AXIORA CHESSPRACTICE TO MASTERY
Month 05

Month 05 · Week 01

Activity First

Passive rooks lose drawn endings.

Objective

Default to active rook and active king.

You already know

Lucena/Philidor basics.

Topics

  • Rook activity
  • King activity
  • Cutting off the king
  • Checking from behind
  • Checking from the side

Lesson timeline

  1. Day 01Rook activity80 min
  2. Day 02King activity90 min
  3. Day 03Cutting off the king100 min
  4. Day 04Checking from behind80 min
  5. Day 05Checking from the side90 min
  6. Day 06Practice: Rook activity100 min
  7. Day 07Review and testReview90 min

End-of-week review test

  1. 01Explain and demonstrate: Rook activity.
  2. 02Explain and demonstrate: King activity.
  3. 03Explain and demonstrate: Cutting off the king.