Wedgwood Chess Club

Advanced players will be assigned lessons in ICC. Everyone else is welcome to sign up and have fun playing chess online. Please follow this link and look for "join ICC" (7 day free trial and student discount).

Beginner/Intermediate players please complete the CKA review lessons and CMS homework on a weekly basis and submit the CKA quiz certificates for chess ladder points.

Week	Topics	Beginner	Intermediate	Advanced
16 Dec	Endings - pawn square Openings - pick one	Square of the Pawn Opposition Endgames	Square of the Pawn Your First Opening The Italian Game Two Knights Defense The Ruy Lopez	English Opening 4 English Opening 3 Sicilian Defense 1 Endgames 1
9 Dec	Openings - castle early	Pins & Skewers	The King's House Explosion on f7	English Opening 2 English Opening 1
2 Dec	Endings - king & pawn Endings - king & pawn	Forks	Pawn Endgames 1 Pawn Endgames 2	King, pawn & ? Try to beat Fritz in game 4
18 Nov	Tactics - queen forks Endings - the back rank	Back Rank Mates	Queen Forks Back Rank Mates	Identify critical move 3
4 Nov	Openings - development Openings - general principles	King & Queen Checkmate Checkmate Movies!	Fatal Diagonal Queen Walkabout	Annotate game 2
28 Oct	Endings - the queen Endings - the rook	Looking for Checkmates The Two Rooks Checkmate King & Queen Checkmate Checkmate Movies!	King & Queen Checkmate King & Rook Checkmate Checkmate Movies!	Annotate game 1
21 Oct	Tactics - discoveries Tactics - pins & skewers Basics - castling	Castling	Pins & Skewers Discovered Attacks	tactics practice
14 Oct	Tactics - double attacks Basics - openings	Opening Principles 1 Opening Principles 2	Opening Principles 1 Opening Principles 2 Forks	tactics practice
7 Oct	Basics - short notation Homework Problems	Long Notation Scholar's Mate 1 Scholar's Mate 2	Long Notation Scholar's Mate 1 Scholar's Mate 2	tactics practice
23 Sep	Basics - piece movement Basics - mates	Moves and piece values How to win, lose, or draw Checks, Captures, Threats	Moves and piece values How to win, lose, or draw Checks, Captures, Threats	tactics practice

• The bold links offer topical instruction for parents. The other links are to online instruction for kids.
• Kids in the enthusiast class can print and return lesson certificates for chess ladder points.

How to approach the Chess Puzzles (ideally): Kids should attempt the problems on their own and spend at least a few minutes trying to figure each one out. If they've hit a roadblock then hints are appropriate. If it's still too difficult, try to work out the puzzle together. The puzzles should be fun, sometimes challenging, and contribute to improved performance in games. Gains come quickly after a few weeks of consistently strong effort. Questions? email Dan Osborn.

A list of instructional documents from previous years are also available: 06/07 & 07/08.

Also check out our list of general chess resources.