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Mckinney Chess Club

Fridays at the Senior Center – 1400 S. College – 1:30 – 5:00 pm
Saturdays at the Main Library – 101 E. Hunt – Second Floor – 10:30 am – 1:30 pm

Chess on the Square in McKinney (MPAC)

McKinney ISD Academic Chess Clubs (unless noted otherwise)

Evans Middle School – Tuesdays 3:45-5:00 in Library
Faculty Associate: Josiah McDowell
Emeritus Instructor: Jerry Isaacs

Finch Elementary School
Faculty Associate: Raul Ferrer, CIS

Glen Oaks Elementary School – Thursdays 3:00-4:00 in Library
Faculty associate: Robin Richardson
Emeritus Instructor: Jerry Isaacs

Vega Elementary School
Instructor: Gina Fuller

Webb Elementary School – Mondays 3:00-4:00 in CIS Room
Faculty associate: Roshasta Brandon, CIS
Instructor: Bud Jones
Emeritus Instructor: Jerry Isaacs

L. L. Hotchkiss Elementary School (Dallas ISD)
Tuesdays and Thursdays – 3:15 to 4:30
Faculty Associate: Kerri Russell
Instructor: Jerry Isaacs

Free Online Chess Resources

Gizmo’s Compilation of Online Chess Resources
Jerry’s Chess Rank Database – A Free Easy-to-Use Ranking System For Your Academic Chess Club
Openings
ChessImager
The Encyclopedia of Chess Openings (ECO)
Kasparov Chess Foundation Curriculum – Free To Schools
Polgar – Chess: 5334 Problems, Combinations and Games
Computer Chess and Online Chess Against Live Opponents
Gameknot Checkmate Puzzles
Chess Rules
Algebraic Chess Notation
FEN Notation
Chess Imager
iChess Viewer
Endgame Studies
Fritz 12
Chess Websites
MAYURA
Current Chess File Downloads – Complete (160 MB)
Peshka Two-Knight Endgames
Ctrl C and Ctrl V – Cut and Paste
Fritz Q&A
Fritz calculation training – part one
Fritz Shootout Mode (Fritz vs Fritz)
Endgame Studies

Mostly Old Notes by Jerry – not well organized:

 
Introductory Notes
04/20/09
04/27/09
05/04/09
05/11/09
05/18/09
06/01/09
06/08/09
11/09/09
June 2009
July 2009
Endgame Study: 1. Introduction
Endgame Study: 2. Opposition
Endgame Study: 3. King and Pawn vs King
Passed Pawns
October 2009
November 2009
Contest – Happy New Year
Peshka Two-Knight Endgames

01) R2K4/8/8/8/3k4/8/8/8 w – (01-R2K48883k4888 w.fen)


02) 6KQ/8/8/3k4/8/8/8/8 w – (02-6KQ883k48888 w.fen)


03) K6B/8/8/8/8/3k4/8/7B w – (03-K6B88883k487B w.fen)


04) 5k2/8/4K3/5P2/8/8/8/8 w – (04-5k284K35P28888 w.fen)


05) 8/8/5k2/8/5K2/8/4P3/8 w – (05-885k285K284P38 w.fen)

Contest 2 – Beat Mayura: For this contest, practice by playing white against Mayura on position file ’06-5rk12B3ppb3p3p7PbpNQ382P2PPP6K1 w.fen’. Then during chess club show me that you can beat Mayura three times in a row on this position, and you will win a tournament carry bag for your chess set. If you have the latest Mayura CD, All 6 of these contest files are in the ‘contest’ folder. Otherwise, you can copy the fen line (copy = ctrl-c), paste it into Mayura (Edit > Paste Position), and save the position on your computer (File > Save Position As > Contest.fen) so you can reload it each time (ctrl-v) to practice.

Set Levels as ‘Fixed Depth – 10 moves’. Make your first move, and then click the green play button to get Mayura to begin playing black. After the game, reload the position and practice again until you can win consistently.


06) 5rk1/2B3pp/b3p3/p7/PbpNQ3/8/2P2PPP/6K1 w –
(06-5rk12B3ppb3p3p7PbpNQ382P2PPP6K1 w.fen)

Tournament-style Chess Sets: Excellent tournament-style chess sets like the ones we use at school, including large, triple-weighted pieces and a roll-up vinyl board are available to all Webb Chess Club members for $10. Others may purchase these chess sets in any quantity for $15 apiece. Contact JerryI by replying at the bottom of this page.

This website is dedicated to the promotion of chess for beginning players. When I first joined the volunteer staff at Webb Elementary, I was disappointed at the quality of the chess equipment available for the club. So I searched the internet and decided that we could obtain the best value for our investment in chess equipment at www.chesshouse.com. Since then, our Club and Club Members have purchased about 35 competition chess sets from that source. We are very pleased with the quality of that equipment. Anyone who is considering the purchase of a chess set should click and read

Selecting a Chess Set

A guide to the selection of a basic chess set.

All proceeds to the SBRanch.org website support the activities of the Webb Elementary School Chess Club. Contributions may be made by PayPal. Reply at the bottom of this page for details.

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Puzzle 1 – Chess.com – 09/23/09 – Black to move to win $3 million in 3.
r1b1k2r/1p3p1p/p1pq2p1/8/1P1b4/PQN5/4PPPP/2R1KB1R b

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Puzzle 2 – Chess.com – 10/07/09 – Black to move and mate in 6.
5r2/4b1k1/p2p1r2/P1P1p3/5np1/BP2R3/6P1/3RN1K1 b

solution
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Puzzle 3 – Chess.com – 10/13/09 – White to move and mate in 4
4k2r/1R3R2/p3p1pp/4b3/1BnNr3/8/P1P5/5K2 w

solution
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Puzzle 4 – by Judith Polgar when she was 4 years old – White to move and mate in 2.
8/8/8/8/7Q/8/3P2p1/4K1k1/ w
White to move and mate in 2.