Play Chess for Academic and Social Success!*
An accomplished professional chess player and coach provides offers individual and group chess lessons for learners of all ages (parents and grandparents are encouraged to learn alongside with their children at no extra charge).

Virtual lessons are held on ZOOM.
In-person lessons can provided at our Center [link to the address page] or in the comfort of your home (availability based).

*Did you know:
A 2016 research review found “empirical evidence that skills acquired during chess instruction in schools positively transfer to mathematics, reading and general cognitive skills”. Studies show that learning chess:

Benefits of learning chess:

• Improves memory
• increases math and verbal test scores
• Improves cognitive skills (concentration, pattern recognition, decision making, algebraic and geometric thinking, problem-solving, spatial reasoning, and critical thinking)
• Improves memory
• Increases attention span
• Helps ADHD
• Improves self-confidence
• Encourages understanding of choice and consequences for problem- solving; helps students realize that they are responsible for their actions and must accept the consequences of those actions
• Offers a logical pattern and critical-thinking system
• Provides competition, fostering interest and promoting mental alertness
• Teaches good sportsmanship
• Improves communication through written and oral presentation skills
• Creates a learning environment organized around games, which is one of the most motivational tools in a teacher’s repertoire to encourage problem-solving and spend time quietly immersed in logical thinking.