Chess

Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

Prerequisites and Co-Requisites

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

none

Course Contents

. Basic concepts related to Chess . History of Chess . Basic skills, course materials and conduct information . Strategic and tactical applications . Ethical and cultural information about chess

Weekly Schedule

1) INTRODUCTION TO CHESS *History and Benefits of Chess *Ataturk and Chess *Quotations about Chess *Chess in the World and Chess in Turkey *Chess Clock and Standard Tournament Set *Special Features of Chessboard *Ranks and Files *Short and Long Diagonals *Labeling Individual Squares *Importance of The Central Squares
2) CHESSMEN AND THEIR MOVES *Setup of Chessmen *Moves of a Pawn *Moves of a Bishop *Moves of a Knight *Moves of a Castle *Moves of a Queen *Moves of a King *Power of Chessmen and Their Valuations
3) ATTACKS AND CHECKMATE *Attack *Discovered Attack *Double Attack *Check The King *Discovered Check *Double Check *The King Under Attack *Checkmate *Checkmate with Double Check *Checkmate Positions *Checkmates in Two Moves
4) BASIC RULES AND NOTATION *Chess Notation and Writting The Moves *Castling and Castling Rules *Kingside Castling and Queenside Castling *En Passant Rule *Stalemate and Stalemate Positions *Draws and Threefold Repetetion *Fifty-move Rule
5) BASIC CHECKMATES AND CHECKMATE PATTERNS *Fool’s Mate *Scholar’s Mate *Checkmate with a Queen *Checkmate with a Castle *Checkmate with Two Bishops *Checkmate with a Knight and a Bishop
6) FORK AND PIN *Fork and Pin *Absolute and Relative Pin *Capturing a Material under Absolute and Relative Pin
7) MATERIAL EXCHANGE *Balanced Material Exchange *Unbalanced Material Exchange *Sacrifice of the Material
8) ENDGAME WITH PAWN *Opposition of The Kings *Pawn versus Queen *Pawn versus Castle *Passed Pawn *Promotion of a Pawn
9) ENDGAME WITH PAWNLESS *King versus Two Knights *Castle versus Queen *Bishop versus Queen *Knight versus Queen *Two Bishops versus Queen *Two Knights versus Queen *Bishop versus Castle *Knight versus Castle
10) CHESS OPENINGS *Aims of the Opening *Principals of the Opening *Classification of Openings *Spanish Opening – Ruy Lopez *Italian Opening – Giuoco Piano *Queen’s Gambit *Sicilian Defense *French Defense *Caro-Kann Defense
11) POSITIONAL PLAY *Central Squares *Open Files and Open Diagonals *Weak Squares *Pawn Structure and Pawn Chains *Passed Pawn *Doubled Pawn *Backward Pawn *Luft
12) ATTACKS AND COMBINATIONS *Blokade and Decoy *Collapse of Any Defense *Kingside Attack *Queenside Attack *Checkmate Combinations *Material Gaining Combinations *Drawing Combinations *Stalemate Combinations *Perpetual Check
13) CHECKMATE AND COMBINATION PROBLEMS *Checkmate Problems and Solutions *Combination Problems and Solutions *Endgame Problems and Solutions
14) SAMPLES FROM FAMOUS GAMES *Captain Smith – Philidor (London, 1790) *Anderssen – Dufresne (Berlin, 1853) *Lasker – Steinitz (Moscow, 1896) *Byrne – Fischer (New York, 1956)

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Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Contribution of Semester Studies to Course Grade	50%
Number Percentage Semester Studies Practices 1 50% Midterm Examination 1 50%
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade	50%
Total	100%

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Not Required