Chess PathfinderThe purpose of this pathfinder is to for students to develop a history of chess and to learn the basics for how to play the game.

The students will learn the game in the following order:

1.History

2.How to Play

3.Notation / Strategy

4.Practice

What is Chess

• http://academic.eb.com/EBchecked/topic/109655/chess

• This explains what the game of chess is and what is looks like. It features segments on the history, champions, notations, and most of the vocabulary needed to play the game.

History• Chatrang / Shatranj

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shatranj

• Howard Staunton http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/bic1/PersonFullListPage/PersonFullListPortletWindow?failOverType=&resetBreadCrumb=&query=NP+Howard+Staunton&prodId=BIC1&windowstate=normal&contentModules=&display-query=NP+Howard+Staunton&mode=view&limiter=&displayGroupName=None&u=dove10524&displayGroups=&p=BIC1&action=e&activityType=BasicSearch

• Adolf Anderssen http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/bic1/searchResults1/actionWin?failOverType=&resetBreadCrumb=&query=ACID+14366008+OR+14366007&prodId=BIC1&windowstate=normal&contentModules=&display-query=ACID+%22Anderssen%2C+Adolf%22&mode=view&limiter=AC+y&u=dove10524&totalSearchResultCount=2&displayGroups=&p=BIC1&action=e&catId=&activityType=PersonSearch&scanId=CSH

• Bobby Fischer http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/bic1/person1/actionWin?resetBreadCrumb=&query=&prodId=BIC1&windowstate=normal&contentModules=&display-query=&mode=view&limiter=AC+y&showDisambiguation=true&u=dove10524&displayGroups=&p=BIC1&action=e&catId=GALE|AAA000199155&scanId=

How to Play• This video gives you the basics on how to setup a board and how

the pieces moves. This is for people who are visual learners.• https://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_55415

7675&feature=iv&src_vid=t-uwGvx4V_A&v=SM2fcenx7KU

• http://www.chesscademy.com/• http://chess.com/tutorial

Books Begin Chess by D.B. Pritchard

Chess for Young Beginners by W.T. McLeod

Beginner’s Guide to Playing Chess by Susan Caldwell

Beginner’s Chess Course by Enno Heyken

How to Play• These sites specialize in teaching

chess and allowing for competition.

• http://www.chesscademy.com/

• http://chess.com/tutorial

Notation and Strategy

• Taking Chess Notationhttp://www.chesshouse.com/how_to_read_and_write_chess_notation_a/166.htm

• This lists openings for beginner players. This lists the worst to the best and why they are important.

• http://www.dwheeler.com/chess-openings/

Wrap up• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2

4bM9kZp9NQ• This is clip for the movie ‘A King’s

Life’

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybrY9JWVBv4

• This is a clip about Josh Waitzkin who was expected to be the next Bobby Fisher in the 90s

Sign Up to PlayCompete online to play rated or unrated games against opponents of all levels. This keeps an online rating (unofficial)www.chess.com

Sign up to compete nationally in face to face tournaments using an official ratingwww.uschess.org

Compete online against players around the world using your official rating (not your computer rating)www.FIDE.com

Community Resources: Chess Club featuring classes and official rated gamesTuesday 7:00 – 10:00 at Union United Methodist Church