Next Steps in Chess
Distance Learning Hub by the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Perth & Kinross SCIO
A 12-week course designed and provided by Perth and Kinross DofE Association suitable for the Silver and Gold sectional certificate.
This module builds on the skills you have learned in the ‘Learning and Playing Chess’ module from our Distance Learning Hub. If you are new to chess and haven’t taken that module, we encourage you to do that module first before moving on to this one. In this module, you will find out how you further improve your Chess skills, by using online resources to practise and play in different ways.
The module is set up in three parts, an outline can be seen below.
Some of the things you will learn are:
Game study – set up and play from real positions in past games of Grandmasters
Opening Strategy for control of the board
Chess Problems and Puzzles – ratings and online resources
Chess author study – choice from selection provided
… and many more!
Contact:
dlhub@pkdofe.com
‘Learning and Playing Chess’ module or prior chess experience recommended
Format: Distance learning
Cost: Free for everyone
If you need resources for any of the activities,
please contact us on the details below.
CLASSES
Course Curriculum
Detailed Curriculum by Week
Next Steps in Chess – Advanced Level
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Introduction
00:00 -
Activity and Task 1: Opening Strategy for Control of the Board
00:00 -
Activity and Task 2: Opening Strategy for Control of the Board (Part 2)
00:00 -
Activity and Task 3: Principles of ‘Logical Chess’ in Opening Strategy
00:00 -
Activity and Task 4: Principles of Opening Strategy: Control, Threat and Defence
00:00 -
Grandmaster Game Study Using Online Resources & Task 5
00:00 -
Grandmaster Game Study Using Online Resources – Task 6
00:00 -
Activity & Task 7: Following your own investigations into this game
00:00 -
Activity & Task 8: Chess Problems and Puzzles
00:00 -
Part 3: Chess Author Study (Weeks 10+11)
00:00 -
Continue your Chess Author Study
00:00 -
Sharing your journey
00:00
Author of this module
Accessibility
🔊 Audio Available
Taster video
Module Outline
About the module writer
“My name is Dylan. I’m originally from London. I have been a teacher for nearly three decades and a Chess player for more than four!
I was lucky to begin playing chess at a very young age, although any time is a good time to begin – and the best age to begin is the one you are right now.
Through all the changes in my life, in all the places I have lived I’ve found people ready to play chess – of all ages, backgrounds and cultures. Sometimes, great conversations begin over a game; other times, there’s no need to talk at all – the game is all you need.
Chess is a game for anybody and everybody, which also allows glimpses into how brilliant minds think about the most complex problems.”
OBJECTIVES
Course Objectives & Outcomes
Developing Perspective
Improving Memory
Boosting Planning Skills
Teaching Patience and Perseverance
Improving Sportsmanship
Elevating Creativity
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