Thursday Afternoons – Attack Like a Master, Defend like a Lion!

RESUMES 11TH SEPTEMBER 2025!

COURSE THEME:
Attack Like a Master, Defend like a Lion!

COURSE DURATION:
7 weeks – Continuous Enrolment! Join Anytime!

COURSE TIMES:
Thursdays, 5 – 6.15pm

TERM DATES:
11th / 18th / 25th September & 2nd/ 9th/ 16th / 23rd October 2025

COURSE LEVEL:
Primary & Secondary School Kids; Rated 1000 – 1400 ELO

CONTINUOUS ENROLMENT!
Missed a week or two? No worries. You only need to pay for the remaining classes!

Students will be given a specific opening puzzles to study in advance of each class. Classes will consist of first analysing middlegame puzzles and then PLAYING A friendly competition game against other students or a simul game against IM Mark Quinn.

COURSE FEES:
70 Euros (10 Euro per student per class)
This course will run with a minimum of 6 students. If cancelled, a full refund will be issued.

If you out find out about the course, a few weeks into the term . . . No worries! There is continuous enrolment 🙂
You can sign-up mid-way and just pay for the remaining classes.

Just email mark@chessbud.ie to find out the correct amount based on the remaining classes in the term.

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT COURSE:
The group meets once a week for 60 minutes on Thursday afternoons from 5 – 6pm This Online class is conducted using Zoom and is reserved for primary and secondary school kids who have been playing over-the-board tournament chess for some time and have an online or over-the-board rating of 1000 – 1400 Elo.

In class, students will have the opportunity to play out a specific middlegame position each week against each other or in a simul against Mark.

BOOK NOW!
TO SECURE YOUR PLACE ON THIS COURSE,
PLEASE FILL OUT THE APPLICATION FORM BELOW AND FOLLOW PAYMENT STEPS TO SECURE YOUR BOOKING.

Parent / Guardian Name

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Phone

Student's Name

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Last

Student's School

Online or ICU or FIDE Rating

Name of student's free account on Lichess.org so he or she can be invited to access course content.

Tell us about your child's chess journey so far and any short or long term ambitions.

How did you find out about the Thursday After-School Intermediate Club, i.e. ICU website, FB, Insta, google etc. Thanks for letting us know!

Choose your preferred payment option to secure your child's place on the course.

EFT and Paypal Payment Details are listed below this form on the Course Page. Or you can Revolut us your payment to: +353-85-1526889 or by using the link – https://revolut.me/markmtykf

SECURE YOUR BOOKING:

You can choose one of the following payment options to secure your place on this course:

Revolut to:
+353-85-1526889 or by using this link – https://revolut.me/markmtykf

2. Paypal to:
mark@chessbud.ie or through searching my username: @chessbud

3. EFT to Chess Bud IBAN:
IE82AIBK93319864200001

When paying by EFT, please don’t forget to include your name, so that I know who the payment is for. Many thanks!

IM Mark Quinn,
Chess Bud Ireland