{"id":311,"date":"2010-12-10T10:25:49","date_gmt":"2010-12-10T15:25:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.dearbornschools.org\/garlinc\/"},"modified":"2014-12-05T10:30:34","modified_gmt":"2014-12-05T15:30:34","slug":"chess-club","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/garling\/chess-club\/","title":{"rendered":"Chess"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-312  alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/garling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2010\/12\/images.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/garling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2010\/12\/images.jpeg 332w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/garling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2010\/12\/images-300x137.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/>Chess Club members learn how to play and\u00a0enjoy chess in a fun and relaxed setting. \u00a0Good sportsmanship is emphasized. Open to fourth and fifth grade students, chess club meets in the art room each Monday morning we have school from 7:30 A.M. to 8:30 A.M.<\/p>\n<p><strong>10 Opening Rules<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Open with a center pawn<\/li>\n<li>Make as few pawn moves as possible<\/li>\n<li>Try to keep at least one pawn in the center of the board<\/li>\n<li>Develop with threats (move your pieces while attacking other pieces)<\/li>\n<li>Knights before Bishops<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t move the same piece twice<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t bring out the Queen too early<\/li>\n<li>Move to gain control of the center of the board<\/li>\n<li>Castle as soon as possible<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t sacrifice a piece without a good reason<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Attacking:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Attack with all the pieces I can<\/li>\n<li>Use more pieces than my opponent<\/li>\n<li>Look for weaknesses in my opponent&#8217;s camp and target them<\/li>\n<li>When I am ahead in development or space, start attacking<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t attack until my King is safe (such as Castling)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Defending:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Defend with as few pieces as possible<\/li>\n<li>Counterplay (defend with attacks, not just defensive moves)<\/li>\n<li>Patience: patiently defend and wait for an opening for counterplay + don&#8217;t make a bad position worse due to impatience<\/li>\n<li>Less space: exchange pieces<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Advantages:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Space (my pieces control more of the board than my opponent).\u00a0When I have a space advantage: don&#8217;t rush, avoid exchanges, keep improving position<\/li>\n<li>Time (my pieces are in a good position while my opponent&#8217;s pieces are still on the first rank)<\/li>\n<li>Unsure what to do? \u00a0Move a piece into a better position (where it is attacking more squares)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Endgame<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Play slowly and carefully<\/li>\n<li>Play King aggressively<\/li>\n<li>Create a passed Pawn (a Pawn that cannot be stopped by another Pawn)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.good.is\/post\/checkmate-chess-program-makes-kids-better-thinkers\/\">Good Article: Chess programs make kids better thinkers<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.learn4good.com\/games\/board\/online_chess.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Play Chess against the computer<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chesscentral.com\/Chess_Strategy_a\/201.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Chess tips with pictures<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/chess-strategies-101.blogspot.com\/2007\/05\/chess-tips.html\" target=\"_blank\">Chess tips: 10 basic rules<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chessvariants.org\/rindex.html\">Chess Variants: Play chess in a different way<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chess Club members learn how to play and\u00a0enjoy chess in a fun and relaxed setting. \u00a0Good sportsmanship is emphasized. 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