fischer
Win with grace, lose with dignity!
Susan Polgar
Chess, like love, like music, has the power to make men happy.
Siegbert Tarrasch
The biggest problem I see among people who want to excel in chess – and in business and in life in general – is not trusting their instincts enough.
Garry Kasparov
I spend hours playing chess because I find it so much fun. The day it stops being fun is the day I give up.
Magnus Carlsen