Beginner Academy Classes

Who is this Level Best Suited For?
Students who are new to chess. Students who have only learned and played chess at home. This course is best for students with no tournament experience or formal chess instruction.

Course Topics:
- Castling, Check, Checkmate and Stalemate
- Piece Development and Basic Strategies
- Basic Endgames (King and pawn, K+Q vs K, K+R vs K)

Intermediate Academy Classes

Who is this Level Best Suited For?
Students who have had formal instruction but possibly even some tournament experience. Unrated players, and those with US Chess ratings under 600, and online ratings under 1000. Perfect for students that have attended a Think Move after-school program.

Course Topics:
- Pawn Structure and Weaknesses
- Checkmate Patterns
- Middlegame Strategies
- Basic Endgame Techniques
- Tactics and Combinations and more