Loal Davis classes--Summer 2006
There are two classes I'm giving at St. Louis
Community College (at Meramec).
Beginning Chess (Dates: 6/14, 6/21, 6/28) all
Wednesday evenings from 6:30 to 9:30 pm. The cost is
$27.
Intermediate/Adavanced Chess (Dates: 7/5, 7/19,
7/26, 8/2) all Wednesday evenings from 6:30 to 9:30
pm. The cost is $36.
Three sessions for the Beg class and four sessions
for the Int/Adv class.
http://www.stlcc.cc.mo.us
I'm running a lecture series at my home - I'm
calling it the First Saturday Lecture Series - the
first Saturday of the month - it generally is the
first Saturday - I think there is one exception.
Anyway it's been running awhile. Cost is $10. My
house (824 Crestland Dr. Ballwin, MO) (636)527-0513.
I'd appreciate advanced notice (phone or email at
[email protected]) so I can make sure the chairs are
set up for the numbers and that the food/snacks are
out and ample for those attending the lecture - We
generally take a break around 8:00. Oh - the lecture
takes place from 7:00 - 9:00 pm.
Now for the titles - I'll give you all of them I
have right now (past and present).
Lecture One: Saturday March 4th
�Attacking A Fianchetto Castled Position�
Learning to take apart the Sicilian Dragon
with the St. George or Yugoslav Attack
Demolish the King�s Indian with the Samisch
variation.
Lecture Two: Saturday April 1st
�How To Attack, and attack with, an Isolated
Queen Pawn. Handling BOTH sides of the
Queen�s Gambit Declined - Tarrasch Variation.
Learn related openings � Caro Kann /
Panov-Botvinik Attack
Lecture Three: Saturday May 6th
�Is The Benoni Balony?�
The Benko Gambit / Attacking the
Base Of The Pawn Chain
The Modern Benoni / Attacking the
Head Of The Pawn Chain.
High Profile practitioners � Tal / Fischer
Lecture Four: Saturday June 3rd
�Color Control� Definition / Observation /
Practice
Applicable openings �
Giuoco Piano
Ruy Lopez
King�s Gambit Declined
Queen�s Gambit Declined
English
Birds Opening
June 3rd , 2006 Lecture Subject
Color Control: Definition � Observation � Practice
Applicable Openings: Giuoco Piano, Ruy Lopez, King�s
and Queen�s Gambit Declined, English, Birds Opening
July 1st , 2006 Lecture Subject
Centralization, The Golden Key
How to properly play the openings with good counter
attack opportunities and endings.
August 12th , 2006 Lecture Subject
Harry Nelson Pillsbury
How the American secret weapon defeated Lasker,
Tarrasch, and Steinitz in the "best" game of chess
ever played.
I've had requests to repeat some of the above
lectures - and I may well do that depending on the
requests.
Loal's biography