This course is part of BLOC© Chess Master and Its Tools - Advanced Chess Diploma.

In this course, students will be able to improve their chess skills.

The course will explore chess tactics in depth.    In this course, students will be able to study chess tactics in depth,  which, together with strategy, is one of the pillars on which the science of chess is based. In addition, students will be introduced to different websites and applications where they can practice and improve tactics in particular and chess in general.    

Speakers

Amador González de la Nava
Chess Academy

Luis Sánchez-Arévalo
Castilla y León Chess Federation

Written material

Module I –TACTICS. Combinational Motifs I-

  • Difference between strategy and tactics. The combination
  • Checkmate patterns I
  • Checkmate patterns II
  • Checkmate patterns III

Module II –TACTICS. Combinational Motifs II-

  • The Double Attack
  • The pin.
  • The discovered attack
  • Obstruction

Module III –TACTICS. Combinational Motifs III-

  • Blocking
  • Clearing squares and opening lines
  • Deflection
  • Attraction

Module IV –TACTICS. Combinational Motifs IV-

  • Overloading
  • The back rank.
  • Destruction of the defense
  • Typical themes in attacks against the king

Module V –CHESS AND COMPUTING-

  • Tactical training applications and websites
  • Computer applications dedicated to chess teaching
  • Teaching chess through the internet
  • Analysis of a platform designed for online chess teaching

Audiovisual material

  • Masterclass Duration: 1min
    "Introduction"
    Amador González de la Nava, Chess Academy
  • Masterclass Duration: 2min
    "Final Checkmate with Rooks and Knight"
    Amador González de la Nava, Chess Academy
  • Masterclass Duration: 6min
    "Final Checkmate with Rooks and Bishop"
    Amador González de la Nava, Chess Academy
  • Masterclass Duration: 2min
    "Final Checkmate with Rooks Only"
    Amador González de la Nava, Chess Academy
  • Masterclass Duration: 2min
    "Final Queen and Pawn 1"
    Amador González de la Nava, Chess Academy
  • Masterclass Duration: 2min
    "Final Queen and Knight"
    Amador González de la Nava, Chess Academy
  • Masterclass Duration: 1min
    "Final Queen and Bishop"
    Amador González de la Nava, Chess Academy
  • Masterclass Duration: 3min
    "Final Checkmate with Pieces"
    Amador González de la Nava, Chess Academy
  • Masterclass Duration: 1min
    "Introduction"
    Amador González de la Nava, Chess Academy
  • Masterclass Duration: 4min
    "Final Double Threat"
    Amador González de la Nava, Chess Academy
  • Masterclass Duration: 2min
    "Final The Pin"
    Amador González de la Nava, Chess Academy
  • Masterclass Duration: 1min
    "Final The Discovered Attack"
    Amador González de la Nava, Chess Academy
  • Masterclass Duration: 2min
    "Final Obstruction or Interference"
    Amador González de la Nava, Chess Academy
  • Masterclass Duration: 1min
    "Introduction"
    Amador González de la Nava, Chess Academy
  • Masterclass Duration: 2min
    "Final Tactical Block"
    Amador González de la Nava, Chess Academy
  • Masterclass Duration: 2min
    "Final Clearing Squares and Opening Lines"
    Amador González de la Nava, Chess Academy
  • Masterclass Duration: 2min
    "Final Deflection of the Defense"
    Amador González de la Nava, Chess Academy
  • Masterclass Duration: 2min
    "Final Fatal Attraction"
    Amador González de la Nava, Chess Academy
  • Masterclass Duration: 1min
    "Introduction"
    Amador González de la Nava, Chess Academy
  • Masterclass Duration: 2min
    "Finals Overloading"
    Amador González de la Nava, Chess Academy
  • Masterclass Duration: 3min
    "Final The Back Rank"
    Amador González de la Nava, Chess Academy
  • Masterclass Duration: 2min
    "Finals Destruction of the Defense"
    Amador González de la Nava, Chess Academy
  • Masterclass Duration: 7min
    "Final Typical Themes in Attacks Against the King"
    Amador González de la Nava, Chess Academy
  • Masterclass Duration: 1min
    "Introduction"
    Amador González de la Nava, Chess Academy
  • Masterclass Duration: 17min
    "Tactical Training Applications and Websites"
    Luis Sánchez-Arévalo, Castilla y León Chess Federation
  • Masterclass Duration: 17min
    "Computer Applications Dedicated to Chess Teaching"
    Luis Sánchez-Arévalo, Castilla y León Chess Federation
  • Masterclass Duration: 17min
    "Teaching Chess Through the Internet"
    Luis Sánchez-Arévalo, Castilla y León Chess Federation
  • Masterclass Duration: 4min
    "Analysis of a Platform Designed for Online Chess Teaching"
    Amador González de la Nava, Chess Academy

The Professional Certificates offered by executives and experts from leading universities and companies aim to meet people’s training needs by helping them acquire the professional skills most in demand today.

All certificates can be requested in the formats available at https://e4you.org/es/certificados 

In this program, you can obtain two types of certifications:

  • Block Diploma (or ‘BLOC © Diploma’): Certificate awarded upon successful completion of all courses in a block or course ‘pack’.

    • To obtain this diploma, it will be necessary to have successfully completed the courses included within the training block and obtained their certificates of completion.

  • Course Certificate: Certificate awarded upon successful completion of a course. To obtain this certificate, it will be necessary to view at least 70% of the syllabus and successfully complete the defined course assessment activities (questionnaires, assignment submissions, …). You will find all the required information within the course.

Block diplomas or certificates (‘BLOC © Diploma’) offered:

BLOC © CHESS MASTER AND ITS TOOLS.
Advanced Chess Diploma

Certificate you can obtain if you successfully complete the following courses:
  • Introduction to Chess: Learn Chess with Computer Resources and Artificial Intelligence.
  • Chess: Improvement.
  • Chess: Advanced Level and Computer Tools.

Course certificates offered:

Introduction to Chess: Learn Chess with Computer Resources and Artificial Intelligence.

Each course in the program offers its own certificate. The certificate from one of the courses is used as an example.

Keywords: chess, course, introduction, improvement, education.

Bibliography

El Camino del Ajedrez -Ediciones USAL-
Problemas de Estrategia [Aperturas Cerradas] -Ediciones Chessy-
Problemas de Estrategia [Aperturas Abiertas] -Ediciones Chessy-
Noventa Ejercicios de Estrategia -Ediciones Chessy-
The Ultimate Chess Strategy -Ediciones Gambit-