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• September Beginner Chess Classes for Kids

  • Start
    September 11, 2023
  •  
    5:00 PM
  • End
    October 02, 2023
  •  
    6:00 PM
  • Location
    918 Bathurst Street, Lower Level, Toronto ON M5R 3G5

  Register

  Go from zero to sixty in just four classes!

  Our kids' beginner classes young people who have no prior knowledge of chess. (If you are familiar enough with the game that you know terms like fork, pin, stalemate and perpetual check, then you should consider our intermediate course.)

  Our instructor, Sue Foster, will teach students the basics of the game, from piece movements and board coordinates through simple tactics and strategic considerations.

  Classes are on Monday evenings from 6:15 until 7:15, and usually involve about 30 minutes of instruction followed by 30 minutes of supervised game play. Believe it or not, you'll be playing chess very soon!

  ACC students are also welcome to borrow books from the ACC library and play in our casual play area after class.

  

  Instructor: Sue Foster

  You are welcome to take a single class as a drop-in, but we do recommend that all students take the entire four-week course.

  In the first two sessions you will learn: the rules of chess including piece movement, castling and other special moves, piece values, elementary mates, and basic opening principles.

  The final two weeks focus on useful topics including: the middlegame, tactics, strategy and endgames.

  On completion of this course, you will be ready to take part in our intermediate classes.

  ACC members can take this course at a significant discount.

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• Fall Intermediate/Advanced Chess Classes for Kids

  • Start
    September 11, 2023
  •  
    5:00 PM
  • End
    November 13, 2023
  •  
    5:00 PM
  • Location
    918 Bathurst Street, Lower Level, Toronto ON M5R 3G5

  Register

  Take a deeper dive into chess!

  Our eight-week intermediate/advanced course builds on the basics, and introduces young people to more advanced chess concepts, chess games by master players, and more, taught by National Master David Filipovich.

  Students will also learn how to use a chess clock, how to read and write chess notation, and the fundamentals of chess etiquette.

  On completion of this course, students will be ready to take part in chess tournaments, such as the ones ACC runs every week.

  These classes are tailored to the levels and needs the of the students, so the curriculum is flexible. Therefore, you can join this course any time!

  ACC students are also welcome to borrow books from the ACC library and play in our casual play area after class.

  Please note that there are no classes on October 9 and October 30.

  

  Instructor: NM David Filipovich

  You are welcome to take a single class as a drop-in, but we do recommend that all students take the entire eight-week course.

  ACC members can take this course at a significant discount.

  Show details
• Fall Intermediate Chess Classes for Adults

  • Start
    September 11, 2023
  •  
    6:15 PM
  • End
    November 13, 2023
  •  
    7:15 PM
  • Location
    918 Bathurst Street, Lower Level, Toronto ON M5R 3G5

  Register

  Take a deeper dive into chess!

  Our eight-week intermediate/advanced course builds on the basics, and introduces teens and adults to more advanced chess concepts, chess games by master players, and more, taught by National Master David Filipovich.

  Students will also learn how to use a chess clock, how to read and write chess notation, and the fundamentals of chess etiquette.

  On completion of this course, students will be ready to take part in chess tournaments, such as the ones ACC runs every week.

  These classes are tailored to the levels and needs the of the students, so the curriculum is flexible. Therefore, you can join this course any time!

  ACC students are also welcome to borrow books from the ACC library and play in our casual play area after class.

  Please note that there are no classes on October 9 and October 30.

  

  Instructor: NM David Filipovich

  You are welcome to take a single class as a drop-in, but we do recommend that all students take the entire eight-week course.

  ACC members can take this course at a significant discount.

  Show details
• September Beginner Chess Classes for Adults

  • Start
    September 11, 2023
  •  
    6:15 PM
  • End
    October 02, 2023
  •  
    7:15 PM
  • Location
    918 Bathurst Street, Lower Level, Toronto ON M5R 3G5

  Register

  Go from zero to sixty in just four classes!

  Our adult beginner classes are for students fourteen and older who have no prior knowledge of chess. (If you are familiar enough with the game that you know terms like fork, pin, stalemate and perpetual check, then you should consider our intermediate course.)

  Our instructor, Sue Foster, will teach students the basics of the game, from piece movements and board coordinates through simple tactics and strategic considerations.

  Classes are on Monday evenings from 6:15 until 7:15, and usually involve about 30 minutes of instruction followed by 30 minutes of supervised game play. Believe it or not, you'll be playing chess very soon!

  ACC students are also welcome to borrow books from the ACC library and play in our casual play area after class.

  

  Instructor: Sue Foster

  You are welcome to take a single class as a drop-in, but we do recommend that all students take the entire four-week course.

  In the first two sessions you will learn: the rules of chess including piece movement, castling and other special moves, piece values, elementary mates, and basic opening principles.

  The final two weeks focus on useful topics including: the middlegame, tactics, strategy and endgames.

  On completion of this course, you will be ready to take part in our intermediate classes.

  ACC members can take this course at a significant discount.

  Show details