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Coach's Corner EditionA limited (very!) survey of coaching resources available locally and internationally - as inspired by our recent dialogue with William Stewart.
Who, what and where are these mysterious chess coaches anyway?
"When you look at the dark side, careful you must be ... for the dark side looks back." - YODA, Dark Rendezvous
"How Coaching Works" A four-minute animated movie that shows how the coaching process works.
William Stewart - Chess Coach - an immensely resourceful chess coach with some great new marketing ideas... Flattery will get you everywhere, William! Thanks for your kind mention. Goddesschess.com: Pushing Female Chess to New Heights! - Posted on January 26, 2012 by William in General Chess Articles.
Polgar Chess University - a stellar initiative around which many others circulate...
Chessmarketing Channel - on U- Tube - a collection of informative videos geared to promoting all facets of the game
Chess Trainer - Why Play Chess?
Chessvine.com - wholesale chess
GM Nigel Davies On Selecting A Chess Coach
Struggles of a Chess Coach - September 10, 2010 - Written by guest author Erik Czerwin for Wholesale Chess - Coaching any sport can be a challenging endeavor, but coaching chess entails a great many unique complications aside from knowing how to teach this many-layered game.Teacher's Guide: Research and Benefits of Chess - By Dr. Robert C. Ferguson ...
Conclusions: "Chess helps any human being to elaborate exact methods of thinking. It would be particularly useful to start playing chess from the early school days ... Everybody prefers to learn something while playing rather than to learn it formally…it produces in our children an improvement in their school achievements. Those children who received systematic instructions in chess improved their school efficiency in different subjects, in contrast with those who did not receive that kind of instruction.''
"Chess is a new way of solving the old problem of poor education. From the streets of Harlem to Venezuela's public schools the sport of kings has been implemented as an effective tool for teaching students to utilize their higher order thinking skills and to strive to overcome personal problems to reach their full potential."
ALL OVER THE WORLD!
Some Online Coaching Resources
by Country of OriginAUSTRALIA
Chess Ideas - Australia - Chess Ideas, based in Melbourne, is Australia's first chess coaching company, providing chess to schools since 1994. Chess is all about deduction, reasoning, strategic analysis, concentration, spatial awareness, logic, social interaction and so much more. But most of all, it's fun!
Chesspupil.com - International Master Javier Gil - At present Javier works combines his duties as chess coach at Brett Tindall's Sydney Academy of Chess with private coaching and internet coaching. Javier supplies a nice list of coaching categories...
Tactics
• Development of tactical sight:
• Basic mating patterns,
• Blocking,
• Clearance,
• Deflection,
• Double attack (forks),
• Pins,
• Skewers x-ray, etc.Attack and defence
• The King in the center,
• Pawn storms,
• Attacking with pieces, etc.
• Prophilaxis,
• Simplification,
• Traps,
• Passive defence,
• Stalemate,
• Counterattack, etc.Pawn structures
• Closed pawn structures,
• Pawn center,
• Static center,
• Queen side majority,
• The minority attack,
• Hanging pawns,
• The isolated pawn, etc.Strategy
• Exploitation of weak diagonals,
• Open files,
• The 7th rank,
• Maneuvering,
• Rook lifts,
• Creation of a pawn weakness, etc.Melbourne Chess Club - Australia - The Australian Junior Chess Championships often attract some of Australia's strongest adult chess players who are watching on the sideline as coaches.
Smart Dolphins Chess - Welcome to the Smart Dolphins Chess website, the home of Chess Coaching in Sydney and NSW.
Chess Coaching Victoria - Looking for a chess coach in Victoria? If so, you’ve come to the right place! Dark Horse Chess is a Melbourne-based company that offers both personal chess training (one-on-one and group-of-two classes, held outside of school) and in-school chess coaching (where one of our teachers visits a school and holds a small-group coaching session with 8-20 students).
Sydney Academy of Chess is the biggest chess-coaching firm in NSW, coaching thousands of school children around Sydney every week.
Chess Planet - Australia (May the horse be with you!)
CANADA
Chess Clubs by Province - convenient places to find local coaching talent and resources...Academie des echecs Jeu Royal - Royal Game Chess Academy - Friday, 13 January 2012 - Royal Game Chess Academy, under the direction of Chess Champion of Canada - International Grandmaster Bator Sambuev, announces another recruitment of students for upcoming semester.
Private chess lessons for children and adults, provided in the Greater Toronto Area by Sasa Kulic, Chess Master, Teacher, and Instructor.
Ho Math and Chess - Vancouver chess center
Chess Academy of Canada - Featuring Roman Pelts, FIDE Master and FIDE trainer. Chess Academy of Canada provides high quality instruction for young chess players of all skill levels. Founded by Roman Pelts, Canada's premier chess coach, the academy offers a wide range of activities for children of all ages. Chess Academy of Canada has a full staff of experienced professional teachers.
Chess'n Math Association - Canada's National Scholastic Chess Organization Links to teachers offering private chess lessons.
Thornhill sisters are national junior chess champions - by Michelle Bitran, Special to The CJN - January 29, 2012 - When Andrew Giblon signed up his young daughters for chess lessons at the local community centre in Thornhill, he had no idea that in just a few short years, both would become national chess champions.
My Experience of Coaching Mathcounts Math Contest Preparation - by Frank Ho - BC certified math teacher - Founder of Ho Math and Chess Learning Centre - Vancouver, BC, Canada
ENGLAND
English Chess Federation - The ECF is the governing body for chess in England and its mission is to promote the game of chess, in all its forms, as an attractive means of cultural and personal advancement, to foster the highest level of achievement in the game, to make the Federation’s services and membership available to all, without restriction, and to promote equal opportunities in a positive manner.
Bristol England - Richard Savory - EFC Regional Master
London Chess Centre - List of links to Clubs coaches and More
INDIA
Chess Coaching classes in Mumbai - ThinkVidya.com has comprehensive listing of Chess Coaching classes in Mumbai. View reviews, addresses, contact details, phone number for Chess Coaching classes and find Chess Coaching tutors/trainers in Mumbai, India.
Delhi Chess Association - Coaches in Delhi Several to choose from...
Gujarat Guru - R.K.Chokshi School of Chess, founded in 2003 is the first Chess School of Gujarat , India which reaches out to schools, children and adults for development of their mind through Chess.
IRELAND
Chess in Schools and Chess Camps in Dublin - GM Baburin on Coaching - I've been teaching chess in schools in Dublin since 1996, introducing chess to hundreds of children in Dublin and its suburbs. Nowadays my company Chess Promotions Ltd offers lessons in over 25 primary and secondary schools in Dublin and Co Dublin. We also run camps for school children.
MOROCCO
Chess in Morocco - Le renouveau des echecs marocains
RUSSIA
Vladimir Potkin on chess coaching and cheating - by Mishanp - April 8, 2011 - In an interview given after becoming European Individual Champion, Vladimir Potkin talks about how he won, what it means for his “day job” of coaching Ian Nepomniachtchi, and gives his view on the cheating scandal that was the talk of the town in Aix-les-Bains.
SCOTLAND
Chess Scotland Coaches and Chaperons - It is expected that parents and others will place increasing reliance on the lists as being a quick way to identify who would be suitable to coach or chaperon children and/or vulnerable adults.
SOUTH AFRICA
SACTA - South African Chess Trainers Association - What is the purpose of SACTA? - Chess SA, the custodian of chess in South Africa, appointed a subcommittee called the SA Chess Trainers Association to manage on its behalf the business of chess trainers, the examinations and the certification of chess coaches.
UNITED STATES
The United States Chess Federation - By Jerry Nash - August 23, 2011 - The USCF Certified Chess Coach Program has been designed to aid the average Scholastic Chess Coach in their endeavors. For many years, many school districts have not paid chess coaches because they compared chess coaches to athletic coaches.
Masters of the Game and Leaders by Example - November 17, 2011, in article, Chess Coach, Scholastic Chess, by ChessCoach - Fewer than 2 percent of the 77,000 members of the United States Chess Federation are masters — and just 13 of them are under the age of 14. Among that select group of prodigies are three black players from the New York City area — Justus Williams, Joshua Colas and James Black Jr. — who each became masters before their 13th birthdays.
Chesslinks Worldwide Chicago & USA
Chess Coach Resources
Chess Instructional Material
Research/Essays on Chess Coaching
Tools for Chess Organizers
Chess Forums.org - Is a chess coach worth it for a beginner?
"I'm sort of a beginner. I say beginner in the sense that I suck, not that I am new to the game (been playing casually since a kid). I've used products like Chess Mentor before but didn't think it really helped me before. I mean I can go through the lessons and do well when the program is telling me "white to play, black's queen is at risk" or something. But in such cases it's pointing right in the direction of the move to make."
WORLD WIDE MISCELLANEOUS
TRG Recommends - Recommended Books & Software
So you wanna be a chess coach? The FIDE TRAINERS' COMMISSION (TRG) offers a foothold on coaching standards and expectations.The Chess Portal Chess Training - An immense list of world wide resources! The Chess Portal Home Page
Guess who's coaching Nakamura? - Garry Kasparov, Nakamura's new Secret Weapon - Thursday, November 03, 2011 - When I first heard this, it simply sounded too good to be true. Kasparov was still coaching Magnus Carlsen last year, however these two incredible chess players had something of a falling out and they stopped working together.
Professional Chess Academy - Professional Chess Academy is a customized and specially designed website that will interest people who want to learn the game or improve their game and also plain chess lovers who wish to get updated with all the latest happenings of the chess world.
Chess.com - find a chess coach
Chessaid Academy - find a chess coach
Chessville - Beginner and Scholastic Links
Chess Tutorials & Chess Lessons - Links to Free Online Tutorials / Instruction / Analysis / Paid / Private Lessons & Consultation
ICC Internet Chess Club - Lists and Links - TEACHERS: ICC provides you with access to the greatest chess instructors regardless of your geographic location. Instructors are world-class players who have been screened by ICC and have undertaken to provide you with the best experience according to ICC guidelines.
Chessdom: Chess In Schools – Everyone Benefits - Jan 27, 2012 - The FIDE Chess In Schools commission, headed by Ali Nihat Yazici, has launched a series of web services in support of chess in schools and chess students around the world.
Beware of False Yodas!
How to beat a difficult chess player
Saturday Night Live - High School Chess Coach Parody
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Please help support I.S. 318′s chess team. - Any donation amount is greatly appreciated. For large donations, the school will write you a tax receipt. Donations can be made via PayPal or by check.
Checks, made payable to I.S. 318 Chess Team, should be mailed to:
I.S. 318, 101 Walton Street, Brooklyn, NY 11206 For more information, please contact I.S. 318 Chess Coach Elizabeth Vicary at - evicary@yahoo.com
The Goddesschess Scholarship
Goddesschess has entered a five-year agreement with the Susan Polgar Foundation to fund a scholarship for female chessplayers enrolled at Texas Tech University.
The first Goddesschess Scholarship for the academic year Fall 2010 - Spring 2011 was awarded to Maraani Kamphors.
Gender and Chess
• 
Elizabeth Vicary: "The Game of Kings?" Encouraging Middle School Girls' Success and Invovement in Chess - Elizabeth's thesis on adolescent girls in chess - part of a
developing genre called "teacher research"... What can be done to increae the achievement and enjoyment levels of sixth grade girls learning chess for the first time
• Checkmate? The Role of gender stereotypes in the ultimate intellectual sport... By Anne Mass, Claudio D"Ettole and Maria Cadinu (University of Padova, Italy) In a nutshell, when women played chess with men on the internet but they didn't know the sex of their opponent, they played consistent with their relative skill level. But when they knew they were playing a male opponent, their relative performance levels dropped 50%!
Social/socialization factors at work explain the difference in performance rather than any lack of innate ability among females to play chess as well as males...
Chessays
• From Circle and Square to image of the World: a possible interpretation for some petroglyphs of merels boards - Friedrich Berger - Abstract - The game board for 'nine man's morris' (merels) us found incised on horizontal rock surfaces at many places of the world. It was also used in inclined or vertical positions as a motif for petroglyphs on rocks and historical buildings. The possible meaning of such depictions is examined. After an investigation into merels game boards, the route of circle and square motifs from Eurasian and Egyptian symbolism into Christianity is reviewed.
• “The Monkey Race” – Remarks on Board
Games Accessories Anne-E. Dunn-Vaturi - In the ancient Near East, games represented an essential dimension in social life. It is
because they are closely related to another principle, important in the stability of
human communities...
• Origin of chess - a phylogenetic perspective... Alex R. Kraaijeveld : "Board games are like plant and animal species in that they can can evolve and give rise
to new forms. This leads to an important similarity between board games and bio- logical species (Eagle 1995, 1998; Kraaijeveld 1999): in both cases a group of similar-looking ‘species’ most likely owe their similarity to their being descended from a single
common ancestor.
• The Game of Go: Speculations on its Origins and
Symbolism in Ancient China -
By Peter Shotwell © 1994-February 2008 "... just as new thinking and new evidence have turned up in recent years to help strengthen the original theses, scholarship and excavations of the multitude of China’s archeological sites that remain underground will undoubtedly influence future thought."
• The Literary World of 15th Century Valencia: The Scachs d'amour Manuscript and its Three Authors by M.C. Romeo. A wonderful description of the Spanish literary circle that made modern chess what it is today.
Chessquest
• Do it Yourself Games Part 1 of 2 - Alphonsine Chess - A Goddesschess historical guide for the perplexed craftsperson.
• Do it Yourself Games Part 2 shows a recently refurbished Alphonso set as well as some excellent adventures in backgammon and a differently crafted Charlemagne chess set.
• Do it Yourself Games Part 3 - A hand made Charelmagne chess set!
• The Daunce of Nine-Men's-Morris and the Boundaries Between Worlds by Tracy Boyd © 2004 - Well researched and written, Tracy gives us all something to sing and dance about! A stellar performance shows how the energetric pulse of a living culture courses through many tributary arteries - board games included.
Chesstories
• Final Gambit by Karah Pino: We received this very interesting chess story for publication from Karah Pino, who stopped playing chess in 1999 after a personal trauma and subsequent realization. This is the true and well written story of her final game.
• George Koltanowski Remembered: Just who was George and what made him so special to chess? The Knight's Tours of George Koltanowski, by Frederic Friedel takes us on a brief journey back in time...
Chess Goddesses
• FILE UPDATE: The Cleveland Public Library has a collection of articles and materials on Gisela Kahn Gresser's chess career. The Gisela Kahn Gresser Collection is available for use by researchers in the John G. White Special Collections Department on the 3rd Floor of the Main Building.
Delphi
• A Beginner's Guide to Athena - By Michelle Albert
• The Birth of Athena - By Ev Cochrane
Lori Lejeune: ChessScapes: High quality art prints and mixed media work for the chess enthusiast.
28 pages featuring 23 chess-themed images by Lori Lejeune - a lovely addition to any chess collection or gift for a fan!
Bio: "Lori Lejeune is an artist in Atlanta who explores the intersection of art and technology in her print and web-based work. Her artwork has been exhibited throughout the US and is included in corporate, private and museum collections. Collectors include: the Charter Management Company, Coronado Press, the Museum of South Texas, Mexic-Arte Museum, and the University of Texas Benson/Romo Collection, among others."