THIS CLASS IS FULL

Instructor: Elijah McKay (For Teacher Bio, please see Here)
Email: ElijahMc@empowered.academy
Time: Fall Semester, Tuesdays 4:00-5:00pm ET (3:00-4:00pm CT)
Suggested Age Range: 10+
Course Description:
This is a chess course for new or novice chess players aged 10+. No previous knowledge of the game is required. The purpose of this course is to instruct participants in the fundamentals of the strategy and tactics of chess, as well as some of its history in modern times.

Required for this course:

  • Basic chess set
  • Free account on chess.com
  • Josh Waitzkin’s Attacking Chess: Aggressive Strategies and Inside Moves from the U.S. Junior Chess Champion by Josh Waitzkin. ISBN 0-684-80250-3
  • Logical Chess: Move by Move Every Move Explained by Irving Chernev. ISBN 978-1-57912-554-7

Optional but recommended:

  • Practical Chess Exercises: 600 Lessons from Tactics to Strategy by Ray Cheng. ISBN 978-1-58736-801-1
  • Chess Thinking: The Visual Dictionary of Over 1,000 Moves, Rules, Strategies, and Concepts by Bruce Pandolfini. ISBN 9780713484649