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Online Training is available to both our Digital and Grandmaster Members. The training sessions consist of an instructor introducing a topic, followed by students applying the learned material through practice games and engaging in puzzle solving. While the lessons cover the same material as our In-Person sessions, they are shorter in duration and do not include Open Play and Monthly Check-Ins.

In-Person Training is available to our Grandmaster Members only. During the lessons, our instructors deliver a lecture on a specific topic, followed by students putting their newfound knowledge into practice through interactive game sessions and puzzle solving contests. We have 2 instructors present at the facility during each lesson, ensuring a supportive learning environment.

Student's Level - our curriculum is divided into 5 groups:

  • Beginner: 0 - 399 USCF
  • Novice: 400 - 799 USCF
  • Intermediate: 800 - 1199 USCF
  • Advanced: 1200 - 1599 USCF
  • Expert: 1600 - 2000 USCF

 

Advanced and Expert Topics for Q1 2025

Date Advanced Group Expert Group
Friday 1/3/2025 Gukesh - Ding Review (Online lesson only) Gukesh - Ding Review (Online lesson only)
Sunday 1/5/2025 Calculation (Online lesson only) Calculation (Online lesson only)
Tuesday 1/7/2025 Famous Players (Tal) Develop, develop, develop!
Friday 1/10/2025 Playing with the initiative Famous Players (Anand)
Sunday 1/12/2025 Game Analysis/Calculation Game Analysis/Calculation
Tuesday 1/14/2025 Pay attention to the last move of the opponent The Principle of Two Weaknesses
Friday 1/17/2025 Don't rush! (Online lesson only) Famous Players - Petrosian (Online lesson only)
Sunday 1/19/2025 Calculation (Online lesson only) Calculation (Online lesson only)
Tuesday 1/21/2025 Famous Players (Alekhine) Piece Activity
Friday 1/24/2025 Develop, develop, develop! Famous Players (Botvinnik)
Sunday 1/26/2025 Game Analysis/Calculation Game Analysis/Calculation
Tuesday 1/28/2025 Pawn Endgames Prophylactic Thinking 1
Friday 1/31/2025 Minor Piece Endgames Prophylactic Thinking 2
Sunday 2/2/2025 Game Analysis/Calculation Game Analysis/Calculation
Tuesday 2/4/2025 Space Advantage: Squeeze your Opponent Famous Players (Tal)
Friday 2/7/2025 Active Rooks Famous Players (Alekhine)
Sunday 2/9/2025 Game Analysis/Calculation Game Analysis/Calculation
Tuesday 2/11/2025 Famous Players (Rubinstein) Trading into good and bad endgames
Friday 2/14/2025 Rook Endgames Space Advantage: Squeeze your Opponent
Sunday 2/16/2025 Game Analysis/Calculation Game Analysis/Calculation
Tuesday 2/18/2025 Prophylactic Thinking Pawn Endgames
Friday 2/21/2025 The Principle of Two Weaknesses Space Advantage: Squeeze your Opponent
Sunday 2/23/2025 Game Analysis/Calculation Game Analysis/Calculation
Tuesday 2/25/2025 Attacking castled king Recognize Your Opponent's Threats
Friday 2/28/2025 Famous Players (Fischer) Kasparov vs. Kramnik
Sunday 3/2/2025 Game Analysis/Calculation Game Analysis/Calculation
Tuesday 3/4/2025 Trading into good and bad endgames Minor Piece Endgames
Friday 3/7/2025 Queen Endgames Rook Endgames
Sunday 3/9/2025 Game Analysis/Calculation Game Analysis/Calculation
Tuesday 3/11/2025 Famous Players (Botvinnik) Quiet Moves
Friday 3/14/2025 Outpost Win at all cost!
Sunday 3/16/2025 Game Analysis/Calculation Game Analysis/Calculation
Tuesday 3/18/2025 Playing against isolated pawn Keep on playing for a win!
Friday 3/21/2025 Importance of the king (Online Lesson Only) Famous Players - Shirov (Online Lesson Only)
Sunday 3/23/2025 Calculation (Online Lesson Only) Calculation (Online Lesson Only)
Tuesday 3/25/2025 Q1 2025 Review Q1 2025 Review
Friday 3/28/2025 Q1 2025 Review Q1 2025 Review
Sunday 3/30/2025 Quarter Exam Quarter Exam

 

 

Beginner, Novice and Intermediate Topics for Q1 2025

Date Beginner Novice Intermediate
Thursday 01/02/2025 Basic Checkmates Basic Checkmates Exploiting the pin
Sunday 01/05/2025 Puzzles / Game Analysis Puzzles / Game Analysis Puzzles / Game Analysis
Monday 01/06/2025 Stalemates Stalemates Clock Management
Thursday 01/09/2025 Opening Traps Opening Traps Pay attention to Opponents Last Move
Sunday 01/12/2025 Puzzles / Game Analysis Puzzles / Game Analysis Puzzles / Game Analysis
Monday 01/13/2025 General Opening Principles General Opening Principles Steinitz
Thursday 01/16/2025 Knight Basics (Online Only) Knight Basics (Online Only) Steinitz (Online Only)
Sunday 01/19/2025 Puzzles (Online Only) Puzzles (Online Only) Puzzles (Online Only)
Monday 01/20/2025 Holiday Holiday Holiday
Thursday 01/23/2025 KQ vs K and KR vs K KQ vs K and KR vs K Attacking Games
Sunday 01/26/2025 Puzzles / Game Analysis Puzzles / Game Analysis Puzzles / Game Analysis
Monday 01/27/2025 Attacking f2 and f7 Attacking f2 and f7 Basic Opposition
Thursday 01/30/2025 Fastest Checkmates Fastest Checkmates Drawing the box
Sunday 02/02/2025 Puzzles / Game Analysis Puzzles / Game Analysis Puzzles / Game Analysis
Monday 02/03/2025 Anderssen Anderssen Basic Rook endgames
Thursday 02/06/2025 Morphy Morphy Passed Pawns
Sunday 02/09/2025 Puzzles / Game Analysis Puzzles / Game Analysis Puzzles / Game Analysis
Monday 02/10/2025 Grecco Grecco Deflection
Thursday 02/13/2025 Back rank Checkmate Back rank Checkmate Attraction
Sunday 02/16/2025 Puzzles / Game Analysis Puzzles / Game Analysis Puzzles / Game Analysis
Monday 02/17/2025 Pin Pin Zugzwang
Thursday 02/20/2025 Skewer Skewer Desperado
Sunday 02/23/2025 Puzzles / Game Analysis Puzzles / Game Analysis Puzzles / Game Analysis
Monday 02/24/2025 Double Attack Double Attack Removing the defender
Thursday 02/27/2025 X-Ray X-Ray Under - promotion
Sunday 03/02/2025 Puzzles / Game Analysis Puzzles / Game Analysis Puzzles / Game Analysis
Monday 03/03/2025 Discovered Check Discovered Check Combinations
Thursday 03/06/2025 Double Check Double Check Combinations
Sunday 03/09/2025 Puzzles / Game Analysis Puzzles / Game Analysis Puzzles / Game Analysis
Monday 03/10/2025 Discovered Attack Discovered Attack Combinations
Thursday 03/13/2025 Combinations Combinations Combinations
Sunday 03/16/2025 Puzzles / Game Analysis Puzzles / Game Analysis Puzzles / Game Analysis
Monday 03/17/2025 Don't rush (using time on the clock) Don't rush (using time on the clock) Lasker
Thursday 03/20/2025 Pay attention to opponents last move Pay attention to opponents last move Lasker
Sunday 03/23/2025 Puzzles (Online Only) Puzzles (Online Only) Puzzles (Online Only)
Monday 03/24/2025 Q1 2025 Review Q1 2025 Review Q1 2025 Review
Thursday 03/27/2025 Q1 2025 Review Q1 2025 Review Q1 2025 Review
Sunday 03/30/2025 Quarter Exam Quarter Exam Quarter Exam

 



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