Instructors:
SAMUEL ZHANG
USCF Candidate Master
Founder President of New Providence Chess Club Class ‘24 MHS
NOAH HINGER
USCF 1400
Instructor at New Providence Chess Club Class ’24 AIT
Covered topics (both classes):
Puzzles/Tactics
- Checkmating nets
- Looking for forcing moves (checks, captures, threats)
- Whole-board awareness training
- Calculation
- Key motifs commonly found throughout chess games
Openings
- Common opening setups
- Ideal piece placements
- Traps
Middlegame
- Finding a plan
- Improving your pieces
- Preventing counterplay (prophylaxis)
- Checkmating attacks
- Good and bad exchanges of pieces
Endgame
- Piece activity
- Textbook endgame positions
- King activity in the endgame
Game review
- Preventing blunders
- Knowing your opponent's plan
- More puzzles
- Faster pace
- Advanced principles and master games
09/14/2024, 09/21/2024, 09/28/2024, 10/05/2024, 10/12/2024, 10/19/2024, 10/26/2024, 11/02/2024, 11/09/2024, 11/16/2024, 11/23/2024, 11/30/2024, 12/07/2024, 12/14/2024, 12/21/2024, 12/28/2024, 01/04/2025, 01/11/2025, 01/18/2025, 01/25/2025, 02/01/2025, 02/08/2025, 02/15/2025, 02/22/2025, 03/01/2025, 03/08/2025, 03/15/2025, 03/22/2025, 03/29/2025, 04/05/2025, 04/12/2025, 04/19/2025, 04/26/2025, 05/03/2025, 05/10/2025, 05/17/2025, 05/24/2025, 05/31/2025, 06/07/2025
Minimum: 1
Maximum: 12
Registration starts on 02/12/2024 and ends on 06/03/2024.
Please contact Berkeley Heights Huaxia Chinese School @ New Providence if you have any questions.