SCA Golden Week Intensive Course
Studied for a semester, but still in the same level?
A beginner eager to play chess asap?
Worried about Covid-19 2nd wave and not yet planned your holiday?
You will find solutions
In SCA’s Intensive Course!
Arrange your holiday with SCA!
One class per day. Learn online at home or anywhere!
One class everyday
Study+Rest+Quiz+Tournament
Intensive Course Schedule:
1st – 2nd October: Classes
3rd – 4th October: Weekend break with optional online tournament
5th – 7th October: Classes
6 -7 October: Quiz
8th October: Tournament
One class per day (2 classes optional). Free to choose them in the morning or afternoon. Available online with mobile devices. Join class from anywhere you are!
- Course designed for each level;
- Tournament on 8th Oct will be conducted by levels;
- Flexible schedule
- Beginners will learn to play chess in a week!
- Leap to a higher level faster
- Quiz for students to apply new knowledge
- Coaches will analyze quiz and games to determine the students to level up!
Early Bird Discount
15% off until 2nd September
Register:
Click on “Intensive Course” in the memu of SCA WeChat official account.
*Attention: SCA Anniversary discount only applies to ONE class a day and cannot be combined with other discounts.
Course description:
Coach Kinga
Beginner 3 morning: Basic chess tactics
During the classes, the following objectives from chess tactics at the basic level (one move puzzles) will be covered:
– Double attack
– Pin
– Skewer
– Discovered attack/Double check
– Remove a defender
– Mate in 2: Checkmate patterns
When playing chess games, emphasis will be placed on the tactics and the opening. The games later will be analyzed with the coach.
Beginner 3 afternoon: Opening introduction + practice games
The afternoon classes will focus mainly on practice. Children will learn the basic rules of the opening and will play games with each other. The games later will be analyzed with the coach.
Elements of chess tactics will also be introduced during the classes.
Intermediate 1 morning: Intermediate chess tactics
During the classes, the following objectives from chess tactics at the intermediate level (caunting two, three moves ahead) will be covered:
– Double attack
– Pin
– Skewer
– Discovered attack/Double check
– Remove a defender
– Mate in 2: Checkmate patterns
– Smothered mate
When playing chess games, emphasis will be placed on the tactics and the opening. The games later will be analyzed with the coach.
Intermediate 1 afternoon: Opening theory + practice games
The afternoon classes will focus mainly on practice. Children will learn the opening theory (the most famous chess openings) and will play games with each other. The games later will be analyzed with the coach.
Elements of chess tactics will also be covered during the classes.
Coach Karol
Beginner 1 basics morning classes
During the classes, the following objectives from chess knowledge at the basic level will be covered:
– How to move the pieces
– Board vision
-Terminology
– Coordinates
– How to attack chess pieces
– How to protect your own pieces
– Value of the pieces
– How to check the king
– How to get out of check
– How to checkmate
– Kingside & Queenside castling
– Solving chess puzzles mate in 1 move
We will provide you with comprehensive knowledge to start playing chess.
Beginner 1 basics afternoon classes
The afternoon classes will focus mainly on practice. Our students will learn how to use Chesskid.com and how to play with their friends. We will also get knowledge about the very basic opening theory, how to start the game, and how to develop the pieces.
Beginner 2 general knowledge morning classes
During the classes, the following objectives from chess knowledge at the basic level will be covered:
– Board vision
-Terminology
– Coordinates
– How to checkmate
– Stalemate
– K&Q mate + stalemate trap
– Back rank checkmate & luft
– Queen + helper checkmate
– Rook roller
– Kingside & Queenside castling
– Solving chess puzzles mate in 1 move
Beginner 2 general knowledge and practice session afternoon classes
During the classes, the following objectives from chess tactics at the beginner level will be covered:
– Double attack
– Pin
– Discovered attack
– Twofold attack
In the second part of the lesson, we will focus on practice and get knowledge about the very basic opening theory, how to start the game, and how to develop the pieces. The games later will be analysed with the coach.
Coach Vitaly
Endgames study. The emphasis will be put on learning:
· the effectiveness and coordination of the pieces
· calculation long endgame lines, e.g. 10+ moves
· the importance of pawns as well as pawn structures
Middlegame study. The emphasis will be put on learning:
· Standard attacking plans
Development of practical skills:
· Playing and analysing games
Coach Rafal
Intermediate 2
Morning-
Opening course. We will learn and practice new opening for each side:
– Queen’s Gambit accepted – playing black- Introduction
– Evans Gambit, Danish Gambit- playing white
Afternoon-
Strategy course.
– How do we assess position and create strategical plans in the middlegame?
– Pawn structure – recognize weaknesses and plan how to attack them.
– Pawn push in the center- what are the conditions for successful pawn push?
– Pawn push on the wing- When and how we should create “pawn storm”?
Intermediate 3
Morning-
Opening course. We will learn and practice new openings for each side:
– Queen’s Gambit accepted – playing black- opening moves, analysis of model games, typical strategical plans of the middle game.
– Handling French defense, Sicilian defense, Caro-can defense with white pieces.
Afternoon-
Strategy course.
– How do we assess position and create strategical plans in the middlegame?
– Pawn structure – recognize weaknesses and plan how to attack them.
– Pawn push in the center- what are the conditions for successful pawn push? – analisys of model game
– Pawn push on the wing- When and how we should create “pawn storm”? – analisys of model game
