My Curriculum:

Study #1: Chess Fundamentals

Students learn essential concepts, principles, and strategies. The goal is for us to build a strong foundation of knowledge.

Study #2: Tactics

Students learn fundamental, intermediate, and advanced tactics. The goal is understanding all of the resources and attacks available during a game.

Study #3: Positional Chess

Students learn higher level concepts and principles, and will be challenged to think about the game in new ways.

Study #4: Two Powerful Openings as White

Students have the opportunity to learn one (or both) of the openings as White. I provide detailed gameplans for each opening, prepare for common responses played by opponents, and how to enter the middlegame with advantageous positions.

Study #5 and #6: Two Powerful Openings as Black

Students have the opportunity to learn two openings as Black. I provide detailed gameplans for each opening, prepare for common responses played by opponents, and how to enter the middlegame with advantageous positions.

The openings that students learn are openings that I play exclusively, and have seen great success at the beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels.