Hi!
I (alternating with another guy) am currently leading a chess course for adult beginners.
We have told them the rules, basic tactics, basic opening principles and basic endgames.
And now I am not fully sure how to continue.
I think something like Chernev's Move by Move would be the best way to continue.
What is your experience?
And, as I believe my colleague's english is not too good, and Chernev's Move by Move is not available in german, are there any alternatives in german?
Is a book really a good choice? With all the online resources today as well as chess not needing a language, it seems like you are going about it all wrong. I assume you can speak German, so, I would focus on how the pieces move and give mock endgame stuff. Start with rook, add a pawn, then add knights, then bishops, etc... in various positions. After they are used to combining pieces which I see as the first obstacle in chess, then you can introduce openings one by one, maybe Italian/Spanish, then Petrov/Sicilian. For black you can then play white with QGD lines, and then they have to defend as black and in turn they learn how to play it as white. Then you switch it up a bit and play a London. Talk about similarities and differences.
Spice it up with a Ponziani, Evan's Gambit, Scandinavian, etc... Play low level bots, and increase the difficulty little by little. Lucas Chess and I am sure other sources out there have plenty of levels to play against. But I would stay away from books initially. They need to get the pieces moving. Then, use books and game databases for reference study when they are comfortable with basic openings and have developed preferences.
Adult "beginner" here. In fact I played a bit in my youth. Back then, "Bobby Fischer lehrt Schach" helped me a lot. I didn't play a game of chess for about 40 years or so.
Now, for reentering the realms of chess I first got back to Bobby Fischer's book. Then I tried "Nimzowitsch: Das System" and got the feeling that I would probably need some more experience to work with it. At the moment I'm working with "Chernev: Move by Move". It is really helpful, I think. It could be irritating that the games are from the last century - or from the centuries before ;) I try to use lichess' studies with the book. I do this on my own. In a group this could be probably a very good approach.
Comprehensive Chess Course Volume 1 - Learn Chess In 12 Lessons Authors Roman A Pelts and Lev Alburt
I gave the books to friends and coworkers over the years and it seems to reach the goal.
It seems I've stated my question a bit misunderstandable. I do not want a book to recommend to the beginners, I want a book where I could base my future lessons on.
Die Methode "Tigersprung" von Artur Jussupow ist berühmt (auf Deutsch und Englisch).
- Für Anfänger: "Tigersprung auf DWZ 1500", Band 1, dann Band 2 und 3 + "Tigersprung auf DWZ 1500: Übungsbuch".
- Dann gibt es "Tigersprung auf DWZ 1800", Band 1, dann Band 2 und 3.
- Und schließlich für die Experten: "Tigersprung auf DWZ "2100", Band 1, dann Band 2 und 3.
Siehe die Website von Artur Jussupow (oder auf Amazon.de):
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http://www.jussupow.de/30703.html- Beschreibung der Methode :
http://www.jussupow.de/22982.html@Alakaluf said in #1:
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Perhaps the Steps method by IM van Wijgerden and Brunia could be useful (It is the default method in Holland for teaching chess to children, including for young talents). Available in paper books, and also as software program (Only for Windows) Page in German :
www.stappenmethode.nl/de/index.php @Alakaluf said in #6:
> It seems I've stated my question a bit misunderstandable. I do not want a book to recommend to the beginners, I want a book where I could base my future lessons on.
If you're teaching a class, isn't it a bit late to be making these sorts of decisions?
@MrPushwood I had planned the class for 5 evenings and only on request decided to continue.
