week 1:	Rules of the game of chess; sample exercise game
	Two chess notation schemes, descriptive and algebraic (see Handout)
week 2:	first opening
week 3:	second opening
week 4:	third opening
week 5:	fourth opening
week 6:	fifth opening
week 7:	sixth opening
week 8:	endgames without pawns
week 9:	endgames without pieces
week 10:	history of chess: (Monday 16 November) featuring guest lecturer 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 11:	the concepts of freedom and space in the middle game
week 12:	pawn structure in the middle game
week 13:	Monday 7 December 2009: last day of class before finals week: hour exam covering above topics