Chess courses
Six levels. One clear path to mastery.
Our six courses take students from absolute beginner to tournament-ready. Each one is designed by our experienced coaches, and every student moves up at their own pace.
Level I · Absolute beginners
The Pawns
This level helps a child master the fundamentals of the game, the true building block of a chess education.
Key focus: Fundamentals
What you’ll learn
- Rules & notation
- Castling & en passant
- Escaping check
- Origins & history of chess
- Values of the pieces
- Moving & capturing
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Level II · Advanced beginners
The Knights
Sharpens the essential mating and technical skills a young player needs next.
Key focus: Checkmate technique
What you’ll learn
- Two-rook checkmate
- Queen checkmate
- Mate in one move
- Trading pieces correctly
- Opening strategy
- Checkmating ideas
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Level III · Intermediate players
The Bishops
Opens the door to real chess tactics: the art of combining pieces.
Key focus: Tactics & combinations
What you’ll learn
- Double-bishop mate
- The pin
- Knight fork
- Skewer attack
- Discovered attack
- Back-rank mate
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Level IV · Advanced intermediate
The Rooks
Builds command over the endgame, where technique, not memory, decides the result.
Key focus: Endgame mastery
What you’ll learn
- The opposition
- Rule of the square
- King & pawn endings
- Queen vs pawn
- Knight vs pawn
- Rook endings
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Level V · Advanced players
The Queens
Deepens the tactical toolkit with the ideas that decide sharp, competitive games.
Key focus: Advanced tactics
What you’ll learn
- Decoy & deflection
- Line opening & closing
- Overloaded pieces
- Zwischenzug
- X-ray & windmills
- Passed pawns
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Level VI · Tournament ready
The Kings
Our final module, aimed squarely at helping students excel at state, national and international tournaments.
Key focus: Tournament play
What you’ll learn
- Tournament preparation
- Game analysis
- Classical practice
- Learning from the classics
- Multiple time formats
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