Fundamentals of Chess
Senior Master William Morrison (USCF 2509)
September 12-December 12, 1996
Thursday Evenings, 7-8:30pm
Academic Building IV, Room 210br>
No prior experience in chess required.
About the Instructor
National Senior Master William Morrison is a chess legend, well known
for his powerful tactical style. Aptly named ``the exterminator'' for
what he does to his opponents, Senior Master Morrison is the 1995
Chess Champion for Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia.
A natural talent and self-taught chess player, Morrison grew up in New
York City playing chess for money. In the movie Searching for Bobby
Fischer, the character of the park chess player is based in part on
Morrison. Morrison holds an impressive USCF rating of 2509 and has
earned one of the two required norms toward the title of International
Master. Currently he is finishing a history major at UMBC, where he
plays on the Chess Team.
Course Description
Introduction to chess strategy and tactics. Principles of opening,
middlegame, and endgame play. Development priority, center control,
king safety, pawn structure, piece coordination. Time, space, and
material. Estimation, planning, and the tree of variations.
Combinations. Elementary endings, chess notation, and rules of
chess-including use of clock. No prior experience in chess required.
Weekly meetings will include group instruction and structured
exercises from carefully selected practice positions. The last class
will be a simultaneous exhibition.
Registration and Cost
$250 (same price in-state and out-of-state); $200 for UMBC students.
For registration information, contact UMBC Continuing Education at
(410) 455-2336, FAX (410 455-1074, or E-Mail: VIRDEN@UMBC.EDU. To
register, please fill out and return the enclosed registration form by
September 6, 1996. Refunds, less a $25 processing fee, will be given
only if requested in writing at least three days before the course
begins.
For More Technical Information
Contact Professor Alan T. Sherman,
Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
at (410) 455-2666, FAX (410) 455-3969, Email: sherman@cs.umbc.edu
http://www.umbc.edu/chess/
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