Chess Classes
Chess is a fantastic sport and mental exercise that requires planning, strategy, and memory. All of these cognitive skills can be strengthened with practice through playing the game.
We offer in-person after-school group chess classes for migrant, elementary-aged children from New York City. Classes are in Spanish with the goal to introduce English progressively. We also offer individual chess classes through Zoom.
What do you need? (if you take a virtual class)
A computer, smartphone, or tablet.
A quiet place.
Curiosity and a desire to learn.
Sample Classes
Class 1: will go over what each of the pieces are, how they move and how they capture.
Class 2: will review what was learned in class 1 and then go over “castling,” the value of the pieces and show an example game as a demonstration of how the pieces move.
Class 3: will go over opening principles (controlling the center of the board, developing pieces, moving pieces to good squares) and will start the discussion on simple checkmates.
Class 4: will go over more examples of checkmates as well as simple tactics.
