handling a chess class

soheil_hooshdaran · Post by **soheil_hooshdaran** » Tue Jul 05, 2016 10:56 am

Hello.
How told Manage a class whose attendees you don't know?

Thanks in advance

Matt Mackenzie · Post by **Matt Mackenzie** » Tue Jul 05, 2016 1:13 pm

"Manage" in what sense?

soheil_hooshdaran · Post by **soheil_hooshdaran** » Tue Jul 05, 2016 2:34 pm

I mean making it a success

IM Jack Rudd · Post by **IM Jack Rudd** » Wed Jul 06, 2016 12:23 am

The #1 thing to do: make sure you know what market you're aiming it at. Make its scope too broad and nobody will be satisfied.

soheil_hooshdaran · Post by **soheil_hooshdaran** » Wed Jul 06, 2016 6:29 am

What do you mean by what market?
OK, I can ask thnem themselves why are they taking this class. What to do then?

IM Jack Rudd · Post by **IM Jack Rudd** » Wed Jul 06, 2016 10:48 am

Who are you intending to run the class for? Complete beginners, players just under your own strength, who?

soheil_hooshdaran · Post by **soheil_hooshdaran** » Wed Jul 06, 2016 10:51 am

IM Jack Rudd wrote:Who are you intending to run the class for? Complete beginners, players just under your own strength, who?

I thin beginners, but I am not sure.

Joshua Gibbs · Post by **Joshua Gibbs** » Wed Jul 06, 2016 1:11 pm

IM Jack Rudd wrote:The #1 thing to do: make sure you know what market you're aiming it at. Make its scope too broad and nobody will be satisfied.

This is marvellous advice.

soheil_hooshdaran · Post by **soheil_hooshdaran** » Thu Jul 07, 2016 2:56 am

Joshua Gibbs wrote:
IM Jack Rudd wrote:The #1 thing to do: make sure you know what market you're aiming it at. Make its scope too broad and nobody will be satisfied.

This is marvellous advice.

yes, but what then?

Joshua Gibbs · Post by **Joshua Gibbs** » Thu Jul 07, 2016 4:04 am

well... you did ask

I'd make sure they know all the rules (en passant, touch move etc)
then basic mates
Then basic tactical motifs and mating patterns
id then go through simple chess by stean and other tactical ideas
id then go through michael de la masa's ideas on doing loads of tactics and stress his ideas on how to think Id also tell them about good chess sites.

I basically did all this and i became a club standard player in time controlled chess, and have beaten very, very good players IRL friendly games and online.

I taught a beginner with this method and he improved rapidly.

soheil_hooshdaran · Post by **soheil_hooshdaran** » Thu Jul 07, 2016 7:17 am

I lost stean's book in a flight. I had read only a bit of it

soheil_hooshdaran · Post by **soheil_hooshdaran** » Thu Jul 07, 2016 12:15 pm

Do we buy demonstration boards or use projectors?
How many people attend the chess classes that use video projectors?

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