Lesson 1 Welcome to the Club

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Lesson 1Welcome to the Club!
Chess for Kids
The fun way to learn the game!
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Welcome to the Chess Club

• My name is Coach Abrams.
• Why do we play chess?
• What is a chess team?
• Why do we have a chess club?
• Class Structure
• Lesson
• Drills
• Play Chess
• Workbook
• Pass the tests to advance.
• Practice with your computer program.

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Chess Team Rules

• Respect your opponent!
• Before game, wish your opponent a good game. Mean
  it!
• Dont know opponent? Introduce yourself.
• Be quiet during play. Dont annoy or distract.
• Never make fun of anyone.
• Dont laugh or comment on bad moves.
• Dont wink or make faces.
• Dont exaggerate your own moves.
• After game, say something positive to opponent.
• Be a good winner.
• Dont gloat.
• Be a good looser.
• No tempers or tantrums.
• Be grateful to loose, for you should have learned
  something.
• Dont bother other peoples games. Stand back.
• Two strikes and youre out.

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Chess Team Rules

• Help your teammates
• We are a team. We are friends.
• Older kids help to teach younger.
• Feel free to point out your attacks during
  drills.
• Mention each possible move. Discussion during
  drills is OK.
• Play as well as possible.
• You will learn more in losing a game than in
  winning a game.
• Pay Attention
• No talking when the Coach is talking.
• No horsing around.
• Three strikes, youre out.
• No Arrogance
• After a game, always be cheerful and calm.
• Be a gracious winner.

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Learning to Play Chess
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Meet the Pieces
Pawn
Rook
Knight
Bishop
Queen
King
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Chess Board
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The Pawn
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Pawns

• Move
• Forward 1
• Never goes backwards
• Capture
• Diagonally
• (Forward)
• First Time
• 2 spaces

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Pawns Line

• First player to get a pawn to the other side of
  the board wins!
• Play 4 games
• Each player changes color each time.

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The Rook
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Rook

• Also called Castle
• Moves many spaces
• Left, right, forward backwards
• But not diagonally!

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Rooks Exercise 1

• Can you capture each pawn on each move?

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Rooks Exercise 2
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Rooks Exercise 3
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Rooks Exercise 4

• This one is difficult since there are lots of
  choices

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Rooks Game

• Get a pawn to the other side, or capture all
  of your opponent's pawns to win this game.