Our Chess Programs
Choose the right chess program for your child
Six progressive levels, from first moves to tournament preparation, with a clear path for every stage of your child's chess development.
- 01Level 1 of 63 months
Beginner
Build the fundamentals
- For
- Never played, or knows how the pieces move
- Key skills
- How every piece moves and captures
- Check, checkmate and stalemate
- Castling, promotion and en passant
- Piece values and fair exchanges
- Basic checkmates with king and queen or rook
- First tactics: forks and simple threats
- Outcome
- Plays a complete game and begins spotting simple winning moves.
- 02Level 2 of 66 months
Intermediate
Build sound chess habits
- For
- Knows the rules and plays casually
- Key skills
- Opening principles and quick development
- Centre control
- Forks, pins, skewers and discovered attacks
- Common mating patterns
- King and pawn endgames
- Checking the opponent's threats before every move
- Outcome
- Builds sound openings and starts winning material with simple tactics.
- 03Level 3 of 66 months
Advanced
Prepare for competitive play
- For
- Plays regularly and is ready for tournaments
- Key skills
- Combinations and sacrifices
- Attacking the king
- Pawn structures and weak squares
- Outposts, open files and piece activity
- Rook and minor-piece endgames
- Planning a game from opening to endgame
- Outcome
- Enters rated tournaments with stronger preparation and clearer plans.
- 04Level 4 of 66 months
Master — Level 1
Build tournament strength
- For
- Tournament players building strength
- Key skills
- Positional play and imbalances
- Calculation habits
- Building an opening repertoire
- Converting an advantage
- Defence and counterplay
- Endgame technique
- Prophylaxis and anticipating plans
- Studying master games
- Outcome
- Builds consistency in rated events.
- 05Level 5 of 66 months
Master — Level 2
Develop serious competitive skill
- For
- Strong club players
- Key skills
- Strategic planning
- Dynamic play and initiative
- Complex endgames
- Preparing for opponents
- Time management
- Analysing your own games
- Typical pawn structures
- Practical decision-making under pressure
- Refining an opening repertoire
- Outcome
- Develops toward serious competitive improvement.
- 06Level 6 of 612 months
FIDE-Rated Preparation
Prepare for rated competition
- For
- Players aiming to compete in eligible FIDE-rated events
- Key skills
- Opening repertoire in depth
- Tournament preparation and routine
- Competition psychology
- Clock management in classical games
- FIDE rules, notation and fair play
- Analysis of rated games
- Outcome
- Prepared for eligible FIDE-rated competition and a repeatable competition routine.
From First Move to Tournament Strength
Your Child's Chess Journey
Each level builds on the last, so your child can join where their ability fits and keep progressing from there.
Every Program Includes
- Small batches of 4–6 students
- One-to-one option
- Curated curriculum
- Two 1-hour live classes a week
- Class recordings
- Puzzles and quizzes
- Weekly practice tournaments
- Monthly parent feedback
Free Sunday master class and live practice tournament, in addition to the two weekly live classes.
Group classes
4–6 students · 2 live classes every week · Ages 5 to 15
1-to-1 coaching
Individual coaching · Ages 4 to 15 · Flexible scheduling across time zones
Fees for every plan are on our Pricing page.
Curriculum
Detailed Curriculum
Open a level to see who it is for, what students learn and what they can do by the end.
- Who it is for
- Never played, or knows how the pieces move
- What students learn
- How every piece moves
- First captures
- Check, checkmate and stalemate
- Castling, en passant and promotion
- Simple one-move tactics
- By the end
- Plays a full game, spots one-move wins and avoids one-move blunders
- Who it is for
- Knows the rules, plays casually
- What students learn
- Controlling the centre
- Opening principles
- The Italian Game and other first openings
- Forks, pins and skewers
- Basic mating patterns
- Simple pawn endings
- How to analyse their own games
- By the end
- Plays sound openings and wins material with 1–2 move tactics
- Who it is for
- Plays regularly, ready for tournaments
- What students learn
- Deeper tactics: discovered attacks, deflection and decoy
- Attacking the king
- Key checkmates
- Pawn structures and weak squares
- Rook and minor-piece endgames
- Planning a game
- By the end
- Plays rated tournaments with a clear opening and a plan
- Who it is for
- Tournament players building strength
- What students learn
- Positional play
- Calculation habits
- Building an opening repertoire
- Converting an advantage
- Defending worse positions
- Endgame technique
- By the end
- Consistent results in rated events
- Who it is for
- Strong club players
- What students learn
- Strategic planning
- Dynamic play and the initiative
- Complex endgames
- Preparing against opponents
- Time management
- Reviewing games with an engine
- By the end
- Ready for serious rating gains
- Who it is for
- Players aiming to compete in eligible FIDE-rated events
- Designed for players preparing to compete in eligible FIDE-rated events. This level supports that preparation; an official rating itself comes through eligible rated competitive play.
- What students learn
- Repertoire depth
- Tournament preparation and psychology
- Classical-game discipline
- FIDE tournament rules
- Analysis of their own rated games
- By the end
- Prepared for eligible FIDE-rated competition and a repeatable competition routine
Placement
Not Sure Which Level Is Right?
Answer three quick questions for a suggested starting point. Placement is based on your child's actual chess ability and experience — not age alone — and a coach confirms it in the free demo class.
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