GM Advanced Training Class on Tuesday

Tuesday specific dates, 5:30 – 7:00 p.m.

Class Dates: Jan. 10, 17, 24, 31; Feb. 7, 14, 21, 28; Mar. 6, 13, 20, 27; Apr. 3, 10, 17, 24; May 1. (Adding May 8th as a makeup for the Thursday class Jan 19th)

Where:

At the Chess4Life Center in Bellevue.

Class Info:

With classes on Tuesday and Thursday, GM Anka will be helping students prepare to compete at the Nationals level. Open to students rated 1200+ (lower rated players with special permission). Note that these 1.5 hour classes are designed for intensive training, with lessons, analysis, questions, and challenges for students. For actual competition practice, see the Saturday Nationals Training sessions which include a rated game and game analysis.

Material Covered:

Studying critical and practical opening lines, middle game types, endgames in detail, and always focusing on practical application. The material studied is what is likely to occur often on the chessboard in tournament games — this all is crucial to playing advanced chess and succeeding long term in chess competition.

Eligible:

Students K-12 are eligible to register. Class time is 5:30-7:00pm.

About GM Emil Anka:

This year International Grandmaster Emil Anka will be leading these classes. There may be occasional appearances by NM Elliott Neff, head coach of the nationally known Stevenson (now Spiritridge) chess team and founder of Chess4Life. Grandmaster Emil Anka is a world class chess player and coach from Hungary. In 2010, he moved to Bellevue to become a full time Chess4Life coach, giving a big boost to chess education opportunities in the Northwest. His former student, Richard Rapport, who earned his GM title at the age of 13, is one of the youngest grandmasters in the World. GM Anka has extensive coaching and competition experience and has run several international chess events. Along with his love of working with children, his style as a professional coach incorporates the most current chess theory and training helping his students achieve success in life and chess.

Policy:

24-hour notice must be given if a student needs to miss a class. The student may do a make-up class in one of the Thursday sessions that GM Anka teaches. Class minimum - 10 students.

Tuition:

SPECIAL offer of just $139 (5 classes), upgrade to 10 classes ($249), OR $30 drop-in per class. (Gold Members receive 10% discount.)

See the Thursday  and Saturday GM Training classes for other options.

Questions?

Call the Chess4Life Center at 425-283-0549 or email: kids@chess4life.com