 micronesia United States. September 10 2008 05:38. Posts 19300 | Profile Blog # |
It's official. I'm going to be the chess club adviser for my Middle/High School. I don't know when I'm starting, but I accepted the position today.
I receive a small compensation for the year, but I'm doing this less for the compensation than for the chance to get involved in the school outside of the classroom. This is good for many reasons.
I spoke to the previous chess club adviser. He explained how he had run the club in the past. Basically, once a week for 45 minutes to an hour, students meet after school and play chess. He would do a short presentation on a projector using chess software, and commentary by a famous chess player (the one from the movie Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)).
They said the adviser doesn't need to be a master of chess, but just needs to be able to play and have a familiarity, so I should meet the requirements, although I better brush up and improve a bit. I'm open to suggestions for ways to do this. If anyone who's good at chess wants to help me out a little bit, I'd be honored. Suggestions for cheap/free chess software that would be helpful are also welcome.
If things are going well, there can be chess tournaments at the end of the year :D
Sorry all you go players, but there's no go club.
Edit:
List of people who want to play:
Chill
ThePhant2m
DownMaxX
Caller
littlechava
imBLIND
AttackZerg
Shymon
SuperiorwolfLast edit: 2008-09-10 12:31:26
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 Chill Canada. September 10 2008 05:59. Posts 25251 | Profile Blog # |
Searching for Bobby Fischer = worst / best movie ever. It's like the only DVD I own because I couldn't find a torrent at the time.
I started getting really into Waitzkin at that time, reading everything I could about him, until I found out he gave up chess to become a Judo master or something, at which point I lost interest. I like hearing his commentary on Chessmaster; it was pretty interesting.
I joined the chess club in my city in January and played in some tournament. I went 1-5, with my only win being against some 13 year old girl, and only because I started as white. She was still rated like 1440 vs my ~1200 at the time -_-.
Oh look I found it hahah
http://www.chess.ca/memberinfo.asp?CFCN=147717
Anyways, chess is awesome. I loved it as a kid and used to play a lot despite never understanding the deeper tactics. Awhile ago I used to teach some kids how to play chess every Friday at a school near where I lived, and it was funny when the kids used to get used to it and excited to play again, despite not being able to stand 10 year old kids.
Anyways, are you going to teach them tactics or just let them have at it? Going to run a ladder? going to play other schools? Sorry I don't even know which grades you teach, it's high school right? So they're probably are some pretty good players already I'd imagine.
Anyways we should play sometime! I play REALLY slow since I don't have any lines memorized. One time I was playing 90/+30 in a tournament, and on move 55 when I resigned I had 17 minutes left and my opponent had 97 -_-Last edit: 2008-09-10 06:00:18 |
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| AhhBoxxah Canada. September 10 2008 06:21. Posts 438 | Profile Blog # |
| Cheep/free software? You could search for a torrent. I know that I downloaded Fritz 11 off a torrent, it's a pain finding a good torrent though, but that would be really good, I wouldn't know about the other chess software, and I might even be misinterpreting what you mean by cheep free software =p, but anyway gl hf :D |
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| micronesia United States. September 10 2008 07:07. Posts 19300 | Profile Blog # |
On September 10 2008 05:59 Chill wrote:
Anyways, are you going to teach them tactics or just let them have at it? Going to run a ladder? going to play other schools? Sorry I don't even know which grades you teach, it's high school right? So they're probably are some pretty good players already I'd imagine.
It's mostly just going to be kids in the school playing each other (7-12th grade). There are ~10-15 returning members supposedly. I don't know yet if I'm going to have a ladder/league running throughout the school year or if it will just be fun games, or what. I'll probably do whatever was done last year.
Anyways we should play sometime! I play REALLY slow since I don't have any lines memorized. One time I was playing 90/+30 in a tournament, and on move 55 when I resigned I had 17 minutes left and my opponent had 97 -_-
I'm glad to play when I have time. I'd play yubee except he'd use a chess ai to destroy me. Don't worry I'm also slow (not my prior blog about chess). I somehow convinced my sister to play me last night, and she kept getting annoyed at how slow I was playing. |
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| ThePhan2m Norway. September 10 2008 07:12. Posts 2457 | Profile Blog # |
I love chess! long time since I played it. Used to play it like everyday during high school. We should play one time  |
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| 3clipse Canada. September 10 2008 07:22. Posts 2541 | Profile Blog # |
I used to be pretty good at chess. Won almost every game I played. It might just be because I never played any REAL competition though; mostly family and friends. Might get totally worked in a tournament, I hear a lot of tourney players are pretty hardcore.  Last edit: 2008-09-10 07:23:18 |
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| DownMaxX Canada. September 10 2008 07:40. Posts 1281 | Profile # |
I use to use Chessmaster 7000, but it's probably a bit outdated by now. Like 8 years outdated.
But I'd be up for some games sometime I guess. Been a few years since I've played, but I use to play quite a bit online when I was younger. |
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| yubee United States. September 10 2008 07:44. Posts 3826 | Profile Blog # |
| you have the most freaking boring blogs jesus christ |
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| MiniRoman Canada. September 10 2008 07:46. Posts 3953 | Profile Blog # |
I always thought you nwere like 24. HRMMM
EDIT: April 25, 1985 YOUR BIRTHDAY
I was pretty much right. Are you a teacher or something?Last edit: 2008-09-10 07:47:05 |
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| micronesia United States. September 10 2008 07:51. Posts 19300 | Profile Blog # |
On September 10 2008 07:44 yubee wrote:
you have the most freaking boring blogs jesus christ
How did you get in here?
On September 10 2008 07:46 MiniRoman wrote:
I always thought you nwere like 24. HRMMM
EDIT: April 25, 1985 YOUR BIRTHDAY
I was pretty much right. Are you a teacher or something?
Yes. |
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 Roffles  Tuvalu. September 10 2008 07:52. Posts 14400 | Profile Blog # |
I've always hated chess. Too many fucking moves and thinking ahead like 3-5 moves isn't really in my comfort zone. I used to play on my Chessmaster and I kept getting raped on noob levels, so I gave up. Anyways, you could try googling free chess software or some shit like that.
Best of luck to you! |
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| micronesia United States. September 10 2008 07:54. Posts 19300 | Profile Blog # |
On September 10 2008 07:52 Roffles wrote:
I've always hated chess. Too many fucking moves and thinking ahead like 3-5 moves isn't really in my comfort zone. I used to play on my Chessmaster and I kept getting raped on noob levels, so I gave up. Anyways, you could try googling free chess software or some shit like that.
Best of luck to you!
Lol that's how I felt until I tried playing go. Then chess became so much more simple and linear.
I have a trial version of kchess (which is pretty easy to unlock tbh) and I'd be willing to spend a little bit of money (~25 dollars) but I just can't dump several hundreds if any good programs actually cost that much. |
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| SiegeTanksandBlueGoo China. September 10 2008 08:38. Posts 685 | Profile Blog # |
I am SO IN ANY CHESS GAME. kekeke.
Add me in. |
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| Caller Poland. September 10 2008 08:38. Posts 7265 | Profile Blog # | |
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| betaben September 10 2008 10:00. Posts 681 | Profile Blog # |
| I'd like to join, but my attendance may be low |
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| micronesia United States. September 10 2008 10:21. Posts 19300 | Profile Blog # |
On September 10 2008 10:00 betaben wrote:I'd like to join, but my attendance may be low
Wut |
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| Nitrogen United States. September 10 2008 10:21. Posts 5298 | Profile Blog # |
| i used to be in a chess club... in like 3rd grade. good times... |
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| littlechava United States. September 10 2008 10:23. Posts 7021 | Profile Blog # |
| i'll play but i'm as horrible at chess as i am at go |
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| imBLIND United States. September 10 2008 11:50. Posts 1809 | Profile Blog # |
You can play me
im pretty rusty myself, but i dont think i forgot everything |
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| AttackZerg United States. September 10 2008 11:59. Posts 6322 | Profile Blog # |
I've played for about 17 years now (3 years tournaments).
Tactical vision decreases with inactivity but I am always down for a game. |
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