Wednesday Night Advanced Club – (1400-2000 Elo)

THE NOV/DEC 2026 TERM IS NOW ENROLLING: 

TERM DATES:
18th / 25th / November & 2nd/ 9th/ 16st December 2026

COURSE TIME:
The group meets once a week on Zoom for 90 minutes on Wednesday evenings from 7 – 8.30pm 

COURSE FEES:
75 Euros (15 Euro per student per class)
This course will run with a minimum of 6 students.  If cancelled, a full refund will be issued.

Course Theme: ‘The Unexamined Game is not a Game worth Playing.’ – Socrates via Quinn 🙂

Now that the chess leagues are back in full swing and the tournament calendar is jam-packed with weekend events, this course will focus on analysing Wednesday night club members’ games from recent over-the-board events.

Weekly puzzle worksheets and opening systems that are analysed in class will therefore be created from student games.

Students will also have access to four opening studies for the duration of the course covering key King’s Pawn, Queen’s Pawn and other courses so they can work on their repertoire by themselves or use the studies as a training resource when preparing for opponents in over-the-board tournaments.

Club Members can play through the Annotated Games Studies in a dedicated Lichess Study until classes resume in January 2027.

COURSE DETAIL:

Group analysis, strategic thinking and calculating accurately is the core of this course.  Students will be given a set of difficult puzzles and tricky middlegame challenges to mull over in advance of each class.  The positions that students will be challenged to solve will come from their own over-the-board games or opening systems they themselves are playing.

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Students can play through Annotated Games and puzzle solutions in a dedicated Lichess Study for two months following the end of the course.

COURSE LEVEL:
Adults Aged 16+; 1400 – 2000 ELO.  This course is generally reserved for adults (16+) although some strong juniors (12+) who are unable to make my Monday Advanced Kids Club or who are of a sufficient strength may be admitted to the class.  Parents should fill out an enrolment form and Mark will get in touch to confirm participation in the class.

If joining a few classes into the term, just email mark@chessbud.ie to check if there is a place available and also to find out the correct amount based on the remaining classes in the term.