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ACC Online Intermediate and Advanced Adult Classes Start This Week!

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A new session of our popular ACC Advanced Adult classes starts this week!

These classes are six-week sessions which run on Thursday evenings from 7:30 until 9:00 p.m., offering in-depth instruction, discussion and playing from instructive positions, all led by ACC member and CIC instructor, FM Michael Humphreys.

The current session begins on Thursday, June 16, and will take us on a deep dive into the Sicilian Defence, and are appropriate for experienced club players. You can register for these classes here:

https://www.amilia.com/store/en/chessinstituteofcanada/shop/programs/44817?subCategoryIds=2685013

Via the same link, you can sign up for our adult intermediate online classes, which take place on Tuesdays from 7:30 until 9:00, led by instructor Peter Lambert.

Both classes will be useful for any player wishing to “up their game.”

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Get into Chess in 2020?

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FIDE wishes you Happy 2020! Are you interested in getting into chess this year?

Sign up for a chess class

Annex Chess Club in downtown Toronto has chess classes for adults and children – for absolute beginners or for those who want to take their game to the next level.

Register online for a 7-week class today! A new winter session starts January 13.

Come out to the club this Monday

We also have CFC-rated tournament games and casual chess on Monday nights. Come check us out!


Happy New Year from FIDE, the World Chess Federation!

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Chess classes are great for kids!

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Teachers (see this 2012 study) find that kids who participate in chess show improved confidence and self-assurance. For parents, it’s a real pleasure to see your child so engaged in the game – and it’s truly amazing how quickly they pick up new skills.

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At Annex Chess Club, we’ve got kids’ chess classes every Monday night!

Our final 7-week session before summer break started April 28 – but it’s not too late to join! Check current schedules.

You’re never too old to learn chess or improve your game! Artiom Samsonkin teaches a Beginner/Intermediate adult group from 8:00 to 9:00 pm.

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Artiom Samsonkin has great rapport with his 6:15 Beginner/Intermediate class as he teaches captures, threats, and checks:

ACC Kids' Class Artiom 1

ACC Kids' Class Artiom 2

And he reminds his students to use these new skills in their games:

ACC Kids' Class Artiom 3

ACC Kids' Class Artiom 4

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We’ve got chess classes for older kids too. Michael Humphreys, who is our ACC Club Champion and a City Championship winner as a coach, teaches the 6:15 pm Advanced group.

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ACC Kids’ Classes on Monday Nights

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We have our new Fall Session of Monday-night kids’ classes up and running at Annex Chess Club. We’re still accepting new young players. Check our current and upcoming schedule.

Classes run in-house tournaments, with points for games won, analysis performed, riddles and puzzles solved, etc. Here are the latest results:

Wajdy’s Monday night Advanced Class

# Name Sept 17 Sept 24 Oct 1 Oct 15 Oct 22 Oct 29 Nov 5 Nov 12 Total
1 Jonathan Aviv 0 15 2 5 5 25 5 5 62
2 Cuinn Chowdhury 8 8 0 8 0 10 8 7 49
3 Howard Halim 0 0 14 2 10 0 9 0 35
4 James McGilvray 6 0 20 2 0 0 3 0 31
5 Hamish Raynor 0 15 0 0 3 0 2 10 30
6 Alexander 0 0 5 0 3 21 0 0 29
7 Jesse Hughes 3 0 0 5 5 10 0 5 28
8 Pau Ilerbaig-Bajona 5 0 0 0 0 18 5 0 28
9 Heiko Dorre-Grasso 3 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 13
10 Yonah Aviv 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 10

* The final winner, with results up to the last class on December 17, was Cuinn Chaudhurry. Congratulations, Cuinn!