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Become a Chess Pro: Expert Level Lessons
Class experience
Advanced Level
In this 8-week follow up to our "Champion Level" courses, students will dive deep into some of the best ways to transition from classical openings into a strong midgame, through an analysis of historic games from famous chess players. With a focus on midgame ideas, tactics, and lines that students should be able to use and apply in their games to help them either get decisive checkmates or at least put them in positions to not lose through stalemate or repetition. Each of these games shows...
8 lessons//8 Weeks
Week 1Lesson 1The Polish ImmortalGlucksberg vs. Miguel NajdorfWeek 2Lesson 2The Dream GameNN vs. David BronsteinWeek 3Lesson 3Flight of the ValkyriesHeinrich Wagner vs. Wilhelm SchoenmannWeek 4Lesson 4A Long Walk Off a Short PeerNigel Short vs. Jan TimmanWeek 5Lesson 5Kasparov's ImmortalGary Kasparov vs. Veselin TopalovWeek 6Lesson 6Oll's Well That Ends WellLembit Oll vs. Mikhail UlybinWeek 7Lesson 72022 Meltwater Champions FinaleDuda vs. Anish GiriWeek 8Lesson 8ConclusionReview, Puzzles, and more!
By the end of this course, students should have a deep understanding of the expert chess strategies discussed and how to implement them against their peers.
Homework Offered
Assessments Offered
All students who complete the course will be sent a certificate of completion as well as award ribbons conferred for their placement in the in-class tournament. Report cards will also be made available to parents by request, at any time during or at the end of the semester, detailing their child's progress.Grades Offered
This class is for young learners who already have a significant formal chess background, likely including having taken multiple previous classes. We highly recommend that this class be taken after our "Champion Level 2" course.
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Students will practice chess against each other on Chess.org (as guests, no login or personal information required).
Central New York Chess is a New York State registered Non Profit Organization, and an affiliate of the US Chess Federation. We are on a mission to teach critical thinking, logic, reasoning, and other life and social skills through scholastic...
Group Class
$21
weekly or $168 for 8 classes1x per week, 8 weeks
60 min
Live video meetings
Ages: 7-12
2-8 learners per class