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GOLD KNIGHT
A Gold Knight is solid in the opening, resourceful in the middlegame, and ruthless in the endgame. A Gold Knight has a growing opening repertory, plays well, but will sometimes make faulty calculations.
Requirements / Coaching Guide
- The Exchange
- play out practice set-up positions with minor piece and pawn for R in various scenarios.
- Machine Mode
- play three practice games with the "Chess Calculation" sheet
- Annotation
- have player annotate scholastic games then compare with Houdini; at least three games.
- R+P vs R
- demonstrate R+P vs R endgames, when you can win and when you can draw; Philidor's Drawn Position, Lucena's Winning Position
- Combinations III
- combinations quizzes (at least 20) from Polgar's big CHESS book.
- Tailored Training
- provide tailored training lesson based on player's overall strengths and weaknesses.
- Indian Defenses
- survey Indian Defenses: King's Indian, Gruenfeld, Queen's Indian, Nimzo-Indian, Bogo-Indian; player tries some practice games in the openings.
- Practice Games
- ten notated practice games at rank
- Capablanca
- go over ten Capablanca games
- Tournament
- must compete in official chess tournament at previous level with notation and good sportsmanship.
- Promotion Game
- Win a game from a higher-rated player getting Gold Knight odds.
Requirements continue to evolve and may therefore change at any time. Substitutions may be granted in some cases to award particularly strong play.
