Teaching chess since 1996
Tournaments
Who knew that there's a National Sea Serpent Day?
That was the theme of Friday’s tournament, and we had twenty players again. In the Hydra section (above 1200), Aryan Shah was first overall with a perfect score. There was a four-way tie for second in the section for Soham Sethi, Hanson Guo, Francis Kok, and Joshua Goldberg. In the Jörmungandr section (600-1200), Sav Strickland was first, Luke Yen finished second, and Advik Paul, Brian Watson, and Elly Wong tied for third. Finally, in the Kraken section (below 600), Zikorah Ikeachor Enechukwu came in first with two points, Saatvik Pattanaik and Sanjiv Santhosh tied for second.
Our tournament theme on August 21 will be the Summer Treat Open, sponsored by Jeremiah’s Ice of Sienna.Jeremiah’s Ice is at 5304 Sienna Parkway, and you won’t believe their Italian Ice, Ice Cream, and Cookie creations! The winner of each section will receive a coupon for a dessert at Jeremiah’s Ice, and the overall champion will get a coupon/gift bag.
* if two players tie for first we will have a 1-game, 5-minute blitz tiebreaker.
• if more than two players tie for first, standard tie-breakers will be used (Solkoff, Cumulative, S-B in that order)
A new version of the Beast Chess Trainer has been released to assist you with your chess training. Click on the Beast for more details.
New Classes starting this summer
Level 1 - Basic Rules of Chess
This class is for new players to learn how the pieces move, how to make legal moves, and how to win games. It’s mostly for children, but adults can attend with permission.
Level 14 - play against Bobby Fischer
This is maybe the most fun class we offer. Learning objectives:
- Improve your ability to recognize critical positions
- Improve your ability to analyze critical positions
- In a team environment, gain insight on how other players evaluate positions and select moves.
What do other students say about this Level?
USCF 1200-rated player:
These lessons are very helpful. I’ve learned what to watch out for so I don’t make the same calculation errors in the future. And it helps seeing the moves the grandmasters are playing and we can make those same moves — they’re not so hard we can’t find them now that we’re looking for them.
USCF 900-rated player:
I love being in the Level 14 class because it helps me improve my time management. I get to learn threats and sacrifices that can be used against Bobby Fischer’s style of play. One of my favorite parts is hearing other people’s ideas about a position and sharing my own — it’s a great way to grow and improve my chess knowledge. The games we study are outstanding. I’m always amazed at the unexpected things that can happen in a position. It’aalso really fun to solve kinds of mind-blowing puzzlesw and discuss different ideas with people in the class.