New England Chess Academy, Chess Clinic
- Date
- Tuesday, February 18, 2003 - Friday, February 21, 2003
- Site
Gus Gosselin PO Box 1255 Melrose MA 02176 Fall River At the New England Chess Academy, 427 Plymouth Ave., Fall River, MA 02721, Plymouth Ave. Exit 7, Route 81 South, off I-195. OK to park in Stop & Shop lot. Fast food near by. MA New England Chess Academy
- Time Control
- For boys and girls ages 5-16.
Chief instructor and director of camp will be IM Jorge Sammour Level 1: Strong beginner (Student knows the rules, how the pieces move but needs to know how to play the game.) Fundamental tactics; important mating patterns; fundamental endgames; how to attack the King. GAME. Level 2: Intermediate (Student is familiar with checkmate, stalemate, en passant, and important squares.) Basic opening theory, advanced tactics, endgame theory, more on how to attack the King. Level 3: Advanced (Student plays but needs more knowledge.) Sophisticated opening theory, positional concepts, middlegame planning. If you pick the wrong level it can be changed. You can take more than one level.
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