About the Club
Brookwood chess club is in its 7th year and growing as a team. We have great parent and adult help which keeps the club running and giving the students a great environment to learn.
article on chess club
http://blog.oregonlive.com/hillsboroargus/2010/12/an_early_morning_jog_for_the_b.html
In club they fill out chess cards as they complete games, we encourage them by giving rewards on the 4 levels below that counts #'s of games and skills they pass off. Each level has a different cool sticker they add to the achievement board.
I continue to send home chess homework, which are not mandatory, but if they complete them they gets stickers on their name tag on the wall. I also suggest you play chess with them. If you’re not very good it’s even better for them- they can teach you! The best way they learn is teaching others.
Here is great read of the value of chess club http://www.championshipchess.net/inSchool.html
If you have any questions about chess club
email me at byupirate@yahoo.com
cell 503-914-8841
Coach Larry Dickinson a father of some of the students
Skills they are working on this year.
LEVEL 1 "PIXAR"
________1. DEMONSTRATE HOW THE PIECES MOVE
________2.PLACE A CHECK ON THE CHESSBOARD.
________3.PLACE A CHECKMATE ON THE CHESSBOARD.
________4.PLACE A STALEMATE ON THE CHESSBOARD
________5.EXPLAIN THE 3 WAYS TO GET OUT OF CHECK.
________6.CHECKMATE USING 2 ROOKS
________7. EXPLAINS VALUE OF THE PIECES, CENTER SQUARES
________8. PLAYER SHAKE HANDS BEFORE & AFTER THEIR GAMES.
________9. PLAYED 5 GAMES RECORED ON CARD
LEVEL 2 "LEGO MASTER"
________1. DEMONSTRATE KING-SIDE CASTLING
________2. DEMONSTRATE QUEEN-SIDE CASTLING
________3.EXPLAIN THE TOUCH MOVE RULE.
________4. HOW TO OFFER/ACCEPT A DRAW.
________5.DEMONSTRATE A PIN and Absolute Pin
________6.DEMONSTRATE A FORK.
________7.DEMONSTRATE A SKEWER.
________8. PLAYERS IS QUITE WHILE IN THE PLAYING ROOM
________9. PLAYED 10 GAMES RECORDED ON CARD WIN 2 GAMES
LEVEL 3 "NINJAGO"
________1.SET UP A BACK-RANK MATE ON THE CHESSBOARD.
________2.DEMONSTRATE A DISCOVERED ATTACK.
________3.SHOW THE FOOL’S MATE AND EXPLAIN
________4.SHOW THE SCHOLAR'S MATE AND HOW TO STOP IT
________5.SHOW THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD
________6. DEMONSTRATE QUEENMATE
________7. DEMONSTRATE TUNNEL MATE
________ 8.PLAYED 15 GAME RECORDED ON CARD WIN 5 GAMES
LEVEL 4 "TOP DOG"
________1. DEMONSTRATE OPPOSITION
________2 DEMONSTRATE 2 BISHOP CHECKMATE
________3. TAKE NOTATION IN 5 GAMES
________4. DEMONSTRATE 4 OPENINGS
________5. PLAYED 20 GAMES RECORDED ON CARD WIN 10 GAMES
