I have been working as a Chess Teacher for three years in a row, however for the first time in these three years I have the opportunity of teaching a Chess Class every single day thanks to the support of the Administration of McMillan Middle School who trusted on my experience as a Chess Coach to teach this class and make it a succeed.
My team has 14 kids and all of them are very enthusiastic and eager to play and improve their chess tactics and strategies, so we have been working on developing them from the beginning of the School Year using a variety of teaching techniques.
A few days before the end of the first half of the Semester our team celebrated our 1st School Tournament; giving all the players the chance to play and show their strengths and weaknesses.
After 13 rounds, the 1st place was for Aaron Guanch (11.5); 2nd place for Mike Lee (11), and 3rd place for Roy Anania (9).
The rest of the standing positions were Anthony Ros (9), Jorge Hernandez (8.5), Nathan Larrea (8.5), Donovan Garcia (6.5), Oscar Anchia (6.5), Nicholas Sanchez (6), Jonas Navarro (4.5), Anthony Tabbitas (4), Adam Ashby (3), Antonio Marti (2) and Rene Torres (0.5).
In general it was a very interesting and exciting experience for all my kids allowing them to play, learn, and apply their knowledge of their "chess game" in a real Tournament.
By Marco A. Diez (Chess Teacher at McMillan Middle School)
1 comment:
This is a great blog. It is a fantastic way to communicate. I am very impressed. Great job and congratulations on your first tournament!
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