Hey, people! You might all know me as the B.S.er - the guy who posts ridiculous and useless comments all over chess.com for no particular reason except to entertain himself. For reference, look at this website, although chances are, you've seen it already =D: http://www.chess.com/forum/view/general/eric-should-be-banned

 

Now, I plan on something serious: I would like to start a little curriculum for beginner chess players (i.e. anyone under a rating of 1200 on chess.com). I'm not saying that I'm a great chess player myself (although I believe I'm quickly improving), but I would like to be able to teach simple basics to beginners who don't understand different aspects of chess. Just the simple stuff, nothing complex.

 

Now, what I need is support: if I get enough, then I will begin to post different little lessons; it may be on this same forum or it may be on different forums labelled by the lesson. I already know how to lay it out - I'm a quick planner.

 

So, if you support this idea, please do tell me (in this forum); if I do wind up getting enough support, I'd like to know how it would be better and more convenient to post my lessons!

Note: if you want me to include my infamous humor on these posts, I'll do it if I get support. Nevertheless, I doubt the likliness of that occurence. =P

Go for it!  There are always those who could use a little teaching.  I can always use a refresher for the things that I seem to forget.  And definitely include the humor.  It just adds to the learning by making it enjoyable.

Thanks, cwcaesar!

 

Need more opinions! I'll tally it up!

 

Pro = 1

Unsure = 0

Anti = 0

Who the hell cares = 0

I not long ago posted something for beginners in the article section. Butgood plan though. Knight on the rim is dim! because it controls only 4 squares compared to 8 if it was in the middle, and the knight is best in more closed positions meaning when pawns resticed the pieces where's the knight can simply jump over the pawns, and the knight is most effective on the 5 or 6th rank that means 5 rows up from where it started. Hope that helped hahaha....

littleman, that's 1 small little tiny itsy bitsy miniscule part of what my lessons will have (if they will take place).

 

Looks like

pro = 2

unsure = 0

anti = 0

who the hell cares = 0

 

So far, so good! =D

sure. why not. my play is a roller coaster ride, and it sucks. i could deffinately use some help.

pro = 3

unsure = 0

anti = 0

who the hell cares = 0

Technically, the pro-Communism, I mean pro-lesson opinions are 0 times as popular as the others (after all, 0 times what = 3???) =P

I should be interested to see if u do it and how it would turn out.....

Hey, with only 3 pro-Communist, I mean pro-lesson people, I can't really say that most of chess.com supports this ridiculously crazy endeavor of mine... Of course, if you peeps could spread the word on this (get the link for this page: http://www.chess.com/forum/view/scholastic-chess/basic-chess-for-beginners) it'd help the cause and get more steady (or unsteady) opinions.

 

If you're interested in this at all (interested does not specifically mean for this or against this, it just means interested!!!), then post this link in places; if it's counted as ADVERTISING or SPAMMING, then I'll tell Erik it was all your guys' faults! =P Kidding, I'll show him this post and say it was my idea.

COME ON, PEOPLE!!! GIVE YOUR OPINIONS! I TAKE INTO ACCOUNT EVERY SINGLE ONE!!!

Well I'm interested....personally I would like to learn more chess jargo. Alot of times while reading up on chess I don't know what's being said because I don't know what the heck they're talking about due to jargon....but strategy, openings, endgames, the whole shabang is what I need help in!

Hey Doc, I support your endeavour. I'm curious about your curriculum.. I imagine you've go over the tactical basics - pins, forks, skewers, discoveries. I have a few friends I could send your way, <1200. I've been working with a few, and my main aim with them thus far is stressing the idea that the center is where the action is (trying to explain the logic behind the idea that if pieces like knight and Queen are in the center, then control more squares - making sure that is intuitive) as well as trying to emphasise just what a healthy opening position looks like. It is tough, working with the below 1000 crowd. Lots to cover, they're often quite young. It is cool if you make the attempt, by all means. I support you.

But put me down as 1 in the anti group, just for fun. Mwaha. 

See that's what I'm talking about...what is; forks, skewers, discoveries?? I think I know what a pin is....but I may need to be corrected on that. I'm agreeing with Rael that there is much to be covered for beginners. I'm in my mid-twenties however , yet I never was exposed to chess until the past few years. Anywho, I'm very child-like in my chess knowledge so I'm a willing participant!

I am willing to support the project!

just an idea  dont know if it would work or if there would be willing partipants to give away their time for free but what about forming a chess club for beginners(say under(1200) where more advanced players can play them unrated games and give them pointers as they play.  Each beginner that wants to participate gets like a play buddy(like a big brother big sister kind of relationship) and the games with that person are for solely instructional use.  Maybe Eric could even create a special board for those lessons where takebacks are allowed and a side anayslis board that both players see  where variations could be explained. Just an idea. Maybe not very reasonable  dont know. But I think it would be good practice for both players and the responsability of teaching almost always makes one want to improve and helps crystalize ones ideas.

Go for it!

Why not do what most people on chess.com do, and start a blog... that way the lesson structure becomes clearer, and they are all available in on place.

Do it, we chess beginners need all the help we can get.

great idea, ive been waiting for something like this, what you could do is set a forum for questions about chess and a forum with articles for begginers, and anyone with knowledge could write an article to teach begginers, and begginers could request an article about something particular.

onehandgann wrote: just an idea  dont know if it would work or if there would be willing partipants to give away their time for free but what about forming a chess club for beginners(say under(1200) where more advanced players can play them unrated games and give them pointers as they play.  Each beginner that wants to participate gets like a play buddy(like a big brother big sister kind of relationship) and the games with that person are for solely instructional use.  Maybe Eric could even create a special board for those lessons where takebacks are allowed and a side anayslis board that both players see  where variations could be explained. Just an idea. Maybe not very reasonable  dont know. But I think it would be good practice for both players and the responsability of teaching almost always makes one want to improve and helps crystalize ones ideas.

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 You could have a Lethal Weapon themed buddy day, where you're asked things like "your buddy has a bomb under their toilet seat, and they're sitting on it, what do you do? WHAT DO YOU DO?"

I'm pro, but only if the above is included in a buddy system.