There are two types of subscriptions:

• Instructional: Provide instruc

New Instructional subscribers also receive their choice of either:

• A tournament set and a vinyl tournament board of their choice of available color, or

• An unboxed FIDE-approved chess clock.

The amounts shown are monthly, per person, except as noted, and prorated by the number of days in the first month.

• Special Discounts: Are available for families, siblings, and teams.

Summary: Instructional level descriptions are below.

• Beginner - ranges from starting chess with no knowledge through all items needed to play their first tournament game: Piece names, moves, captures, and values, how to set up the board and why it works that way, special moves, check and checkmate, the center, all basic mates, keeping score (writing notation), basic openings, basic endings (K+P), basic tactics.

• Novice - is introduced to and can recognize the five forms of basic tactics, can solve tactics puzzles eventually three moves deep, can mate with a Bishop and Knight (and King) against a lone King, is exposed to more significant information on chess openings, and can memorize four key classical games from chess history.

• Intermediate - K+multiple P endings, Basic Middlegame concepts, Basic R+P endings, Intermediate Tactics- including How do they arise? And practice on finding and executing them, World Champions, 3, Important Standard attacks, including Sacrifices at f2/f7, Classic Bishop Sacrifice (Greek Gift), & the Triple Link. Students will be led to an understanding of King Hunts, Basic Positional and Defensive Ideas, and provided a Positional Study Packet for practice. They will also learn the Fundamental Theorem of Attack, memorize several Essential Games, learn How to Analyze, Additional Opening Information, and a more robust Understanding of the Center

• Proficient—Further and advanced work on the topics in Intermediate, additional endgame knowledge with various pieces in greater depth, in-depth study of typical positions arising from standard openings, revision, selection, and study of standard opening choices. Instructors choose topics to assist in rounding out students’ strengths.

• Advanced—In-depth and advanced work, robust assignments, and learning about openings, middlegames, and endgames. Advanced pattern recognition and opening understanding.

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