Is there an inexpensive book or series suitable for weekly chess lessons? I
am a high school coach (not that great a player, about 1600) and I would
like to give individual lessons to some of my students. What I need help
with is laying out the topics (what should come first) and finding
appropriate materials. My best players are about as strong as I am, and we
have a lot of under 1000 class players.

"Matthew" wrote in
rec.games.chess.misc:

Is there an inexpensive book or series suitable for weekly chess
lessons? I am a high school coach (not that great a player, about
1600) and I would like to give individual lessons to some of my
students. What I need help with is laying out the topics (what should
come first) and finding appropriate materials. My best players are
about as strong as I am, and we have a lot of under 1000 class
players.


Have you considered help from the USCF?
http://www.uschess.org/scholastic/
might give some ideas and free materials.

Good luck.

--
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Look around he http://www.chesskids.com/
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"Matthew" wrote in message
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Is there an inexpensive book or series suitable for weekly chess lessons?
I
am a high school coach (not that great a player, about 1600) and I would
like to give individual lessons to some of my students. What I need help
with is laying out the topics (what should come first) and finding
appropriate materials. My best players are about as strong as I am, and
we
have a lot of under 1000 class players.

Check out http://www.academicchess.com a new site with tons of teaching
materials.

..

Two suggestions:

1. the Dutch, also in English available, TASC CD with the official teaching
program of the Dutch chess federation;
See http://www.chesscentral.com/software/tascsoftware.htm
In dutch there is also a teacher's manual as a didactic aid.


2. look at Convekta's chess site for their networked teaching course 'Chess
School for Networks ' and 'Advanced Chess School: network version '

Succes,
Jo Steinschuld


"Matthew" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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Is there an inexpensive book or series suitable for weekly chess lessons?
I
am a high school coach (not that great a player, about 1600) and I would
like to give individual lessons to some of my students. What I need help
with is laying out the topics (what should come first) and finding
appropriate materials. My best players are about as strong as I am, and
we
have a lot of under 1000 class players.

Try www.chessforstudents.com. They have really great books for teaching
lessons to a club and the books are real affordable.

"Matthew" wrote in message
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Is there an inexpensive book or series suitable for weekly chess lessons?
I
am a high school coach (not that great a player, about 1600) and I would
like to give individual lessons to some of my students. What I need help
with is laying out the topics (what should come first) and finding
appropriate materials. My best players are about as strong as I am, and
we
have a lot of under 1000 class players.

Lev Alburt's series Comprehensive Chess Course Vol 2 & his Tactics for the
tournament player are excelent.
and when you get a chance, check out my new web site at
www.amchesscoaching.com
Leopold


"Matthew" wrote in message
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Is there an inexpensive book or series suitable for weekly chess lessons?
I
am a high school coach (not that great a player, about 1600) and I would
like to give individual lessons to some of my students. What I need help
with is laying out the topics (what should come first) and finding
appropriate materials. My best players are about as strong as I am, and
we
have a lot of under 1000 class players.

"Matthew" skrev i melding
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Is there an inexpensive book or series suitable for weekly chess lessons?
I
am a high school coach (not that great a player, about 1600) and I would
like to give individual lessons to some of my students. What I need help
with is laying out the topics (what should come first) and finding
appropriate materials. My best players are about as strong as I am, and
we
have a lot of under 1000 class players.



Hi.

"Chess Training for Budding Champions" by Jesper Hall deal with this theme.
For hints of lessons you should also look at Dan Heisman's colomn at
www.chesscafe.com.

Odd Gunnar

"MC" wrote in message
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Look around he http://www.chesskids.com/
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In the 'Library' section of this site, they have a detailed PDF file with
somewhere around 50 lesson plans. The material seems very well suited for
novices.

Hello, Matthew.

Hello.

If you are looking for good chess books and chess equipment for beginning
chess players, please visit John Bain's CHESS FOR STUDENTS' web site:

www.chessforstudents.com

You will find the books "Chess Rules For Students," "Checkmate! Ideas For
Students," and "Chess Tactics For Students"--all in easy to use, easy to
correct worksheet format. These books are excellent for classroom or
individual instruction. You will also find book reviews, chess sets, chess
scorebooks, chess clocks, and demonstration boards--all appropriate for
youngsters just learning chess, or for parents, teachers, and coaches
teaching the game.

Hope to hear from you soon.

Sincerely,

John Bain
www.chessforstudents.com
FAX: 541 929-7153

On Tue, 14 Oct 2003, Matthew wrote:

Is there an inexpensive book or series suitable for weekly chess lessons? I
am a high school coach (not that great a player, about 1600) and I would
like to give individual lessons to some of my students. What I need help
with is laying out the topics (what should come first) and finding
appropriate materials. My best players are about as strong as I am, and we
have a lot of under 1000 class players.