Students met for the last chess club session this week. This term, Alex taught the basics of the game: setup and initial positions, names of the chess pieces, their movements and relative values and an understanding of check and checkmate.
The students were surprised and disappointed it was the last session for this year, but look forward to meeting again in the new semester. In February, we will study good opening moves, learn when it's okay to sacrifice material (chess pieces) in order to win the endgame, and learn how to avoid draws or stalemates.
Leo Ting (丁耕唯) Class 607
Amy Hsu (許淮瑜) and Betty Hsu (許芳瑜) Class 501
Victor Ho (何宏彥) Class 606
Joyce Wang (王敏宜) Class 606 and Cathy Hong (洪郁晶) Class 607
For an overview (in Chinese) of the basics of chess, visit this children's chess club webpage.
