Originally posted by greenpawn34If you have them on DVD's and programs then get them off it.
I admit it.
All I wanted to see was the proof.
http://www.chessedinburgh.co.uk/chandlerarticle.php?ChandID=371
Also smashing game of chess played by a u-16 girl.
It's destroying their 3d vision and if they cannot see a big red
arrow pointing at a threat (as on a Fritz) then they miss it.
ah hahahahaha, chessborgs!!
pawn i have been asked to go to my local primary school and teach the primary sixes and sevens to play chess during golden time, half an hour on a Friday afternoon. i plan to take a demonstration board hangy upy thing and nothing else, any helpful hints would be appreciated.
Hi Exuma.
If you play through the game you will notice that move 17...Qxe7?
self-pinned the e-pawn.
Mariam Danelia (U-16 - remember that name) then exploited this
tactical fact in an exact manner with some lovely pressure Chess.
In the final position.
Noticed the e-pawn is still pinned to that loose Rook on e8.
Black' only hope is to avoid exchanges as the ending is clearly lost.
So a plausible continuation from the final position would be.
31...Rdd8,
Now you can see the e-pawn is STILL pinned and 32. d5 will take
everything off into an easy won ending.
But - can you see the combination?
Before you work out the combination (the easy bit).
First you must see the combination (the hard bit).
A fitting end to this game which again revolves around that
hapless e-pawn would have been....
Here is the whole game again. It's quite instructive, you can learn
a lot from non- GM games - you see what happened.
Not what may have happened hidden in the notes.
Originally posted by greenpawn342. ... Qxd4+ and a hopelessly lost endgame, but better than losing a Q
Hi Exuma.
If you play through the game you will notice that move 17...Qxe7?
self-pinned the e-pawn.
[fen]2r2rk1/p3qppp/1pb1p3/3n4/3P4/2NB4/PP2QPPP/3RR1K1 w - - 0 18[/fen]
Mariam Danelia (U-16 - remember that name) then exploited this
tactical fact in an exact manner with some lovely pressure Chess.
In the final position.
[fen]4r2k/p6p/ P
. . . . R . K .
white to play
--------------}
1. Rxe6 Rxe6 2. Rxe6 Qxe6 3. d5+[/pgn]
Hi Robbie.
Hand outs are always a good thing. You can go to:
http://chessscotland.com/
Click on schools and you cut and paste some of the items in WORD
and then print off 1 page and the school will photo copy as many
as you need.
Practice at home on that demo board. You will find your vision that
close in will be off. You are not looking at the board, you are on
the board!
go here:
http://www.chess.com/forum/view/general/teaching-kids
or google 'teaching kids chess' you will get loads of ideas.
The key thing is to be enthusiastic - you are going to introduce
them to the most wonderful game in the world.
(Of course in years to come some may hate you for it as it totally
consumes their lives).
One game I often show kids is my 'Frodo' game.
You can make him any character you wish.
I call him Frodo from Lord of the Rings. It's the d-pawn.
Robert the Bruce, Jack Climbing the Bean Stalk...any hero.
You get the class to follow his progress up the board till he reaches
the 8th rank. Meanwhile the nasty Black Queen is eating up the
White army.
Frodo reaches the back rank, gets Knighted and slays the Black King.
If you use it then commit it to memory, don't keep refering to a
score sheet else you will lose them. It's only 16 moves.
Remember to practice on that demo board.
Good Luck
Frodo slays the Evil Black King.
Originally posted by greenpawn34yeah, stories definitely help. I remember when I first saw some andrew martin video, and he was showing activity/development/attacking play, and describing the positions with tiny stories like 'and the king gets murdered in his bed', it really sort of opened my eyes. it makes a giant difference if you can put a little story into it, and probably the bloodier the better (at least for boys). give that ancient little berserker inside them a taste of blood, set the castles on fire etc.
One game I often show kids is my 'Frodo' game.
You can make him any character you wish.
I call him Frodo from Lord of the Rings. It's the d-pawn.
Robert the Bruce, Jack Climbing the Bean Stalk...any hero.
You get the class to follow his progress up the board till he reaches
the 8th rank. Meanwhile the nasty Black Queen is eating up the
White army.
Frodo reaches the back rank, gets Knighted and slays the Black King.
or whaterever kind of story frame fits you. the important thing is to paint pictures inside their head. use concrete images, avoid abstract words. the usual storytelling rules.
Originally posted by greenpawn342. ... Qxd4+, not 1. ... Qxd4+
That line loses a whole Rook.
I'll show you how that one ends.
[pgn]
[Event "Edited game"]
[Site "END-CFB10B3985E"]
[Date "2009.10.05"]
[Round "-"]
[White "-"]
[Black "-"]
[Result "1-0"]
[FEN "3rr2k/p6p/1p2pq2/4R3/3P1P2/2Q3P1/PP5P/4R1K1 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
{--------------
. . . r r . . k
p . . . . . . p
. p . . p q . .
. . . . R ...[text shortened]... Rxe8+ Kg7 4. f5 Kf7 5. Rh8 Kg7 6. f6+ Kxh8
7. Re8#
{White mates} 1-0[/pgn]
Hi Exuma.
If you are still unsure I'll take Black and you take White from a set game.
I'll do my best bit of wriggling but it is a straight forward win.
I'd resign OTB if my opponent had more than 5 minutes left on
his clock.
(If you cok-up I'll let you have the move back).
PM me if you are up for it.