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Chess
Come join your community in the mind-stimulating game of chess! Two 8 week tracks for all skill levels and ages.
Week One: Intro to Chess
Week Two: Chess Basics
Week Three: Fun and Trivia
Week Four: Chess Scholastics
Week Five: Chess Openings
Week Six: Chess Endgames
Week Seven: Tournament Prep
Week Eight: LAFI Chess Tournament and Award Ceremony
Beginners Track
Week One: Intro to Chess
Week Two: Chess Basics
Week Three: Fun and Trivia
Week Four: Chess Scholastics
Week Five: Chess Openings
Week Six: Chess Endgames
Week Seven: Tournament Prep
Week Eight: LAFI Chess Tournament and Award Ceremony
Intermediate /Advanced Track
Week One: Strategy and Tactics
Week Two: Chess Scholastics
Week Three: Opening Theory
Week Four: Middle-game Theory
Week Five: Endgame Theory
Week Six: Strategy Tactics II
Week Seven: Tournament Prep
Week Eight: LAFI Chess Tournament and Award Ceremony
Current Cohort Dates
Cohort 1: March 1 – March 24Cohort 2: March 28 – May 19
Cohort 3: May 24 – July 14
Cohort 4: August 30 – October 20
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm Only $100 per Track
Meet our Chess Coach
Mr. Okhomina (Mr. O) is a licensed DC attorney, educator, and competitive chess enthusiast. Mr. O grew up in Prince George’s County and has over 25 years of experience playing and teaching chess, in the DMV area and internationally. Mr. O also holds a Master’s degree in Education and has extensive experience teaching learners of all ages.7 Interesting Chess Facts
Initially, the Queen could only move one square at a time, diagonally. Later, she could move two squares at a time, diagonally. It wasn’t until Reconquista Spain, with its powerful. Queen Isabella, that the Queen became the strongest piece on the board.
The number of possibilities of a Knight’s tour is over 122 million.
During World War II, some of the top Chess players were also code breakers. British Chess Masters Harry Golombek, Stuart Milner-Barry, and H.O’D. Alexander were on the team that deciphered the Nazi Enigma code.
The word “Checkmate” in Chess comes from the Persian phrase “Shah Mat,” which means “the King is dead.”
The longest chess game theoretically possible is 5,949 moves.
A computer called DeepThought became the first computer to beat an international grandmaster in November 1988, Long Beach, California.
The folding chessboard was invented by a priest who was forbidden to play chess. The priest found a way around it by making a folding chessboard. When folded together and put on a bookshelf, it simply looks like two books
Got Questions?
Please contact LaMont Geddis our Program Director at programdirector@thelafi.org.About Us
The Lake Arbor Foundation, Inc. (LAFI) is a 501(c)(3) community service organization. LAFI facilitates individual and community improvement by providing educational and recreational programs to Mitchellville and the surrounding areas. LAFI envisions the Mitchellville community as a healthy and holistic place to live.
Contributor & Partners
The Lake Arbor Foundation’s programs are made possible in part through funding provided by the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, Department of Parks and Recreation, Prince George’s County.
LAFI is an affiliate of Ambit Energy which offers a selection of residential and commercial electric and gas fixed and variable rates and plans, including a guaranteed residential rate.
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