Teaching chess since 1996
We finished the September tournaments with a wild evening — more draws than we’ve ever had before and eight players again. Next week, I have a week off, and we will not have a tournament.
Kiara and Austin had the only upsets in September, so they both win a free month of Diamond membership at chess.com. No one else scored an upset, so the third membership will not be awarded.
In October, we will have three tournaments.
In-person Beginner’s/Novice Class: Sunday, Sept 24
- We meet on Sundays from 3:30 - 5:00 PM
- We have a conference room at Fishers of Men church to use. They are on the corner of Austin Parkway and Grant’s Lake Blvd in Sugar Land (next door to the post office and across the street from the First Colony library).
- In week 3, we learned how to use the six most common tactics.
- Week 4 content
- Now that the student knows how to make good moves, we will learn how to make winning moves (basic tactics):
- Desperado
- Decoy
- Trapped Pieces
- Clearance
- Interference
- Choking
- This class is for 3rd graders through adult.
- The fee will be $20/lesson.
- You must reply in advance if you want to attend the class.
Our next Intermediate class is:
Tuesday, September 26
Our club has challenged Bobby Fischer, the 11th World Champion, to some chess matches. Each match has twelve games, and we played six games against him last week by joining games he played at critical positions and deciding what move to make. We’re improving our skills on how to analyze positions.
We meet from 7:30 - 8:30 on Tuesday nights.
Reply to me if you want the link to join our call.
Coaches
Coaches are available for individual or group coaching or for any of our classes. Visit the Coaches page to get information about coaching, and contact fbcc@fortbendchessclub.com to sign up for a coach or to request a class.
Chess.com Challenge
Our club was challenged to a chess game by the Opening 64 Chess Club from The Netherlands. When it’s our turn, we get to vote on the move that our club wants to make. You must join the Fort Bend Chess Club on chess.com to add your vote. Here is the latest position, as of Sep 22. We’re White, and it’s our move.
