Product Details
Knights of the Board (Intermediate)
Overview: This group class assumes players already have familiarity with basic gameplay, rules of chess such as en passant and castling, can read and write notation (ie 1. e4 e5 2. Qh5 Nc6 3. Qxe5+). Players who have completed Step 1 Plus in a prior class or have equivalent familiarity with the game will continue to progress their learning in this class.
Suggested age range: 3rd grade to 8th grade, although younger players may be considered after an assessment.
Meeting times: 4 Saturdays a month from 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM.
Suggested US Chess rating (regular) 300 - 500
Seats: 8
Instructor: Coach Terry Kim
Fees:
- Program fees are $80/monthly per player, assuming 4 Saturdays a month.
- Monthly club membership fees can be submitted after September 5th, subsequent months are $80/monthly/per player and is auto-charged to credit card on file.
Curriculum:
- Workbooks from chess-steps.com, beginning with Step 2. See infographic for description of later curriculum. Workbook progression is Step 2, Step 2 Extra, Step 2 Plus, then finally Step 2 Mixed. Players typically take one year to finish 3+ workbooks.
Addendum:
- For families who will be missing 2+ club meetings in a month (not just one) and send 2 days advance notice to hello[at]wayoftheboard.org, fees will be refunded on a prorated basis ($40 for 2 Saturdays, $60 for 3 Saturdays, $80 for 4 Saturdays). Note that fees are not refunded for single day absences.
- When the instructor is not able to hold a class due to illness, a family schedule conflict, public holidays, etc., fees will be prorated accordingly.
- Club membership can be discontinued at any time by sending an email to hello@wayoftheboard.org, and a prorated refund for that month will be issued accordingly.