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If you also read Chinese, please check out my Chinese version, which has more details: plqx.us
The following online group lessons are available for school year 2021-2022, starting in the week of September 13, 2021: Step 2: Saturdays 6:30pm-7:45pm EST Step 4: Saturdays 8:00pm-9:15pm EST Step 2: Saturdays 9:30pm-10:45pm EST (PST 6:30pm) Step 3: Thursdays 7:00pm-8:15pm EST Step 5: Thursdays 8:30pm-9:45pm EST Step 3: Wednesday 7:00pm-8:15pm EST Step 4: Wednesday 8:30pm-9:45pm EST The tuition for whole year (34 lesson) is: if you pay in full, $1299. if you pay in 2 installment, $675 each. |
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Class Design:
* For Step 2, I suggest to buy Learning Chess Step 2, Step 2 extra, Step 2 plus Workbooks at the same time; similar for other Steps. You can order them from: https://www.chess-steps.com/webshop.php or http://www.stappenmethode.nl/en/order-books-cds.php or Amazon.
Format (75 minutes): 45 minutes interactive lesson; and 30 minutes game explanation.
If you are interested in signing up, please fill out the new student registration form. I will email you the Paypal link after approval.
- The class lasts for a year for each Step. 34 lessons are mandatory from Sept to next June, while lessons in summer are optional (not included in tuition).
- We assign 3-page or more homework (36 problems) every week.
- All classes are recorded, and shared with registered students.
- We are using zoom.
- Step 2: can finish games confidently and quickly with no illegal moves, will learn tactics, suggested USCF rating: 300 - 800, chess.com 300-1000
- Step 3: open to rated tournament players, suggested USCF rating: 700-1200, chess.com 900-1300
- Step 4: open to rated tournament players, suggested USCF rating: 1000-1500, chess.com 1200-1600
- Step 5: open to rated tournament players, suggested USCF rating: 1250-1750, chess.com 1400-1800
- Buy the required workbooks* before the class starts.
- Has high-speed connection at home and a microphone.
- Has an chess.com account. You can sign up one for free. We will review your online games.
* For Step 2, I suggest to buy Learning Chess Step 2, Step 2 extra, Step 2 plus Workbooks at the same time; similar for other Steps. You can order them from: https://www.chess-steps.com/webshop.php or http://www.stappenmethode.nl/en/order-books-cds.php or Amazon.
Format (75 minutes): 45 minutes interactive lesson; and 30 minutes game explanation.
If you are interested in signing up, please fill out the new student registration form. I will email you the Paypal link after approval.
To test your level, you can use the following entry tests for each steps (if there is a black dot, it's black to move, otherwise white to move)
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Your child need get 80%, i.e. can have 4 wrongs in the 22/23 problem set, or 5 wrongs in the 24 problem set.
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