About the Course
Intermediate Chess is designed for students who want to build upon their foundational understanding. You will expand your knowledge of tactics and strategies in the game of chess. Starting with opening goals, you will learn tactical motifs and strategies to employ through a chess game, as well as ideas to use when evaluating a board position. Concepts are explained through lessons, game studies, and videos. Games against increasingly difficult bots cap every chapter, culminating with a final game against your instructor.
This course helps develop your concentration, logic, decision-making, planning, and self-discipline, and is designed for students with sound knowledge of the rules of chess and some knowledge of basic tactical and strategic ideas.
Learning Objectives
- State the basic rules and concepts of chess (e.g. notation, piece values, terminology) and apply those rules and concepts to a full game
- Evaluate your own moves by asking and answering questions like “Is this move safe?” and “Does this move give up a free piece?”
- Properly execute a stated opening goal
- Accurately count attackers and defenders
- Demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between positions and pieces
About Advanced Enrichment courses
These courses offer above-grade-level material that is presented in a novel context, explored with other advanced learners, and guided by a CTY educator to help prepare students for higher-order thinking and college-style academic challenges.
Requirements
CTY courses have grade-level requirements and most require minimum test scores. Some courses may also have prerequisites.
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