UMBC presents Fundamentals of Chess A Non-Credit Continuing Education Course in Chess by Senior Master WIlliam Morrison (USCF 2509) September 12-December 12, 1996 Thursday Evenings, 7-8:30pm Academic Building IV, Room 210 No prior experience in chess required. About the Instructor National Senior Master William Morrison is a chess legend, well known for his powerful tactical style. Aptly named ``the exterminator'' for what he does to his opponents, Senior Master Morrison is the 1995 Chess Champion for Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia. A natural talent and self-taught chess player, Morrison grew up in New York City playing chess for money. In the movie Searching for Bobby Fischer, the character of the park chess player is based in part on Morrison. Morrison holds an impressive USCF rating of 2509 and has earned one of the two required norms toward the title of International Master. Currently he is finishing a history major at UMBC, where he plays on the Chess Team. Course Description Introduction to chess strategy and tactics. Principles of opening, middlegame, and endgame play. Development priority, center control, king safety, pawn structure, piece coordination. Time, space, and material. Estimation, planning, and the tree of variations. Combinations. Elementary endings, chess notation, and rules of chess-including use of clock. No prior experience in chess required. Weekly meetings will include group instruction and structured exercises from carefully selected practice positions. The last class will be a simultaneous exhibition. Registration and Cost $250 (same price in-state and out-of-state); $200 for UMBC students. For registration information, contact UMBC Continuing Education at (410) 455-2336, FAX (410 455-1074, or E-Mail: VIRDEN@UMBC.EDU. To register, please fill out and return the enclosed registration form by September 6, 1996. Refunds, less a $25 processing fee, will be given only if requested in writing at least three days before the course begins. For More Technical Information Contact Professor Alan T. Sherman, Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering at (410) 455-2666, FAX (410) 455-3969, Email: sherman@cs.umbc.edu http://www.umbc.edu/chess/ =========================== page 2 ============================== The UMBC Campus is located in the Baltimore-Washington corridor just minutes from Interstates 95 and 695, and the Baltimore-Washington Airport. From I95, take Exit 47B and follow signs to UMBC. Turn left on Hilltop Circle and park in Lot 16. Additional Chess Courses at UMBC * Master Preparation: An Advanced Course in Chess, by Master Igor Epshteyn. September 11-December 11, 1996. Wednesday evenings 8-9:15pm, Engineering and Computer Science Building, Room 023. To register, or to purchase videotapes of lectures, call (410) 455-2336. Non-credit. An advanced course on the theory and practice of chess, aimed at the serious tournament player who would like to improve his or her game. Emphasis will be on the strategic concepts of the middlegame and their relationships with pawn structure and typical endings. Material will be drawn from recent and classical grandmaster games, including games from the 1996 Karpov vs. Kamsky FIDE World Championship, to illustrate the strategic, tactical, and psychological aspects of chess. * CMSC-791 Graduate Seminar: Computer Chess, by Professors James Mayfield and Alan Sherman. Last offered in fall 1995. Check schedule for next offering. Prerequisites: CMSC-641 Algorithm Design and Analysis and CMSC-671 Artificial Intelligence, or permission of instructor. 3 credits. Additional Chess Events at UMBC UMBC vs. Harvard, Intercollegiate Match: 12noon-4pm, October 12, 1996, UMBC Library, live analysis by Senior Master Craig Jones. 1996 Pan-American Chess Championships: December 27-30, 1996, Renaissance Harborplace Hotel, Baltimore. See Chess Life. Simultaneous Exhibition: February 22, 1997, UMBC Library (snow date: March 15). UMBC Open (5-round Swiss-system tournament): March 1-2, 1997, see Chess Life for details. Exhibition Chess Match: June 21-22, 1997, Lecture Hall II, UMBC. UMBC Chess Camp (for rising middle and high school students): June 23-27, 1997.