Advanced Class
Once students are at the level where they can quickly solve basic checkmate and tactics puzzles, they are ready for the Advanced Class.Â
The following is a list of many of the concepts and skills covered:
Topics Covered
Students will learn some key concepts about chess openings. The following topics will be covered:
The Damiano Defense.
The Four Knights Game and the Fork Trick.
The Pin Trick and the Rook Lift.
The French Defense and Pawn Chains.
Closed Centres and Temporary Outposts.
The Caro Kann Defense and Good, Bad, Active and Inactive Bishops.
Gambits and Compensation.
Students will learn some key concepts about chess endgames. The following topics will be covered:
King and Queen versus King and Pawn.
King and Pawn versus King.
King and several Pawns versus King and several Pawns.
Even more complex King and Pawn endgames.
King and Rook versus King and Pawn.
The Lucena Position.
More complex Rook and Pawn endgames.
Students will learn the mechanics of combinational methods. The following topics will be covered:
Combinations involving a Pin.
Combinations involving X-ray Defense.
Combinations based on a Double Check.
Line Opening Combinations.
Line Clearance Combinations.
Square Clearance Combinations.
Students will learn the mechanics of complex combinational methods. The following topics will be covered:
Removal of the Defender.
Chasing away the Defender.
Deflection.
Attraction.
In addition to this, students will complete increasingly difficult weekly quizzes and homework.
Lastly, a tournament is run each term, with one serious game played per week under tournament conditions.