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John Diefenbaker Elementary School Chess ClubÉcole Élémentaire Diefenbaker Club d'échecs


Chess Club Permission Form / Formulaire d'autorisation du club d'échecs

Dear Parents,

Diefenbaker PAC is pleased to announce the Chess Club is back. Students and parents will have the opportunity to learn and play chess.

Chess club meets between 2:45 and 3:30 pm every Tuesday in the computer room. (Location and time of the chess club may be determined by chess club coordinator as he or she fits.) Each club member will be assigned an opponent and a leaning topic each week. You have one week to complete the match and submit the result of the match along with your learning topic by the Tuesday of next week when the chess club convenes.

Please read how Diefenbaker Chess Club operates.

This year’s chess club do not require any volunteers as the plan is to have it run on its own. I would still prefer students to elect a head of the chess club (this practice is done by Homma School).

The only thing the parent(s) expect(s) to do is to try to help your kid(s) lean chess. Parent(s) play(s) important rolls in a child’s leaning. You should spend 1 to 2 hours per week helping them studying chess.

It is recommended that children grad 3 or below have a parent accompanies them in the club meeting on Tuesday to help them sign in and out of the computer system.

If you wish your kid(s) to joint, please email you to [email protected]. You email address is optional but if you want the coordinator to communicate with you to check on your child or children’s progress, you should provide it. We are not printing this consent form.

Checkmate / Échec et mat!Thank you / Merci

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I give permission for my child(ren)___________________Grade (division):__________ and Chesskid.com account name:_________________________________________________to participate in the Chess Club this year.

I also give permission for my child’s game to be use for analysis. (Mark X here) ___

Parent signature:___________________________________________

I would also like to volunteer at the chess club. I can be reached at:

Name:____________________________ Email:______________________________________

Frank JuDiefenbaker Chess Club Coordinator.2015 - Present

mailto:[email protected]


OPERATION PROCEDURE / Procédure d'Opération The school chess club meets every Tuesday between 2:45 to 3:30pm at the computer room. (Location and time of the chess club may be determined by chess club coordinator as he or she fits.) If student can’t make it at the club time, you can still joint the club. Each club member will be assigned an opponent and a leaning topic each week. You have one week to complete the match and submit the result of the match along with your learning topic by the Tuesday of next week when the chess club convenes. When you email a pgn, send the pgn as an attachment to the email.

If you are not there, have your peers deliver the assignments to you or I will email it to you. Not being there on Tuesday does not constitute you forfeiting the chess club, but not finishing your assigned match(es) or learning assignment(s) do constitute you are forfeiting the chess club.

Players will be divided into 2 groups: Grade 6 and 7 and Grade 5 below.

No other games are permitted in the chess club. Please take the chess knowledge quiz to see how much you know about the basic of chess.

Chess game(s) may be play on computer or manually with a chess set. A chess clock is available for competition games. A child must have a chesskid.com and or chess.com account to maximize the fun while as a member.

When you sign up at chesskid.com, you choose a user name like Joethegreat or JaneAlmighty. Once you completed you match and download the PGN (Portable Game Note), chesskid.com name your file:

Joethegreat_vs_JaneAlmighty_2018_09_16.pgn.You have to change file name to reflect your true name ie:

Joe Smith_vs_Jane Chan 0-1.It means Joe Smith (white) played Jane Chan (black) Jane Chan won.

Please see the screen shot next page on how to download PGN(portable game note) All assigned games played must have a record to be official. You must down the full PGN (the one with a result) not partial PGN (the one without a result). Chesskid.com will automatically record the game for you.

I’m hoping I can accomplish this but circumstance dictates. Top 3 players may play in the year end final for a chance to win $25 price courtesy of Diefenbaker Chess Club. The final tournament will be manually conducted. Players must know how to record the game and use the chess clock. The instruction will be given at that time.

All communication of the chess club should be directed to [email protected]. This email is access only by the chess club coordinator and chair or vice chair of the PAC group.

Frank JuDiefenbaker Chess Club Coordinator.2015-Present

mailto:[email protected]

The above screen shot show you how to download PGN (portable game note). When you email, send the pgn as an attachment to the email. Make sure you change your user name to your real name.

The above screen shot shows you how to seach for oppent. You search by the user name, ie: Jane_Almighty.


KNOWLEDGE QUIZ QUESTIONSKnowledge of the chessboard:On a chessboard, horizontal squares are denoted by letter A-H while vertical squares are denoted by number 1-8. Knowing this, please name all squares on the chess board (ie: a1…).

On a chessboard, there are the diagonal squares which is called the diagonal. What are the horizontal squares and the vertical squares called? Horizonal ________, Vertical _______.

Basic movement of pieces:For a pawn, you need to know how it captures (including the special move capture you are to name) and what happens when the pawn gets to the other end of the board which is called p______?

There are 2 special moves in chess. What are their names? 1)_______, 2)__ ______(a word in French).

What the two ways to castle? ______ side and _____side.

Give the 3 situations when you cannot castle.1)2)3)Chess Notations:What are the letters used to denote each piece in chess (ie: K for King)? Queen, Rooks, Bishops, Knights, and pawns? Following notations are used to record a chess game. What does each symbol mean?X – (e.p. is use to denotes _______ en passant.)+ ++ or # O-O O-O-O 1-0 0-1 ½-½

How to record the following matches? (ie A vs B #-#)Jane Wood plays white vs John Chan plays black result Jane Wood wins.John Doe plays white vs Jane Doe plays black result Jane Doe wins.Mary Duck plays black vs Joey Geese plays white result in draw. (tricky one)

Following notations are used to analysis a chess game. What does each symbol mean in a game analysis?! !! ? ?? Terrible move or blunder (free answer)!? ?! Keep in mind when you see something like this...Nc6, it means black to move.

Frank JuDiefenbaker Chess Club Coordinator.2015 - Present

Steps to learning chess

Chess is a mind sport. Like other sports, players must learn the rules, technique and tactics of the game. Like other sports, you have to work on it to succeed. Playing chess will help kids improve their critical think, math counting ability, self-discipline and mental endurance.

The follow is my layout to how to learn chess. Now you can proceed to the enrollment quiz and drills and preparations.

How to begin:Rules of the game and how pieces move

Chess NotationsVisualization and Calculation

Phase of the game:Opening game, Middle game and Endgame

Tactics:List of tactics of chess

Special topic:Pattern Recognition

Chess Engines and Software

There will be another file for all the assignments and exercise that serves as aide to parents and children learning chess.

CHESS CLOCK INSTRUCTIONFIDE Article 6 governs the usage of chess clock in tournament games.Article 6.4 “Before the start of the game the arbiter decides where the chess clock is placed.” It should be placed so the time is visible to the two players. The person who moves first will have the tab up on his/her side.

Setting the Chess clock instruction:The on/off button is located at the bottom of the clock.When setting this chess clock, the tab on the white side is always up since white always moves first.Press the CENTRE button and hold it for 3 seconds or until the display blinks. Then press the center button to position the to set the time (h:mm:ss). In the proper position, press + or – to add or subtract time from the clock. When the time setting is done, press and hold CENTRE button for 3 second or until the blinking stops.

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Chess Notations: · Web view(Location and time of the chess club may be determined by chess club coordinator as he or she fits.) ... (a word in French). What the two ways to castle?