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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 at least 3 instructors present at the facility during each lesson, ensuring a supportive learning environment.

Student's Level - our curriculum is divided into 6 groups:

  • Beginner: 0 - 399 USCF
  • Novice: 400 - 799 USCF
  • Intermediate: 800 - 1099 USCF
  • Advanced: 1100 - 1399 USCF
  • Challengers: 1400 - 1699 USCF
  • Expert: 1700+ USCF

 

Advanced, Challengers and Expert Topics for Trimester 1 of 2026

Date Advanced Group Challenger Group Expert Group
Friday 1/2/2026 Calculation Part 1 Advanced Calculation techniques Pawn Structures
Sunday 1/4/2026 Play-Out/Puzzle Solving Play-Out/Puzzle Solving Play-Out/Puzzle Solving
Tuesday 1/6/2026 Calculation Part 2 Advanced Calculation techniques Pawn Structures
Friday 1/9/2026 Calculation Part 3 Advanced Calculation techniques Calculation Speed and Depth Training
Sunday 1/11/2026 Play-Out/Puzzle Solving Play-Out/Puzzle Solving Play-Out/Puzzle Solving
Tuesday 1/13/2026 Calculation Part 4 Intro into endgame compositions Calculation Speed and Depth Training
Friday 1/16/2026 Attacking King in the center Intro into endgame compositions Pawn Structures
Sunday 1/18/2026 Play-Out/Puzzle Solving Play-Out/Puzzle Solving Play-Out/Puzzle Solving
Tuesday 1/20/2026 Attacking the Castled King Activity vs Material Pawn Structures
Friday 1/23/2026 Attacking the King in Open Positions Activity vs Material Calculation Speed and Depth Training
Sunday 1/25/2026 Play-Out/Puzzle Solving Play-Out/Puzzle Solving Play-Out/Puzzle Solving
Tuesday 1/27/2026 Attacking the King in Closed Positions Finding opponents resources Calculation Speed and Depth Training
Friday 1/30/2026 Attack with an Isolated Pawn Finding opponents resources Pawn Structures
Sunday 2/1/2026 Play-Out/Puzzle Solving Play-Out/Puzzle Solving Play-Out/Puzzle Solving
Tuesday 2/3/2026 Attacking with opposite side castles Bishop Pair Pawn Structures
Friday 2/6/2026 King Hunts Bishop Pair Calculation Speed and Depth Training
Sunday 2/8/2026 Play-Out/Puzzle Solving Play-Out/Puzzle Solving Play-Out/Puzzle Solving
Tuesday 2/10/2026 Lasker's best attacking games 1 Quick Development Calculation Speed and Depth Training
Friday 2/13/2026 Lasker's best attacking games 2 Quick Development Strategy
Sunday 2/15/2026 Play-Out/Puzzle Solving Play-Out/Puzzle Solving Play-Out/Puzzle Solving
Tuesday 2/17/2026 Alekhine's best attacking games 1 Attacking the king in the center Strategy
Friday 2/20/2026 Alekhine's best attacking games 2 Attacking the king in the center Playing with the initiative
Sunday 2/22/2026 Play-Out/Puzzle Solving Play-Out/Puzzle Solving Play-Out/Puzzle Solving
Tuesday 2/24/2026 The Thorn Pawn Opposite side castling Playing with the initiative
Friday 2/27/2026 Playing with the Initiative (Play with compensation) Opposite side castling Blindfold Endgame Compositions
Sunday 3/1/2026 Play-Out/Puzzle Solving Play-Out/Puzzle Solving Play-Out/Puzzle Solving
Tuesday 3/3/2026 Playing with the Initiative (Develop and Punish Greed) Same side castling Blindfold Endgame Compositions
Friday 3/6/2026 Strong Knight, Strong Attack Same side castling Blindfold Endgame Compositions
Sunday 3/8/2026 Puzzle Solving (Online Lesson Only) Puzzle Solving (Online Lesson Only) Puzzle Solving (Online Lesson Only)
Tuesday 3/10/2026 Eliminating the Defense (From step 4) Increasing the fire power Blindfold Endgame Compositions
Friday 3/13/2026 Eliminating the Defense (From step 4) Increasing the fire power Strategy
Sunday 3/15/2026 Play-Out/Puzzle Solving Play-Out/Puzzle Solving Play-Out/Puzzle Solving
Tuesday 3/17/2026 Opposite Color Bishop Attacking When not to attack Strategy
Friday 3/20/2026 Opposite Color Bishop Attacking When not to attack Material Imbalances
Sunday 3/22/2026 Play-Out/Puzzle Solving Play-Out/Puzzle Solving Play-Out/Puzzle Solving
Tuesday 3/24/2026 Bring all your pieces in the attack Opening the position of the king Material Imbalances
Friday 3/27/2026 Bring all your pieces in the attack Opening the position of the king Material Imbalances
Sunday 3/29/2026 Play-Out/Puzzle Solving Play-Out/Puzzle Solving Play-Out/Puzzle Solving
Tuesday 3/31/2026 Exchange Sacrifice Tempo play Material Imbalances
Friday 4/3/2026 Defense Tempo play Strategy
Sunday 4/5/2026 Holiday Holiday Holiday
Tuesday 4/7/2026 Defense Outpost Strategy
Friday 4/10/2026 Bring all your pieces in the attack 1 Outpost Playing for two results
Sunday 4/12/2026 Play-Out/Puzzle Solving Play-Out/Puzzle Solving Play-Out/Puzzle Solving
Tuesday 4/14/2026 Bring all your pieces in the attack 2 Open File Playing for two results
Friday 4/17/2026 Mating Nets 1 Open File Threat Recognition/Prophylactics
Sunday 4/19/2026 Play-Out/Puzzle Solving Play-Out/Puzzle Solving Play-Out/Puzzle Solving
Tuesday 4/21/2026 Mating Nets 2 T1 Review Threat Recognition/Prophylactics
Friday 4/24/2026 Presentation teams of 2 On Attacking Presentation: teams of 2 On Openings Presentation: teams of 2 On Openings
Sunday 4/26/2026 T1 2026 Test T1 2026 Test T1 2026 Test
Tuesday 4/28/2026 Presentation teams of 2 On Attacking Presentation: teams of 2 On Openings Presentation: teams of 2 On Openings

 

Beginner, Novice and Intermediate Topics for Trimester 1 of 2026

Date Beginner Group Novice Group Intermediate Group
Thursday 1/1/2026 Holiday Holiday Holiday
Sunday 1/4/2026 Play Out/Tactics Challenge Play Out/Tactics Challenge Play Out/Tactics Challenge
Monday 1/5/2026 Check the king Check Mate in 2 What not to do in the opening
Thursday 1/8/2026 Checkmate the king Check Mate in 2 Ruy Lopez/Italian Game/Ponziani
Sunday 1/11/2026 Play Out/Tactics Challenge Play Out/Tactics Challenge Play Out/Tactics Challenge
Monday 1/12/2026 Checkmate the king Check Mate in 3 Ruy Lopez/Italian Game/Ponziani
Thursday 1/15/2026 Checkmate the king Queen + Bishop Checkmate Bc4?
Sunday 1/18/2026 Play Out/Tactics Challenge Play Out/Tactics Challenge Play Out/Tactics Challenge
Monday 1/19/2026 Holiday Holiday Holiday
Thursday 1/22/2026 Stalemate Queen + Knight Checkmate Active/Quick Development
Sunday 1/25/2026 Play Out/Tactics Challenge Play Out/Tactics Challenge Play Out/Tactics Challenge
Monday 1/26/2026 Threaten checkmate Mating Patterns Active/Quick Development
Thursday 1/29/2026 Threaten checkmate Mating Patterns Lasker - attacking chess
Sunday 2/1/2026 Play Out/Tactics Challenge Play Out/Tactics Challenge Play Out/Tactics Challenge
Monday 2/2/2026 Capture hanging piece Double attack Alekhine - attacking chess
Thursday 2/5/2026 Capture hanging piece Double attack Board Vision: X-Rays, Long Diagonal Moves
Sunday 2/8/2026 Play Out/Tactics Challenge Play Out/Tactics Challenge Play Out/Tactics Challenge
Monday 2/9/2026 Control over the center Pin Attacking weak color complexes
Thursday 2/12/2026 Developing minor pieces Pin Open Sicilian: English Attack
Sunday 2/15/2026 Play Out/Tactics Challenge Play Out/Tactics Challenge Play Out/Tactics Challenge
Monday 2/16/2026 Holiday Holiday Holiday
Thursday 2/19/2026 Developing minor pieces Skewer Endgame
Sunday 2/22/2026 Play Out/Tactics Challenge Play Out/Tactics Challenge Play Out/Tactics Challenge
Monday 2/23/2026 Castling Skewer Endgame
Thursday 2/26/2026 Good openings Intermezzo Carlsbad Structure
Sunday 3/1/2026 Play Out/Tactics Challenge Play Out/Tactics Challenge Play Out/Tactics Challenge
Monday 3/2/2026 Bad openings Discovered attack Carlsbad Structure
Thursday 3/5/2026 Why not to develop your queen early? Discovered attack Forcing Chess Moves
Sunday 3/8/2026 Puzzle Solving (Online Lesson Only) Puzzle Solving (Online Lesson Only) Puzzle Solving (Online Lesson Only)
Monday 3/9/2026 Punishing your opponent’s bad opening play Defend against checkmate Forcing Chess Moves
Thursday 3/12/2026 Punishing your opponent’s bad opening play Defend against tactics Endgame
Sunday 3/15/2026 Play Out/Tactics Challenge Play Out/Tactics Challenge Play Out/Tactics Challenge
Monday 3/16/2026 Mate with king and queen Quick starter on 1.e4 e5 Endgame
Thursday 3/19/2026 Mate with two rooks Quick starter on 1.e4 e5 Forcing Chess Moves
Sunday 3/22/2026 Play Out/Tactics Challenge Play Out/Tactics Challenge Play Out/Tactics Challenge
Monday 3/23/2026 Mate with rook and king Quick starter on Sicilian Defense (1.e4 c5) Forcing Chess Moves
Thursday 3/26/2026 Introduction to Tactics Quick starter on Sicilian Defense (1.e4 c5) Endgame
Sunday 3/29/2026 Play Out/Tactics Challenge Play Out/Tactics Challenge Play Out/Tactics Challenge
Monday 3/30/2026 Introduction to Tactics What if my opponent doesn’t play 1.e4? Endgame
Thursday 4/2/2026 Introduction to Tactics Quick development Mating Patterns
Sunday 4/5/2026 Holiday Holiday Holiday
Monday 4/6/2026 Introduction to Tactics Punish “bad” openings Mating Patterns
Thursday 4/9/2026 Introduction to Tactics Opening Traps Endgame
Sunday 4/12/2026 Play Out/Tactics Challenge Play Out/Tactics Challenge Play Out/Tactics Challenge
Monday 4/13/2026 Defend against mate World Champions Endgame
Thursday 4/16/2026 Defend against mate World Champions Recognizing a Tactical Threat
Sunday 4/19/2026 Play Out/Tactics Challenge Play Out/Tactics Challenge Play Out/Tactics Challenge
Monday 4/20/2026 Defend against mate Pawn endgames Recognizing a Tactical Threat
Thursday 4/23/2026 T1 2026 Review T1 2026 Review T1 Review
Sunday 4/26/2026 T1 Test T1 Test T1 Test
Monday 4/27/2026 Presentations: Teams of 2 Presentations: Teams of 2 Calculation
Thursday 4/30/2026 Presentations: Teams of 2 Presentations: Teams of 2 Presentations: Teams of 2

 



In-Person

Central Time Zone is Used
Beginner
(<400)
Novice
(400-800)
Intermediate
(800-1100)
Advanced
(1100-1400)
Challengers
(1400-1700)
Expert
(1700+)
Sunday 10am-12pm 10am-12:30pm 10am-1pm 11:10am-2:10pm 11:10am-2:10pm 10am-1pm
Monday 6-8pm 6-8pm 6-8pm
Tuesday 6-8:30pm 6-8:30pm 6-8:30pm
Thursday 6-8pm 6-8pm 6-8pm
Friday 6-8:30pm 6-8:30pm 6-8:30pm

Online

Central Time Zone is Used
Beginner
(<400)
Novice
(400-800)
Intermediate
(800-1100)
Advanced
(1100-1400)
Challengers
(1400-1700)
Expert
(1700+)
Sunday 10-11am 10-11am 10-11am 11:10am-12:10pm 11:10am-12:10pm 10-11am
Monday 6-7pm 6-7pm 6-7pm
Tuesday 6-7pm 6-7:30pm 6-7:30pm
Thursday 6-7pm 6-7pm 6-7pm
Friday 6-7pm 6-7:30pm 6-7:30pm