Tuesday After-School Kids Club – Experienced Beginners – (Unrated to 1000 Elo)

THE AUTUMN TERM IS NOW UNDERWAY: Continuous Enrolment! Sign up anytime and only pay for the remaining classes!

Tuesday Afternoons: (5 – 6.15 PM) – Online on Zoom 

TERM DATES: 
9th / 16th/ 23rd/ 30th September 2025 & 7th/ 14th/ 21st October

COURSE THEME: First Steps to Chess Mastery: Essential Openings, Winning Tactics and Strategic Thinking.  

COURSE DETAIL: 
Students will be introduced to the most important King’s Pawn Openings for white and black and learn essential middlegame ideas, plans and tactical themes so they can build an opening repertoire that will provide a solid foundation for their play.  Classes are fun and relaxed but also challenging with lots of magic tactics as well as introductions to strategic thinking and creative visualization.

Students will be given a puzzle worksheet  to mull over in advance of each class.  Students also get to play a weekly friendly tournament or practice game against each other in Lichess,  which is then analysed in class, providing immediate feedback on their game.

Students can also play through puzzle solutions and essential opening set-ups in the form of complete annotated games in a dedicated Lichess Study.

COURSE FEE:
70 Euro (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 joining a few classes into the term, just email mark@chessbud.ie to find out the correct amount based on the remaining classes in the term.

Suitability for the Experienced Beginners Course

This class is suitable for primary and secondary school students who are relatively new to the game and who know the basics (i.e. how to move pieces/ castle and when it is checkmate on the board etc.) but as yet they do not have any in-depth knowledge of opening strategies, middlegame plans or fundamental endgames. 

Students at the experienced beginner level generally have an online rating on lichess or chess.com between 500 and 1000 Elo. 

This course is therefore not suitable for Complete Beginners.