guide to what we are going Fall 2011

Below is a guide to week-to-week happenings at chess club, we will be studying openings, endgame theory, and basic elements to the game and positional play(see explanation in previous post)

Chess meetings

Aug 30,

Sept, 6, 9, 13, 16, 20, 27, 30

Oct 4, 7, 11, 14, 18, 25

Nov 1, 4, 8, 15, 18, 22, 29

Dec 2, 6

No meeting on 9/2, 9/23, 10/21, 10/28, 11/11, 11/25, 12/9

23 meetings for the fall semester

Tuesday: Openings

Friday: Endgame and positional play

15 meetings on Tuesday

8 meetings on Friday

Chess Openings essentials, E4 openings:

All italics openings are to do at home, since we won't have time for all during meeting hours.

Kings gambit (quick); Latvian at home

Four knights Philidor defense (quick)

Giucco piano (quick); Scotch gambit (quick) Petroff defense (quick)

Italian (quick) Ponziana opening (quick)

Ruy lopez 2-3 weeks, Two knights defense (quick)

Pirc defense Alekhine defense (quick)

Caro-kahn Evans gambit (quick)

French 2-3 weeks

Sililian 2-3 weeks

Silman’s complete Endgame book: Work way through starting with p. 213

Nimzowitsch's My system:

1 element a week for 8 weeks (do two one week)

Positional play chapters Spring semester