Spring Term 2021 online classes
Chess Offerings from Southside Chess:
Chess kids from beginner to expert can find clubs and classes to help them become better players. Students who want to do Two classes each week can do so with an overall 20% discount from the listed tuition rates. If doing two classes, it is recommended to do one Beginner and one Intermediate or one Intermediate and one Advanced, as the material covered will always be different with those combinations. Students of parents who are currently underemployed because of Coronavirus may be eligible for special rates.
In addition to our classes, all Southside Chess players will use Lichess.org to play Ladder chess games against each other, which will be conducted weekly. Lichess.org is a free chess playing site. Players may move up or down the chess ladder, depending on performance. We will analyze many of the games, as well as teaching the students to analyze their own games using chess programs. We also plan to form school teams to play each other later in the year.
Beginners Chess Classes: This is for children just starting their chess adventure or have limited experience . We will teach the basics of opening play, strategy, tactics and endgames.
Intermediate Chess Classes: These accelerated classes will be for experienced players, especially those who are serious about improving their skills and are interested in becoming competitive players.
Advanced Chess Classes: The advanced level classes are for very experienced players, especially those who have played a great number of tournament games and risen to high levels in those tournaments. We will explore more advanced openings, tactics, combinations, endgames and strategy.
WE EXPECT MOST CHILDREN TO SIGN UP FOR ONE CLASS PER WEEK, BUT MOTIVATED PLAYERS SHOULD CONSIDER TWO CLASSES PER WEEK AT A 20% OVERALL DISCOUNT. If doing two classes, it is recommended to do one Beginner and one Intermediate or one Intermediate and one Advanced, as the material covered will always be different with those combinations.
PLAYERS MAY ENROLL AT ANY TIME (MID TERM) WITH A PRO-RATED TUITION FEE.
Chess kids from beginner to expert can find clubs and classes to help them become better players. Students who want to do Two classes each week can do so with an overall 20% discount from the listed tuition rates. If doing two classes, it is recommended to do one Beginner and one Intermediate or one Intermediate and one Advanced, as the material covered will always be different with those combinations. Students of parents who are currently underemployed because of Coronavirus may be eligible for special rates.
In addition to our classes, all Southside Chess players will use Lichess.org to play Ladder chess games against each other, which will be conducted weekly. Lichess.org is a free chess playing site. Players may move up or down the chess ladder, depending on performance. We will analyze many of the games, as well as teaching the students to analyze their own games using chess programs. We also plan to form school teams to play each other later in the year.
Beginners Chess Classes: This is for children just starting their chess adventure or have limited experience . We will teach the basics of opening play, strategy, tactics and endgames.
Intermediate Chess Classes: These accelerated classes will be for experienced players, especially those who are serious about improving their skills and are interested in becoming competitive players.
Advanced Chess Classes: The advanced level classes are for very experienced players, especially those who have played a great number of tournament games and risen to high levels in those tournaments. We will explore more advanced openings, tactics, combinations, endgames and strategy.
WE EXPECT MOST CHILDREN TO SIGN UP FOR ONE CLASS PER WEEK, BUT MOTIVATED PLAYERS SHOULD CONSIDER TWO CLASSES PER WEEK AT A 20% OVERALL DISCOUNT. If doing two classes, it is recommended to do one Beginner and one Intermediate or one Intermediate and one Advanced, as the material covered will always be different with those combinations.
PLAYERS MAY ENROLL AT ANY TIME (MID TERM) WITH A PRO-RATED TUITION FEE.
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SPRING TERM: March 29th - June 10th, 2021
_________________________ Mondays: 7:00PM Ladder Games on lichess.org. Tuesdays: 2:00PM Beginners Class; 3:30PM Ladder Games on lichess.org; 4:30PM Intermediate Class. Wednesdays: 11:00AM Advanced Class; 1:30PM Intermediate Class; 3:00PM Beginners Class; 7:00PM Ladder games on lichess.org. Thursdays: 3:00PM Intermediate Class; 4:30PM Advanced Class _________________________ .Beginners Class: Tu 2:00PM; W 3:00PM. Intermediate Class: Tu 4:30PM; W 1:30PM; Th 3:00PM. Advanced Class: W 11AM; Th 4:30PM. Ladder Games: M 7:00PM; Tu 3:30PM; W 7:00PM. |
Classes will not be held on national holidays. Classes will be held on other no-school days such as P-T conferences, planning days, inservice days and the like. If a student misses a class for these or any other reason s/he can make that absence up by attending an extra class on a different day of the week than s/he normally would.
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Individual Private Lessons
Individual private lessons are available by request for a fee of $60 per hour. Scheduling options are flexible.
Individual private lessons are available by request for a fee of $60 per hour. Scheduling options are flexible.