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Nov 7th & 21st. Friday Night Scholastic Tournament & Parent Date Night, Colley Chess Café - Scholastic Tournament, Pizza, and Cartoons.
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November 22, 2008. Colley's Chess Cafe – Scholastic Beginners Tournament player.
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Step 3 Thursday 4:30 - 6:00 & Sunday 1:00 -2:30

All CCC classes follow this structure:
30 min - Chess Lesson
60 min - Rated Tournament Practice/ Game review

CCC currently uses a three pronged approach Tournament Play - USCF Tournament G30  To test ones meddle
Review of Chess Games - For focus improvement. Review by local chess expert.
Study Program - For ongoing development. Outlined below

The step-by-step Chess Method Chess instructional tutoring taken to a whole new level developed by the Royal Netherlands Chess Federation (KNSB),

KNSB - Step 3
Then the 17 lessons follow:
1: Finishing the opening
2: Discovered and double check
3: Attack on a pinned piece
4: Mate in two (access)
5: The square of the pawn
6: Eliminating of the defense
7: Defending against the double attack
8: Mini plan
9: Draw
10: X-ray
11: The opening
12: Defending against the pin
13: Mobility
14: Key squares (1)
15: Pinned pieces
16: Threats
17: Key squares (2)
KNSB –Step 4 Added when students complete Step 3
KNSB – Step 5 Added when students complete Step 4


 
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