Step 1 Series

Step 1 Manual

Manual for chess trainers Step 1

The manual is a great support for the trainer, even for an experienced trainer. Ready made lessons, hints on how to use the workbooks, how to give assistance, and so on.

Contents:

Introductions:

  • How children learn to play chess
  • Organisation
  • Motivation
  • Teaching
  • Who should teach chess?
  • Sequence of teaching material
  • Asking questions
  • Giving assistance
  • The workbooks
  • Playing
  • Running groups
  • Certificates

The first step is divided in 15 lessons.

  1. Board and pieces
  2. Moves of the pieces
  3. Attacking and capturing
  4. The pawn
  5. Defending
  6. Check and getting out of check
  7. Mate (1)
  8. Mate (2)
  9. Castling
  10. Profitable exchange
  11. Twofold attack
  12. Draw
  13. Mating with the queen
  14. Taking 'en passant'
  15. The notation