| Level |
Prerequisites |
Test Concepts |
| |
Points |
Homework / Lectures |
Paper |
Over the Board |
|
Pawn |
25 |
- Complete Chess Rules for Students
- King and Queen vs. King lecture
- Complete
Checkmate/Stalemate
problem set
|
Recognizing pieces
Set up of board
Checkmate
Stalemate |
Endgame: King & Queen
vs. King (One minute to complete) |
| Knight |
75 |
- Knight level Problem Sets:
#1
and #2
- King and Rook vs. King lecture
- Basic opening concepts lecture
|
Basic checkmates
Opening concepts |
Endgame: King and Rook vs. King
(One minute to complete) |
| Bishop |
150 |
- Bain's Chess Tactics for
Students Problem Sets 3-7
|
Algebraic Notation
Tactics
Winning Material
Opposition |
Endgame: King and Pawn vs.
King to win and draw
(2 minutes to complete)
Defense against Scholar's Mate -
no loss of material |
| Rook |
250 |
- Bain's Checkmate Ideas for
Students Problem Sets 8-11
|
Mate in 2
Mate in 3
Combinations |
Endgame:
King and Queen vs. King and Pawn
on the 7th |
| Queen |
400 |
- Yasser Seirawan's
Play
Winning Chess
|
Force, Space,
Time
Pawn Structure
Combinations
Test positions taken from the book. |
Endgame:
Philidor and Lucena positions
Multiple start positions: different ranks and / or files
Annotate and
explain 5 of your games.
(See chapter 6
of Seirawan's book) |
| King |
600 |
-
Yasser Seirawan's
Winning Chess Strategies
|
Advantages,
Minor Pieces, Targets, Majorities & Minorities
Test positions
taken from the book. |
Annotate and
explain 5 Grandmaster games. A selection of
games will be available from which to choose. |