Chess Summer Classes
Monday 5th July to Wednesday 25th August 2021
Chess Courses for Juniors (boys & girls) aged 5-18
Click below for Course Registration
LOCATION:
Classes are held weekly at the:
Swieqi Chess Club
Triq Josef Kalleya
Swieqi SWQ 3555
Landline: 27310375
Mobile: 79007001
DATES & TIMES:
Parents have a choice for each of the lessons as outlined below:
1st LESSON
Mondays: 10am - 11:30am or 1pm-2:30pm
2nd LESSON
Wednesdays: 10am - 11:30am or 1pm-2:30pm
3rd LESSON
Fridays: 10am - 11:30am or 1pm-2:30pm
COVID-19 MEASURES:
Due to the COVID-19 virus the following measures have been put into place.
-
There shall be no more than 6 students per class.
-
All students (including instructor) shall wear a face mask at all times during the lesson.
-
Temperature readings shall be taken and recorded. Any student with a temperature reading of 37.2 or above shall not be allowed to attend the lesson.
-
Hand sanitizer shall be used upon entering the class.
-
Parents are required to fill out contact tracing details on behalf of their child(ren) at the start of each lesson.
LESSON STRUCTURE (Please scroll further down the page for course content)
-
There are a total of 35 lessons with each lesson being 90 minutes in duration. The first 30-40 minutes of the class will consist of interactive instruction followed by 20 minutes of tactic puzzles for students to solve with the remainder of the class being dedicated to hands-on chess practice with other students.
-
A certificate of completion along with a medal will be awarded to each student provided they have an attendance rate of 80%.
COST:
The course is comprised of 35 lessons and will be covered over a period of 2 months with 3 lessons (90 minutes each) a week.
PRICES
Option 1: €200 (saving of €80) whole course fee.
Option 2: €8 per lesson of 90 minutes.
On completion of Course
Beginner Course (Step 1): In the first step, the elementary knowledge is acquired which every successful chess player needs. The early stages of the course thus present easily comprehensible steps and exercises, which are immediately assimilated through play. In addition, the course is complemented by a lot of new activities for learning and practice.
35 Lessons
-
The chessboard and the pieces
-
How the pieces of move
-
Special moves
-
The life of a chess king
-
Mate in one move
-
Mate by a queen
-
Mate by a rook
-
Mate by two bishops
-
Basic mate configurations
-
Introduction to chess openings
-
Introduction to chess middlegames
-
How a game can end
-
Combination basics
-
The sacrifice
-
The deflection
-
The decoy
-
The pin and the skewer
-
Typical combinations 1
-
Typical combinations 2
-
Development tales
-
The safety of the king
-
The center
-
Activity
-
Pawn structures
-
Introduction to chess endgames
-
The basics of pawn endgames 1
-
The basics of pawn endgames 2
-
The basics of rook endgames
-
The basics of knight endgames
-
The basics of bishop endgames
-
The basics of queen endgames
-
Open positions
-
Closed positions
-
Semi-open positions
-
Gambits