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Society of Chess Aficionados inks IM Tom O'Donnell as Lead Instructor!
The manual is from 1997 - maybe time for a little update.
I was waiting for someone to remark that the website was also from 1997... but I digress a little.
I browsed through the manual a bit - not sure the equipment offers are still valid (and phone numbers and addresses should be updated!)
and one thing that jumped out at me: the phrase "How Pawns Move and Take" - I think "Capture" should be consistently used.
Overall, the teaching manual represents a good plan (most of it is not very susceptible to the ravages of time so can remain as is.)
I don't know Tom nor have we met, but good luck to all - this is a good initiative.
I was waiting for someone to remark that the website was also from 1997...
I am impressed with the home page http://societyofchessaficionados.world/ which precisely describes Neil's plans for the future of chess, with exceptional clarity.
Re: Society of Chess Aficionados inks IM Tom O'Donnell as Lead Instructor!
I would say these lessons are excellent for beginners and do not need to be updated. The equipment section where it is recommended that one buy an analog clock should be changed to a digital clock - perhaps a DGT? Also I am sure the prices have changed.
That is a minor point. The manual itself looks excellent.
Re: Society of Chess Aficionados inks IM Tom O'Donnell as Lead Instructor!
Thanks Kevs, more like a fetus rather than an embryo tho.
Store product testing and dev. going on right now for both physical and digital purchases ... including offering tournament registrations complete with paypal and credit card payments. Any club or even a stand alone tourney will be able able to use our service for free. And that's just a sniff of free services available with SoCA.
Next test up will be the forum which is simply called ... The Square
And then we'll offer up an open call for chess Authors.
Go ask the googe ...amongst many you'll find this:
The CFC has many resources of general interest that may also prove useful for ... club as well as the opportunity to download a FREE chess training manual.
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