Step
4
The difficulty level of the material
from the fourth step is higher than in step three. That is mainly the
consequence of
the increasing number of moves needed to solve the exercises. Most
of the topics require solutions which are 2½ move deep: White
plays, Black answers, White plays, Black answers and Whites scores.
That is why a good command and application of the topics from the third
step are absolutely necessary.
Tactics are dominated in a large degree by the preparatory move. The
immediate attack does not work yet and a preparatory action is necessary.
All existing preparations are dealt with: luring, eliminating the defence,
chasing, aiming and clearing.
Gradually, the positional aspects are going to play more and more
(a modest) part in the games of the fourth step students. The best
way to introduce this kind of vague topics is to use the endgame. The
lessons about material advantage and endgame strategy contain many
strategic issues. Furthermore, the lesson about the weak pawns makes
students aware to be ( a bit more ) careful while playing with their
pawns. The same applies to the lesson about the opening.
Anyway, it remains best to deal with the positional factors while commenting
the games of the students
'The fourth step' consists of a manual and workbooks.
Handleiding
Jeugdclubtrainer Stap 4 (Dutch)
Contents:
Introductory articles about:
Teaching material
Games
Thinking ahead
Offering help
Application of knowledge
Playing with the adults
Analysing positions
Furthermore, 17 lessons are being dealt with:
1: Advantage in the opening
2: Interfering
3: Luring
4: Blocking
5: Thinking ahead
6: Placing the front and back piece
7: The passed pawn
8: Eliminating of the defence
9: The magnet
10: Weak pawns
11: Material advantage
12: Chasing and aiming
13: King's attack
14: Seventh rank (tactics)
15: Endgame strategy
16: Clearing
17: Queen against pawn
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Handleiding
Jeugdclubtrainer Stap 4 4th edition 2001
128 pages
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Workbook Step 4
Next to the exercises there are also reminders in the workbook.
These are short recapitulations of the lessons from the manual
for the students.
There are 11 reminders
Elimination of the defence: interfering
Double attack: luring
Elimination of the defence: blocking
Pin: placing front and back piece
Double attack: eliminating the defence
Double attack: chasing and aiming
Attacking the castled king
Seventh rank
Strategy in pawn endings
Double attack: clearing
Queen against pawn
On the remaining 48 pages there are always 12 exercises a page.
That means the total number of 48x12-37 (the drawings)=539
positions
The issues of the exercises correspond to those in the manual.
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Workbook Step 4
1st edition 2004
60 pages
with drawings
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Werkboek Stap 4 extra
Read more about the Extra books in information.
In the extra workbook there are 54 pages with exercises, which
means as many as 54x12=648-31 (drawings)= 617 positions.
At the beginning come the exercises with the familiar items
from Step 4:
Eliminating of the defence: interfering
Double attack: luring
Eliminating of the defence: blocking
Pin: placing front and back piece
Passed pawn
Double attack: eliminating the defence
The magnet
Double attack: chasing and aiming
King's attack
Elimination of the defence (capturing, luring away, chasing away)
Seventh rank
Double attack: clearing
In addition some issues from a lower step, but more difficult.
The last 26 pages contain tests. On the reminder are the guidelines
for solving the problems without naming the topics
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Werkboek Stap 4 extra
1st edition 2003
56 pages
with drawings
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