READY,

CHESS, GO!
CONTENT:

GUIDE
CARD………………………………………………………
……..1
INTRODUCTION…………………………………………
………………2
PRE-
ASSESMENT………………………………………………
………3
SHORT
HISTORY…………………………………………………
 HEY TIM! SO, I WAS SO HEY THERE, TOM. I
ND
BORED AT HOME, I HIGHLY RECOMME
MES
DON’T KNOW WHAT TO RECREATIONAL GA
IS
DO. I TRIED DIFFERENT SUCH AS CHESS, IT
PLAY,
THINGS TO WASH MY REALLY GOOD TO
BOREDOM AWAY BUT I WAS LIKE YOU
I
I’TS STILL NOT BEFORE BUT WHEN
,I
ENOUGH. CAN YOU DISCOVERED CHESS
T
RECOMMEND SOME NEARLY CAN’T GE
’S
GAMES THAT I CAN AWAY WITH IT. LET
Y,
PLAY AT HOME TO GO, OR SHOULD I SA
AVOID BOREDOM? CHESS GO! CHESS,
ZOOM IN!
INTRODUCTION
PARTICIPATING IN INDOOR RECREATIONAL
ACTIVITIES IS IMPORTANT FOR A CHILD’S
DEVELOPMENT BECAUSE IT CAN LAY A
FOUNDATION FOR A HEALTHY LIFE. PLAYING
CHESS IS A GOOD MENTAL AND PHYSICAL
ACTIVITY FOR CHILDREN. IT DEVELOPS
PHYSICAL BODY MOVEMENT AND
COORDINATION; ENCOURAGES SELF-ESTEEM:
FOSTERS SOCIAL INTERACTION SKILLS;
IMPROVES THINKING SKILLS; AND
 IN YOUR ACTIVITY NOTEBOOK, COPY THE TABLE AS SHOWN,
ANSWER THE QUESTIONS BY PLACING
FOR ALWAYS,
QUESTIONS FOR SOMETIMES, AND SOMETIM
ALWAYS FOR NEVER
NEVER
ON THE SPACE PROVIDED. ES
1. HAVE I EXPERIENCED PLAYING CHESS?
2. DO I PLAY CHESS WITH MY FAMILY?
3. DO I ENJOY PARTICIPATING IN CHESS GAMES?
4. DO I CONSIDER THE BENEFITS FROM PLAYING CHESS?
5. DO I CONSIDER PLAYING CHESS AS ONE OF MY LIFELONG
ACTIVITIES?
6. DO I PLAY CHESS WITH FRIENDS?
7. HOW OFTEN DO I PLAY CHESS?
8. ARE THERE CHESS ENTHUSIASTS IN MY FAMILY?
 SHORT
HISTORY
DID YOU KNOW WHERE CHESS ORIGINATED?
CHESS IS A GAME THAT HAS BEEN PLAYED FOR
CENTURIES AND WAS THOUGHT TO HAVE
ORIGINATED IN INDIA IN THE 15TH CENTURY. LONG
AGO, IT WAS CONSIDERED A GAME RESERVED ONLY
FOR KINGS AND MEMBERS OF THE UPPER CLASSES.
NOWADAYS, CHESS IS PLAYED BY COMMON PEOPLE
EVEN AT AN EARLY AGE.
THE MODERN DESIGN OF CHESSPIECES BEARS
THE NAME STAUTON, WHO WAS AN ENGLISH
MASTER IN THE MID-1800s. THERE ARE THE TYPE OF
ACTIVITY
COPY THE FOLLOWING ILLUSTRATIONS AND WRITE
WHAT YOU CURRENTLY KNOW ABOUT THE GAME OF
CARD
CHESS UNDER BOX A AND WHAT YOU WANT TO KNOW
MORE ABOUT THE GAME UNDER BOX B. USE THE
QEUSTIONS AS YOUR GUIDE. B

1. GIVE A SHORT DESCRIPTION ABOUT THE

NATURE AND BACKROUND OF THE GAME
CHESS.
2. DO YOU THINK PLAYING CHESS CAN PROMOTE
HEALTH, FITNESS AND WELLNESS AMONG FAMILY
 DISCUSSION
CHESS- A BOARD GAME FOR TWO PLAYERS, EACH
BEGINNING WITH 16 PIECES OF SIX KINDS THAT ARE
MOVED ACCORF=DING TO INDIVIDUAL RULES,
WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF CHECKMATING THE
OPPOSING KING.
NAME FUNCTION
SIX
THEKINDS
KING OF CHESS PIECES:
THE KING IS THE MOST IMPORTANT
CHESS PIECE; HOWEVER I IS ALSO
CONSIDERED ONE OF THE WEAKEST.
THE KING ONLY MOVES ONE SQUARE IN
ANY DIRECTION- UP, DOWN, TO THE
SIDES, AND DIAGONALLY. THE KING
MAY NEVER MOVE HIMSELF INTO A
CHECH WHERE HE COULD BE
 NAME FUNCTION
THE QUEEN THE QUEEN IS THE MOST POWERFUL
PIECE. IT MOVES IN ANY ONE STRAIGHT
DIRECTION- FORWARD, BACKWARD,
SIDEWAYSOR DIAGONALS. AS ALL
OTHER PIECES EXCEPT THE KNIGHT, IT
CANNOT MOVE OVER ANY
INTERVENTING PIECE.

THE ROOK THE ROOK MAY MOVE TO ANY SQUARE

AS FAR AS IT WANTS, BUT ONLY
FORWARD, BACKWARD, AND TO THE
SIDES. THE ROOKS ARE PARTICULARLY
POWERFUL PIECES WHAN THEY ARE
PROTECTIING EACH OTHER AND
WORKING TOGETHER.
THE BISHOP THE BISHOP MAY MOVE AS FAR AS IT
WANTS, BUT ONLY DIAGONALLY. EACH
BISHOP STARTS ON ONE COLOR (LIGHT
OR DARK) AND MUST ALWAYS STAY ON
 NAME FUNCTION
THE KNIGHT THE KNIGHT MOVES BY GOING TWO
SQUARES IN ONE DIRECTION, AND THEN
ONE MORE MOVE JUST LIKE AN “L”
SHAPE. KNGHTS ARE THE ONLY PIECES
THAT CAN MOVE OVER OTHER PIECES.

THE PAWN THE PAWN MOVES FORWARD, BUT

CAOTURES DIAGONALLY. IT CAN NEVER
MOVE BACKWARDS. ON ITS FIRST
MOVE, THE PAWN CAN ADVANCED TWO
SQUARES AT A TIME. SUCCEEDING
MOVS WILL BE ONE SQUARE AT A TIME.
 VISUALIZE A CHESS BOARD WITH CHESS PIECES
ENRICHMEN
PLACED IN THEIR PROPER INITIAL POSITIONS. IN
YOU ACTIVITY NOTEBOOK, COPY THE
T CARDILLUSTRATION AS SHOWN AND LOCATE THE
FOLLOWING CHESS PIECE IN THEIR INITIAL
POSITIONS ON THE CHESS BOARD BY WRITING

6 2 1
THE NUMBER ON THE BLANK SPACE. 10

7 3
4

9 5 8
1 2 3 4 5
6

7 8 9 10
ANSWER KEY:
ENRICHMENT CARD:
1. 6
2. 7
3. 9
4. 2
5. 3
6. 5
7. 1
8. 4
9. 8
10. 10
REFERENCES:

HISTORY:
http://www.learnchess.com/the_history_of_chess-2700
8.php
PICTURES:
http://VectorStock.com/26172963
OTHER SOURCES:
http://www.buzzle.com/articles/basic-rules-of-chess-ho
w-to-play-chess.html
http://clatskaniechessclub.tripod.com/id70.html