6th Grade Chess Magnet-Mr. Burns Assignments

I want to thank you all for being great students and I hope you have a wonderful summer! I'm gonna try to find a safe way where we can all play chess together. This summer try to create a chess.com account or lichess.org account that you can practice on with your parents permission of course. Try to play at least one chess match a day this summer when you can. You've made it through 2019-2020 school year! For today's assignment, you can leave comments/suggestions about remote learning, topics/interests that you would like to see in Chess Magnet or you can leave a Goodbye message.

Student Choice: Choose one of the following options to complete for Friday's assignment

Using this link https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScwBArH3gr_TV6aXaG2A6maww7JCS8Ydd8LWe-GaS2jP5j9dg/viewform?usp=sf_link pick your favorite quote and author then copy into exit ticket

For today's assignment choose one of the options to complete

Use this link https://worldchesshof.org/exhibit/featured-chess-sets-2019 to take you to the featured Chess sets of 2019 at the St. Louis Chess Museum. use today to make up any missing work from June. If you have time play one match at lichess.org or chess.com

In the following positions it is white's move find the checkmate in 1 move

Read the article "The Raja and The Rice: An Indian Story"

Go to this link to take a virtual tour of the first chess computer game in history https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/the-chess-player-the-first-computer-game-in-history/XAISBJHKlccLIA

Use this link https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfJ8gsPG0Ql50N0EAfYQytobNqgI2haC4PX80wmC3aVTkDutA/viewform?usp=sf_link and explore the website

In this assignment you are going to go to the World Chess Hall of Fame in St. Louis, Missouri, Look at either the U.S. Chess Hall of fame at https://worldchesshof.org/chess-hall-of-fame/us-chess-hall-of-fame or go to the World Chess Hall of Fame at https://worldchesshof.org/chess-hall-of-fame/world-chess-hall-of-fame. Write down the name of the player you chose. Then either one thing you learned or one thing you found interesting.

Please complete by the end of the day you have student choice between fiesta friday, coordinate game , knight and bishop mate or Magnus Carlsen Video

Please Complete by the end of the day. You will choose between two options:

1) Who will be the next top chess player? https://www.chess.com/article/view/next-top-chess-player
2) The History of Top Chess Players Over Time: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2DHpW79w0Y

After Use Today to make up any missing work from the Month of May

Please Complete by the end of the day

Please complete by the end of the day

Please Complete by the end of the day

Do your best, these are tricky checkmate in 1s, some of you may have seen them before. As long as you try you will get credit

Please post your highest score on the coordinate game

Please complete by the end of the day

This video gives a great brief history of chess, which helps to build on the Virtual Field Trip that you took a few weeks ago. Answer the question on the Google Form when you finish

Watch this video of a robot playing chess against World Chess Champion Vladmir Kramnik. Magnus Carlsen is in the background for the video as well. You don't have to watch the whole video just the first few minutes. It is in Russian just to give a heads up but great thing about chess you don't need to understand another language to understand the movement. Enjoy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51b10w3nTS4

In the following positions for black, determine if the position is a Stalemate

Today you are going to go the Chess Museum in India to explore the origin and history of chess. Use the link on the hyperdoc to help you answer the questions provided. You can take a few days to do this if you need it, just make sure to answer the exit ticket that I post for Thursday and Friday, if you have any issues let me know. https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/a-game-of-thrones-how-chess-conquered-the-world-salar-jung-museum/JwIiNlxUQVZ2Kg?hl=en

Please complete this by end of the day, thank you

Make sure to complete at least exit ticket by the end of the day for engagement credit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCS_sDAD8d8

Watch the video then answer the Google Form

Today you will watch Magnus Carlsen video on tips for beginners, then you will complete the Exit Ticket, which will ask you questions from the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MA8Scue28Ks, You will write down the 5 tips for beginners that Magnus Carlsen discusses

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3uvvA7dyoI

Please Complete by end of the day for attendance. Thank you

In the positions on the Google Form, you are trying to create a Draw since you are in a losing position

Please submit by 2 PM for attendance

Complete the following Google Form on how to capture your opponent's Queen. Reference the Annotation Sheet and Video.

Please submit by 2pm for attendance

In the following positions write down the notation for the promotion to a Queen

Complete Exit Ticket by 2 PM for attendance

Please Complete by 2pm today

Agenda
1. Review the video on how to complete Checkmate in 2 from yesterday and reviews first 2 problems for capturing a Bishop
2. Complete Google Form on How to capture a Bishop
3. If you have time today play one chess match online

Learning Target:
Today I will: Investigate capturing my opponent's Bishop
So that I can: Determine various strategies to capture enemy material
I know I've got it when: I've successfully completed the Google Form with 80% or higher

Please Watch the Video that reviews the Capture the Bishop Problems. Complete the Checkmate in 2 moves problem for White
-Make up all missing work

Hello Chess Magnet,
Today I want you to review the video and PowerPoint, which will go over the problem form yesterday on how to gain a Knight. also it will go over problems for how to gain a Bishop.
Please make sure to complete the Exit Ticket that I will assign each day so that I may mark you present for the day.
Make Sure to Complete:
1) Checkmate in 1
2) Remote Learning Survey
3) Gain a Knight from yesterday
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

Please make sure to complete at least the Exit Ticket by 2pm each day. Thank you

Hello Students,
I just want to get a better understanding of our technology availability and use.
Please Complete by Tuesday March 24th
Regards,
Mr. Burns

Please Complete this exit ticket by the end of the day for attendance

Annotate the Checkmate in 1 for White

Today you will work on Gaining a Knight against your opponent:
1. Look through PowerPoint and Listen to Video on how to gain a Knight
2. Complete Google Form on How to Gain a Knight
3. Complete the Checkmate in 1 if you haven’t already
4. Complete the Remote Learning Survey to help me get a better idea of how best to serve you during this online learning.
5. If you have time today play One chess match, on chess.com vs computer or opponent.