Advanced Chess Tournament Club - New Fast Paced Arena Tournament Each Week

Each week students will play a series of fast paced exciting chess matches on my OutSchool exclusive chess platform, https://CohenChessClub.com We will use a 7 minute per side time control/limit with a 2 second increment added for each move. This is an ongoing OutSchool class so every week features a new tournament. 

This class is designed for students with tournament experience. The majority of players in this club have successfully competed in my other weekly tournament clubs listed at the bottom of the description. You will find my beginner to intermediate clubs at this link: https://outschool.com/classes/epic-weekly-chess-tournament-club-ages-9-13-summer-chess-leagues-beginning-now-R1aGky5G?usid=qxS2sb5B&signup=true&utm_campaign=share_activity_link

For players new to my clubs here are some guidelines on the qualifications to be successful in this club:
Players should have OTB(Over The Board) playing strength of at least 1200 USCF or FIDE 
The following are rough equivalent ratings on online platforms:
Chess.com 1200+
Lichess.org 1500+
Chesskid.com 1200+
If you are unsure if this is the right club for you, please send me a message and I will be happy to help.

Each week's games are processed by my chess analysis engine with the best tactics being featured as part of a chess puzzle database which challenges students to improve their gameplay as well as provides them with an incentive for further success in their chess games. The greatest thing about this style of chess club competition is that tournament pairings virtually guarantee you will paired with a student of equivalent strength as the tournament progresses. Stronger tournament results reflect growth in a student's chess ability and lead to new more challenging opponents. Students do not need any tournament experience to be in our club, but should have a firm grasp on the rules of game.

This chess club is all about improving your skills, engaging in friendly competition and enjoying some epic games of chess! My fondest memories of my childhood revolve around chess tournaments. I played competitively in chess tournaments beginning at the age of 11 until I began running my own chess clubs as a middle school teacher for 17 years. I owe the game of chess for teaching me patience, good sportsmanship and self-confidence. As a scholastic player in Florida in the 1990's I had the honor of being named Florida Elementary Chess Champion two times and hold a chess rating of approximately 1800. I love offering that same excitement that I found as a child, to the students in my chess club. 

At the beginning of 2022 we began using my new chess platform CohenChessClub.com. This website is exclusive for my Outschool students and does not require students to register for an account. This site was developed to provide a more secure website for my chess students as well as allow me to customize the website to better fit my student's needs. One of the newest features is the winner of each week's tournament being given the title of honorary Grandmaster with the GM title being placed next to their name for the following week. With the help of student feedback and suggestions, additional new features will be added throughout the year. All account login information will be provided by me through the OutSchool platform. This allows me to ensure that no email or other personal information will be collected.

Players who are looking for a weekly club to build up their skills will want to visit Beginner to intermediate tournament page: 
https://outschool.com/classes/epic-weekly-chess-tournament-club-ages-9-13-summer-chess-leagues-beginning-now-R1aGky5G?usid=qxS2sb5B&signup=true&utm_campaign=share_activity_link
These clubs meet at the following times.
Monday 4pm EST & 7pm EST
Tuesday 10am and 4pm EST
Wednesday 4pm EST
Friday 4pm and 7pm EST
Saturday 1pm EST
Sunday 1pm EST