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How to Rank a Player

Beginning – Players who can:

• Demonstrate how to set up a chessboard.
• Demonstrate how the pieces move and capture.
• Explain checkmate and stalemate.
• Demonstrates how to castle both sides.
• Demonstrate the ability to play a game of chess to completion.

Intermediate – Players who can:

• Explain the relative value of the pieces and how that can be used to evaluate an exchange.
• Explain the touch move rule.
• Demonstrate the proper way to play with a clock.
• Demonstrate how to capture en passant.
• Demonstrate mate with a King & Queen vs. King, King & 2 Rooks vs. King, and King & Rook vs. King.

Advanced – Players who can:

• Explain the general principles of the opening.
• Demonstrate how to read and record a chess game.
• Understand the importance of, and apply, an appropriate thought process.
• Understand the importance of, and apply, good time management.
• Demonstrate basic tactics: fork, pin, back-rank mate, discovered attack.
• Record their moves using algebraic notation.

Featuring: yU, Raheem Devaughn, Oddisee, Noyeek, Draus, Laelo, Tabi Bonney