Chess Curriculum - Summary

It's been nine months since I first got the idea from Google -- Google Autocompletes CIS(29 March 2015) -- to look at what constitutes a

• Chess Curriculum.

The initial survey included that kickoff post plus the following posts:-

• S.Polgar Chess Curriculum
• FIDE Chess Curriculum
• Chess Curriculum No.6• '(1) from the Kasparov Chess Foundation and (2) from Chess Cafe'

From that I derived:-

• Chess Curriculum Inventory

Then I looked at each curriculum in turn:-

• Short Versions
• Pre-chess
• Judit Polgar's Chess Palaceand Susan Polgar• The sisters are related but their methods aren't.
• FIDE I, FIDE II
• ChessCafe/ChessEDU
• ChessKid/Chess.com I, ChessKid/Chess.com II

If I were a relatively novice player looking for a comprehensive course to teach others, I would follow the ChessKid/Chess.com curriculum. As an experienced player looking for a structured approach where I supply the details, I would follow the Susan Polgar curriculum. The main FIDE curriculum ('Age 7-9') might also fill a niche somewhere. As for the others, I found them limited in their approach. Although I don't plan to take this series any further, I might come back to it from time to time. I realize that I've only scratched the surface.

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