Autumn 2020 online classes
Chess Offerings from Southside Chess:
Chess kids from beginner to expert can find clubs and classes to help them become better players. The 'club' options are low-cost classes designed to help students learn and build on a good foundation of chess skills. The 'class' options are accelerated courses for serious players who want to improve their competitive skills. Students who want to do multiple clubs and/or classes each week can do so with an overall 20% discount from the listed tuition rates. Students of parents who are currently unemployed because of Coronavirus may also participate at the 20% discounted rate. Siblings may also take advantage of the 20% discount.
In addition to the clubs and classes, all Southside Chess players will use Lichess.org to play tournament 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 Club: This is for children just starting their chess adventure and have limited experience or even none at all. We will teach the basics of opening play, strategy, tactics and endgames.
Intermediate Chess Club: This is for players with at least a year’s worth of experience. We will teach more complicated opening play, more advanced tactics and endgames, and a broader introduction to strategy.
Intermediate Chess Classes: These accelerated classes will be for experienced players who are serious about improving their skills and are interested in becoming competitive players. Minimum requirement is a rating over 700 or permission of instructor. Ratings may be NWSRS or online ratings.
Advanced Chess Classes: The advanced level classes are for very experienced players, especially those with a rating in excess of 1000 (NWSRS or online). Players with less experience or a lower rating may be admitted if they show outstanding aptitude and enthusiasm, but only with permission. We will explore more advanced openings, tactics, combinations, endgames and strategy.
WE EXPECT MOST CHILDREN TO SIGN UP FOR ONE CLUB OR CLASS PER WEEK, BUT PARTICULARLY MOTIVATED PLAYERS SHOULD CONSIDER MULTIPLE CLASSES AT A 20% OVERALL DISCOUNT.
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. The 'club' options are low-cost classes designed to help students learn and build on a good foundation of chess skills. The 'class' options are accelerated courses for serious players who want to improve their competitive skills. Students who want to do multiple clubs and/or classes each week can do so with an overall 20% discount from the listed tuition rates. Students of parents who are currently unemployed because of Coronavirus may also participate at the 20% discounted rate. Siblings may also take advantage of the 20% discount.
In addition to the clubs and classes, all Southside Chess players will use Lichess.org to play tournament 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 Club: This is for children just starting their chess adventure and have limited experience or even none at all. We will teach the basics of opening play, strategy, tactics and endgames.
Intermediate Chess Club: This is for players with at least a year’s worth of experience. We will teach more complicated opening play, more advanced tactics and endgames, and a broader introduction to strategy.
Intermediate Chess Classes: These accelerated classes will be for experienced players who are serious about improving their skills and are interested in becoming competitive players. Minimum requirement is a rating over 700 or permission of instructor. Ratings may be NWSRS or online ratings.
Advanced Chess Classes: The advanced level classes are for very experienced players, especially those with a rating in excess of 1000 (NWSRS or online). Players with less experience or a lower rating may be admitted if they show outstanding aptitude and enthusiasm, but only with permission. We will explore more advanced openings, tactics, combinations, endgames and strategy.
WE EXPECT MOST CHILDREN TO SIGN UP FOR ONE CLUB OR CLASS PER WEEK, BUT PARTICULARLY MOTIVATED PLAYERS SHOULD CONSIDER MULTIPLE CLASSES AT A 20% OVERALL DISCOUNT.
PLAYERS MAY ENROLL AT ANY TIME (MID TERM) WITH A PRO-RATED TUITION FEE.
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FALL TERM: September 21st- December 17th, 2020
_________________________ Mondays: 11:00AM Intermediate Class; 1:00PM Beginners Club; 2:15PM Advanced Class. Tuesdays: 4:30PM Intermediate Class. Wednesdays: 11:00AM Advanced Class; 1:30PM Intermediate Class; 3:00PM Beginners Club. Thursdays: 2:15PM Intermediate Club; 3:30PM Intermediate Class; 4:45PM Advanced Class _________________________ .Beginners Club: M 11AM; Tu 11:15AM; W 3PM; Th 1PM Intermediate Club: M 9:45AM; Tu 3:15PM; W 4:15PM; Th 2:15PM Intermediate Class: M 1PM; Tu 4:30PM; W 1:30PM; Th 3:30PM Adv Class: M 2:15PM; Tu 10AM; W 11AM; Th 4:45PM |
Clubs and Classes will not be held on national holidays. The holidays affecting chess in the Fall Term are Veterans' Day; November 11th and Thanksgiving Day; November 26th, and of course the winter holidays the last two weeks of December. Clubs and 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 club or class for these or any other reason s/he can make that absence up by attending an extra club or 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.
