Group Chess Class Information
Taught by National Master Bruce Kovalsky
Past Topics
| 12/31/11 | Quad tournaments - Section 1: Sloan, Section 2: David | |
| 12/11/11 | Lesson + Quads (Sec 1: Wesley, Sec 2: Ananth, Sec 3: Nicola/Daniel) | |
| 11/6/11 | Space Advantage Lesson + Section winners (Sec 1: Kevin, Sec2: Matthew/Ananth, Sec3: David) | |
| 10/9/11 | Rook Ending Lesson + Section Winners (Sec 1: Wesley, Sec 2: Ananth, Sec 3: Abhinav) | |
| 8/21/11 | Blitz tournament (Zach 1st, Leanne 2nd), Quad (Luca) | |
| 7/31/11 | Middlegame Tactics lesson Section winners (Sec 1: Wesley, Sec 2: Jeff/Romi, Sec 3: Dawson) |
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| 6/12/11 | Opening Traps lesson Section winners (Sec 1: Wesley, Sec 2: Kevin Z) |
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| 5/15/11 | Tactical Endings lesson Section winners (Sec 1:Takumi, Sec 2: Mukil) |
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| 4/23/11 | Pawn Structures Lesson Section winners (Sec 1: Wesley, Sec 2: Matt S, Sec 3: Daniel/Luca) |
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| 4/3/11 | Swiss Tournaments, winners (Sec 1: Wesley, Sec 2: Tyler) | |
| 3/13/11 | Planing Tactics Lesson Section winners (Sec 1: Kevin C, Sec 2: Matthew M, Sec 3: Nicola/Daniel/Matthew L) |
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| 2/13/11 | Section winners (Sec 1: Kevin C/Wesley/Eric, Sec 2: Paari, Sec 3: Daniel/Tyler/Kevin Z) | |
| 1/23/11 | Understanding Sacrifices Lesson Section winners (Sec 1: Dino/Wesley, Sec 2: Luca/Matthew/Daniel/Nicola) |
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| 1/2/11 | Rook Endings Lesson Quad tournaments winners (Micah, Eric, Romi), Swiss winner (Ryan M.) |
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| 12/12/10 | December Quads (Winners: Wesley, Ananth, Daniel) | |
| 11/14/10 | Weak Square Complexes | |
| 10/17/10 | Using Open Files and Diagonals lesson Quad Tournament winners: Todd/Dino, Rithvik, Raghu, and Abhivav |
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| 5/2/10 | Finding and Preventing Tactics |
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| 4/18/10 | April Quad Tournaments (Winners: Matthew, Nicola/Ryan) |
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| 4/4/10 | Piece vs. Pawn Endings |
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| 3/14/10 | March Quad Tournaments (Winners: Alex/Mitchell, Ryan M) |
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| 3/7/10 | Harmonious Pawn Structure |
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| 2/21/10 | February Quad Tournaments (Winners: Dino, Anath, Tyler & Luca) |
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| 1/31/10 | Powerless Extra Pieces |
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| 1/17/10 | January Quad Tournaments (Winners: Dino/Wesley/Matthew, Adam, Alex, Tyler) |
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| 1/10/10 | Isolated Queen Pawns |
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| 12/13/09 | December Quad Tournaments (Winners: Ryan/Ananth/Matt, Adam, Rithvik/Byron) |
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| 12/6/09 | Knights vs. Bishops |
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| 11/22/09 | November Quad Tournaments (Winners - Dino/Matthew/Raghu, Abhivav/Ananth) |
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| 11/8/09 | Defense : Counterplay & Finding hidden resources | |
| 10/25/09 | October Quad Tournaments (Winners: Wesley, Raghu) |
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| 10/11/09 | Attacking the King : King in the Center | |
| 9/27/09 | September Quad Tournaments (Winners: Wesley, Matthew, Alex) | |
| 9/13/09 | Attacking the King: Both castled on same side | |
| 8/23/09 | Rook Endings Lesson + August Quad Tournaments (Winners: Kevin C, Lalith, Raghu) | |
| 8/11/09 | 1st ever Blitz Tournament! (Winners: Tim/Dave; 3rd -Leanne/Zach) | |
| 8/2/09 | GCC August Swiss (Winners: Sloan/Todd, Mitchell) | |
| 7/26/09 | Killer Tactics + July Quad Tournaments (Winners: Abi/Aakarsh, Raghu) | |
| 7/12/09 | Group Chess Class July Swiss (Winners - Upper: Wesley, Lower: Ryan M) | |
| 6/28/09 | Sammamish June Quads (Winners - Aakaarsh, Aditya, Ananth) | |
| 6/13/09 | Sammamish June Swiss (Winners- Upper: Kevin/Wesley, Lower: Alex) |
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| 5/31/09 | Chess Imbalances- Temporary Advantages: Initiative & Lead in Development |
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| 5/16/09 | Sammamish May Swiss Tournament (Winners - Upper: Diallo/Aakarsh/George; Lower: Wesley/Zuberi/Dino/Aditya) | |
| 5/3/09 | Chess Imbalances - Using Material advantages, sacrificing material for positional advantages | |
| 4/19/09 | Chess Imbalances - Taking advantage of Weak Squares, Open Files | |
| 4/5/09 | Chess Imbalances - Pawn Structure + Quad Tournaments #21 (Winners: Dino, Ryan, Nicola) | |
| 3/22/09 | 7 Chess Imblances - Bishop & Knight | |
| 3/8/09 | Reassess Your Chess / 7 Chess Imbalances - Superior Minor Piece Play (Bishop, Knight) | |
| 2/22/09 | Quad Tournaments #20 (Winners: Linsen, Shane, Mitchell) | |
| 2/15/09 | Quad Tournaments #19 (Winners: Daryl, Sloan, Jonathan, Ryan & Mitchell) | |
| 2/3/09 | The Art of Attack - Mating Patterns, Focal squares | |
| 1/18/09 | The Art of Defense, Part 2 | |
| 1/4/09 | The Art of Defense, Part 1 | |
| 12/30/08 | Quad Tournaments #18 (Winners: Aakarsh, Wesley, Sloan, Abhinav) | |
| 12/7/08 | Tactics - Deflection, Interference, Pins | |
| 11/23/08 | Quad Tournaments #17 (Winners: Linsen, Elliott, Raghu) | |
| 11/9/08 | Middlegame Planning - Selection of Candidate Moves | |
| 10/26/08 | Quad Tournaments #16 (Winners: Aakarsh/Kevin, Chris, Shane, Abhinav/Raghu) |
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| 10/12/08 | Endgame Tactics: Rook vs. Pawns and Knight + Pawns |
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| 9/28/08 | Middlegame Planning - Positional Assessment, Part 2 |
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| 9/14/08 | Middlegame Planning - Positional Assessment, Part 1 |
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| 8/24/08 | Quad Tournaments (Winners: Aakarsh, Kyle, MichaelQ, Tyler) | |
| 8/10/08 | Middlegame Planning - Analyzing Variations |
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| 7/27/08 | Quad Tournaments (Winners: Evan N, Dino/Matt, Anath, Abhinav) | |
| 7/16/08 | Rook Endings | |
| 7/6/08 | Quad Tournaments (Winners: Aakarsh, Matt/RyanM/MichaelQ, Ryan S) | |
| 6/22/08 | Quad Tournaments (Winners: Kevin, Ananth) | |
| 6/1/08 | Finding Mating Patterns | |
| 5/18/08 | Quad Tournaments (Winners: Andrew, Jesse/Kody) | |
| 5/4/08 | Tactical Endgames - Rook and Minor Pieces Play | |
| 4/20/08 | Playing a Complete Chess Game | |
| 4/13/08 | Quad Tournaments (Winners: Abi/Aakarsh, Ryan/Anath, Michael H) | |
| 4/6/08 | Quad Tournaments (Winners: Aakarsh, Andrew, Ryan M, Michael) | |
| 3/30/08 | Tactics - The Double Attack | |
| 3/9/08 | Opening Themes - Repitoire, Tricks and Traps | |
| 2/24/08 | Quad Tournaments (Winners: Aakarsh, Dino, Nick) | |
| 2/17/08 | Quad Tournaments (Winners: Linsen/Ethan, Aakarsh, Adam) | |
| 2/10/08 | Positional Play | |
| 1/27/08 | Bobby Fischer, R.I.P | |
| 1/13/08 | Endgame Tactics - Queen + additional pieces | |
| 12/16/07 | Quad Tournaments (Winners: Aakarsh, Elliott, Kody, Adam) | |
| 12/2/07 | Endgame Tactics - King & Pawn, Queen & Pawns | |
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11/18/07 |
Positional Play in the middlegame and endgame |
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| 11/4/07 | Quad Tournaments (Winners: Aakarsh, Elliott & Michael C, Dylan) | |
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10/21/07 |
Tactics - Discovered Attack, X-Ray Attack
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| 10/7/07 | Tactics - Pins, Reloader | |
| 9/26/07 | Middlegame to Endgame Transition | |
| 9/09/07 | Opening to Middlegame Ideas | |
| 8/26/07 |
Quad Tournaments Winners: Alan, Leanne, Andrew & Jung-Yeob & Dino, James & Dylan) |
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8/15/07 |
Quad Tournaments (Winners: Linsen, and Elliott & Dino) | |
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8/5/07 |
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7/15/07 |
Quad Tournaments (Winners: Evan, Andrew & Jung-Yeob, Michael, and Adam) |
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| 7/1/07 | Endgame Study | |
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6/16/07 |
Quad Tournaments (Winners: Aakarsh & Linsen, Michael)
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| 6/3/07 |
Planning in the Middlegame & Endgame |