Teaching chess since 1996
Tournaments
Last Friday was the Amelia Earhart tournament. We had 24 players and some wild play in the top section! In the Transatlantic section, Dhruva Seelam won first and Joshua Goldberg and Veer Patril tied each other for second. In the Hawaiian section Doug Goldberg, the director, won first, Dhanush Seelam won second, and Krish Gupta took third.. In the Burbank section, Joseph Pham won first place and Carter Hedges was second. Finally in the Mexico City section Tashvi Patil took first while several others tied for second.
Our tournament theme on August 21 will be the Summer Treat Open, sponsored by Jeremiah’s Ice of Sienna.Jeremiah’s Ice is at 5304 Sienna Parkway, and you won’t believe their Italian Ice, Ice Cream, and Cookie creations! The winner of each section will receive a coupon for a dessert at Jeremiah’s Ice, and the overall champion will get a coupon/gift bag.
* if two players tie for first we will have a 1-game, 5-minute blitz tiebreaker.
• if more than two players tie for first, standard tie-breakers will be used (Solkoff, Cumulative, S-B in that order)
A new version of the Beast Chess Trainer has been released to assist you with your chess training. Click on the Beast for more details.
New Classes starting this summer
Level 1 - Basic Rules of Chess
This class is for new players to learn how the pieces move, how to make legal moves, and how to win games. It’s mostly for children, but adults can attend with permission.
Level 14 - play against Bobby Fischer
This is maybe the most fun class we offer. Learning objectives:
- Improve your ability to recognize critical positions
- Improve your ability to analyze critical positions
- In a team environment, gain insight on how other players evaluate positions and select moves.
What do other students say about this Level?
USCF 1200-rated player:
These lessons are very helpful. I’ve learned what to watch out for so I don’t make the same calculation errors in the future. And it helps seeing the moves the grandmasters are playing and we can make those same moves — they’re not so hard we can’t find them now that we’re looking for them.
USCF 900-rated player:
I love being in the Level 14 class because it helps me improve my time management. I get to learn threats and sacrifices that can be used against Bobby Fischer’s style of play. One of my favorite parts is hearing other people’s ideas about a position and sharing my own — it’s a great way to grow and improve my chess knowledge. The games we study are outstanding. I’m always amazed at the unexpected things that can happen in a position. It’aalso really fun to solve kinds of mind-blowing puzzlesw and discuss different ideas with people in the class.