week 1:	Rules of the game of chess; sample exercise game
week 2:	Two chess notation schemes, descriptive and algebraic (see Handout)
week 3:	first opening
week 4:	second opening
week 5:	third opening
week 6:	fourth opening
week 7:	fifth opening
week 8:	sixth opening
week 9:	endgames without pawns
week 10:	endgames without pieces
week 11:	the concepts of freedom and space in the middle game
week 12:	history of chess: featuring guest lecturer and chess master Peter Webster, who is a former Wisconsin State Chess Champion! Peter will also simultaneously play everyone in the class. This meeting may end after 9 PM, but if you have other obligations, you may leave earlier. Depending on the personal needs of Peter Webster, this week's activity may be interchanged with some other weeks'.
week 13:	pawn structure in the middle game
week 14:	8 December 2008: last day of classes before finals: hour exam covering above topics