Summer Chess Clinic at
Boylston Chess Club
Open to ages 7 and up, this scholastic chess clinic allows students to grow their skills and join a community of chess lovers. Whether your child is a beginner or a tournament veteran, our clinic has coaching and resources suited to every level.
Curriculum: Advanced Group
Techniques in Calculation
Building an Opening repertoire
Endgame Fundamentals (King and Pawn and Rook and Pawn focused)
Middlegame Pawn Breaks
Battle of Knights and Bishops
Positional Evaluation and Planning
Mastering Attack and Defense
How to analyze your own games
Activities:
Simuls against titled players
Puzzle solving and composition
Team Chess Games
Tournament style games
Game Analysis
Memory Challenges
Visualization Drills
Variant Tournaments
Group Lessons
Free Play
Schedule:
Monday - Friday
Full Day: 9:00am - 4:00pm
Early Day: 9:00am - 12:30pm
Late Day: 12:30pm - 4:00pm
Week 1: 7/6 - 7/10
Week 2: 7/13 - 7/17
Week 3: 8/3 - 8/7
Week 4: 8/10 - 8/14
Curriculum: Core Group
Rules of Chess
Elementary Checkmates (K+Q vs K, etc)
Drawing Rules
Opening Principles
Basic Tactics (Forks, Pins, Skewers, etc)
Thinking Techniques
How to make a plan
Endgame Principles
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