April/May 2020
Tuesdays 2 PM - Lesson
APR 7 - Attacking the Center: Why do it and how?
APR 14 - Don't move the same piece twice: Why you shouldn't do it
APR 21 - Develop Your Pieces: Why do it and how?
APR 28 - Most Opening Principles are the same: Tie them together
MAY 5 - Support Points: What are they and why are they great!?
MAY 12 - Queen Support: How Queens support Bishops and Rooks
MAY 19 - Pawn Promotion: The main goal of most Endgames
MAY 26 - Trap the King: Why it is helpful in the Endgame
Wednesdays 2 PM - Lesson
APR 29 - 5 Types of Attacks in Chess
MAY 6 - Good, Bad, Active Bishops: What are they and why does it matter?
MAY 13 - Pins: What are they and how to attack a pinned piece
MAY 20 - Forks: What are they and how each piece can fork!
MAY 27 - Checkmate: It takes teamwork
Thursdays 4 PM - Lesson
APR 9 - Castle Your King: Why do it?
APR 16 - Don't bring Queen Out Early: Why not and what to do if they do!
APR 23 - What is a Threat: How to look for threats and attacks
APR 30 - 5 Types of Defense in Chess
MAY 7 - Rooks to Open Files: Why do it and why it helps!
MAY 14 - Center Pawns: Why they are the best!
MAY 21 - Stop the Passed Pawn: Show how each piece can stop a passed pawn
MAY 28 - King to the Center: Why the king rushes to the center
Review recordings of past lessons by clicking the link!
June 2020
June 2nd - Endgame Improvement: K+Q vs K+N or B
June 9th - Endgame Improvement: K+R vs. K+N or B
June 16th - King Improvement: Opposition
June 23rd - King Improvement: King + 1 vs K
June 30th - Rook Improvement: Lucena & Philidor Positions
June 4th - Planning: When ahead, how to trade
June 11th - Planning: Identify Pawn Weaknesses and Why
June 18th - Planning: Identifying weak squares and Why
June 25th - How to go analyze your games
July 2020
July 7 - Opening - Chess Traps: f7
July 14 - Tactics: Skewers (Reverse Pins!!)
July 21 - Opening - Chess Traps: Development
July 28 - Tactics: Remove the Guard
July 9 - Trading Pieces - Simplifying
July 16 - Trading Pieces - Keep Queen vs Trade Queen
July 23 - Trading Pieces - Fighting for Files and Diagonals
July 30 - Trading Pieces - Knights vs Bishops
August 2020
Tuesdays 2 PM - Core Principles Lessons
August 4 - 5 Ways to Keep Pieces Safe
August 11 - 3 Ways to Counterattack
August 18 - 4 Devastating Knight Attacks
Thursdays 2 PM - Strategic Concepts Lessons
August 6 - Game Analysis: Italian Game
August 13 - Game Analysis: Ruy Lopez Exchange
August 20 - Game Analysis: London System
