Sep 26-Dec 12, 2020 (no classes on Oct 30, 2020) 

Your child has never played chess, or knows just basic moves and rules.

We’ll have the first introduction session before regular classes start, when Konstantin will assign kids to different levels (if you are not sure which group to choose), shows routines and introduce how to turn software we’re going to use. This session is free.

Topics covered:

• Decoy and overloaded piece
• Opposite-coloured Bishops
• Pawns’ structure
• Crazy Rook. All possibles rules of draw
• The space advantage
• Smothered checkmate
• Two Bishops advantage
• Endgame: breakthrough
• The strong and weak squares
• Middle game to endgame transition
• Middle game: The Exchange sacrifice
• Endgame: Checkmate by Knight and Bishop