Overview
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The MCC Weekly Group Lesson is a free member-only benefit of structured and
facilitated instruction on Tuesday evenings before each round of the MCC
Monthly Tournament. Generally, an MCC Expert facilitates each group
lesson. The format of each lesson is usually a review of strategic and
tactical themes from past games of Masters and Grandmasters from around the
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Even if you are not
an Expert player, there are several ways that you can still assist the club
in helping to keep this program a success. |
Ways to Assist
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General Assistance
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Anybody can help this program by simply
providing ad-hoc assistance as needed. There are two tasks that need
to be done almost every week and would be of great help. |
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- Arranging the tables and chairs before the class begins so that others
can simply join in the class as they arrive
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- Arranging the tables AFTER the class so that when people move into the
room after their games, they don't have to set up or move around tables
and chairs creating a distraction to those already in the room and more
importantly to those still playing their rated games. Hopefully the
Facilitator will remember to ask the class to arrange it at the end of
class each week. In case he/she doesn't, please take it upon
yourself to help out.
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Presenting analysis created by Expert contributors
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On those occasions when there is no Expert player available
to facilitate the class, we seek out individuals who feel comfortable in
walking through material expressly created for presentations by others.
If you feel comfortable leading a group discussion with prepared material we
have on hand, you can be a valuable asset to this program. While we
will try to anticipate when you will be needed, it is most likely that we
will seek you out on short notice to step in and "read and lead" |
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Analysis behind the scenes
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If you are an Expert level
player of above, there is the continual need for game analysis. You do
not necessarily have to present the material. There are two types of
analysis that you can provide to help out the program |
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- Analysis suitible for someone of Expert
strength to present
- Analysis prepared expressly for a
non-Expert to present.
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This second type, for
non-Experts to present, might be done several ways. For example, the
annotation may done in such a way as to present questions at certain
positions with the intent that the class will analyze the position to
formulate their answers and then the facilitator will review the Answer
provided by you covering the most likely responses you had expected to
receive. Another approach would be to have a very verbose explanation
at various points along the way that perhaps tells the story of what you or
the players were likely thinking about in an attempt to let the class peer
into the minds of the players to share their experience. |
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Expert player Presenters
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As an Expert level player, in
this role you would be expected to primarily prepare some analysis of your
own or other published analysis with the occasional fall back on presenting
some done by our other Experts who have prepared material behind the scenes.
Using the behind the scenes prepared material is a safety measure for those
occasions when you committed to present but just couldn't manage to prepare
your own material in time. |
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