Classes @ PS116
PS 116 After-School Chess Program Spring 2010
Open to kids from all schools!
Location: PS 116 - 210 E. 33rd Street (between 2nd & 3rd Ave.), New York, NY 10016
Join PS 116’s nationally recognized chess team now!
Kids of all ages will have fun while learning in Our After-School Chess Program.
Our chess program at PS 116 is open to all students of New York City, which means in order to participate in our After School Chess Program a student does not necessarily have to be a enrolled at PS 116. We believe that the opportunitiy to open our program for students from other schools as well creates an environment where our students can effectively study chess. This is part of the success that we have with our After School Chess Program at PS 116. NYChessKids offers courses for all skill levels on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, starting on Wednesday, April 7, 2010.
Tuesdays: 11 Weeks - starts on April 13, 2010
Wednesdays: 12 Weeks - starts on April 7, 2010
Thursdays: 11 Weeks - starts on April 8, 2010
Tuesday: April 13, 20, 27, May 4, 11, 18, 25, June 1, 8, 15, 22
Wednesday: April 7, 14, 21, 28, May 5, 12, 19, 26, June 2, 9, 16, 23
Thursday: April 8, 15, 22, 29, May 6, 13, 20, 27, June 3, 17, 24
Students from other schools are welcome to join the chess program.
Students will learn life enhancing skills: Concentration, Strategic Thinking, Visualization, Problem Solving, Emotional Intelligence, Etiquette.
* At the beginning of the semester, each student's skill level will be assessed by the NYChessKids staff.
* Classrooms to be determined.
| Tuesday Classes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Class |
Time |
Teacher |
Max |
Fee |
| Level 1-2 (All Grades) | 3:30-5:30 PM | Gary Ryan | 16 Kids | $297 |
| Level 2 (All Grades) | 3:30-5:30 PM | Oscar Santana | 16 Kids | $297 |
| Level 2 (All Grades) | 3:30-5:30 PM | Chris Maksymovicz | 16 Kids | $297 |
| Level 3 (All Grades) | 3:30-5:30 PM | Alex Kure | 16 Kids | $297 |
| Level 4-5 (All Grades) | 3:30-5:30 PM | Rashad Babaev | 16 Kids | $297 |
| Special classes for disabled children (blind or deaf ) | 5:15-6:00 PM | Saudin Robovic & Alex Kure | 16 Kids | Sponsored by NYChessKids |
| Wednesday Classes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Class |
Time |
Teacher |
Max |
Fee |
| Tournament Training Class (All Grades & All Levels) |
3:30-5:30 PM | Saudin Robovic & Assistants | 20 Kids | $324 |
| Level 1 (4 year old + Pre-K) | 3:30-5:30 PM | Alex Kure & Assistants | 12 Kids | $324 |
| Thursday Classes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Class |
Time |
Teacher |
Max |
Fee |
| Level 1 (All Grades) | 3:30-5:30 PM | Danilo Nenezic | 16 Kids | $297 |
| Level 2 (All Grades) | 3:30-5:30 PM | Alex Beltre | 16 Kids | $297 |
| Level 3 (All Grades) | 3:30-5:30 PM | Alex Kure | 16 Kids | $297 |
| Level 4-5 (All Grades) | 3:30-5:30 PM | Saudin Robovic | 16 Kids | $297 |
| Level 6-7 (All Grades) | 3:30-5:30 PM | Milos Scekic | 16 Kids | $330 |
| Level 8-10 1600+ | 4:00-5:45 PM | Saudin Robovic | 8 Kids | $330 |
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Class Description
Level 1 - All Grades
This course is intended for kids of all grades (grades 1 and above) who want to start out studying chess. This is a great oppotunity for kids of all ages to learn how to play chess. Kids study the basic elements of chess: the chess board, the various chess pieces, how they move and how they capture opponent pieces. They learn the special moves like castling, pawn promotion and en passant. Special attention is paid to the fundamental concepts of check, checkmate and stalemate and their continuous practice. After this course kids will be able to play a decent game of chess.
A lesson normally consists of a lecturing part using a multimedia projector and a practical part where the kids play chess and practice. Kids will also get homework assignments such as handouts for individual training.
During the lesson there will be a snack break.
The maximum number of students for this course is 16.
Teachers:
Gary Ryan, Tuesday
Danilo Nenezic, Thursday
Rate: Tuesday: $297, Thursday: $297
Level 2 - All Grades
This course is intended for students that already know all the rules of chess and understand basic concepts such as check, checkmate and stalemate. In this course students are introduced to elementary chess tactics such as fork and pin as well as elementary endgames such as king and pawn versus king. Students learn how to checkmate the lonely king with two rooks, a queen or a single rook. They also learn how to attack and checkmate the opponent's king by studying common checkmating patterns. This course also explains to the student how to properly play the first moves of a chess game. Students learn the basic principles of development in the opening by studying many examplary short games.
A lesson normally consists of a lecturing part using a multimedia projector and a practical part where the kids play chess and practice. Kids will also get homework assignments such as handouts for individual training.
During the lesson there will be a snack break.
The maximum number of students for this course is 16.
Teachers:
Oscar Santana, Tuesday
Chris Maksimovicz, Tuesday
Alex Beltre, Thursday
Rate: Tuesday: $297, Thursday: $297
Level 3 - All Grades
This is an intermediate course that continues the study of elementary chess tactics with all kinds of discovered attacks, discovered checks and double checks. Students learn how to checkmate the lonely king with two bishops and they also learn more about basic endgame strategies such as the opposition. Students also study more checkmating patterns and they are introduced to important classical chess games.
A lesson normally consists of a lecturing part using a multimedia projector and a practical part where the kids play chess and practice. Kids will also get homework assignments such as handouts for individual training.
During the lesson there will be a snack break.
The maximum number of students for this course is 16.
Teachers:
Alex Kure, Tuesday, Thursday
Rate: Tuesday: $297, Thursday: $297
Level 4-5 - All Grades
This is an intermediate course that introduces advanced chess tactics of level 4 such as skewer, x-ray attack and back-rank weakness and continues with more advanced chess tactics of level 5 such as decoy, deflection and removing the defender. A lot more of the checkmating mating patterns will be studied. Students are going to practice a lot of checkmate in two moves puzzles to improve their visualization and calculation skills and they start to learn checkmate in three moves. Students learn standard opening variations such as the Italian Game and they need to study at least 50 short games and classical games. The endgame section covers basic knight, bishop and rook endgames.
A lesson normally consists of a lecturing part using a multimedia projector and a practical part where the kids play chess and practice. Kids will also get homework assignments such as handouts for individual training.
During the lesson there will be a snack break.
The maximum number of students for this course is 16.
Teachers:
Rashad Babaev, Tuesday
Saudin Robovic, Thursday
Rate: Tuesday: $297, Thursday: $297
Level 6-7
This is a course for advanced students and covers more advanced chess tactics such as overloading, interference, clearance, in-between move and zugzwang. Students are doing special opening and endgame prepearation and they study more advanced checkmate patterns. Students have to practice checkmate puzzles in four, five and even more moves.
A lesson normally consists of a lecturing part using a multimedia projector and a practical part where the kids play chess and practice. Kids will also get homework assignments such as handouts for individual training.
During the lesson there will be a snack break.
The maximum number of students for this course is 16.
Teachers:
Milos Scekic, Thursday
Rate: $330
Level 8-10
This is a course for very advanced students with a rating of 1600+. The course covers advanced chess tactics and chess strategy. Students are working on special opening and endgame prepearation. Students will also analyse many classical chess games to improve their overall chess understanding. Students have to practice advanced tactics and checkmate puzzles in four, five and even more moves.
A lesson normally consists of a lecturing part using a multimedia projector and a practical part where the kids play chess and practice. Kids will also get homework assignments such as handouts for individual training.
During the lesson there will be a snack break.
The maximum number of students for this course is 8.
Teachers:
Saudin Robovic, Thursday
Rate: $330
Tournament Training Class - All Grades And Levels
This class is for students who play in chess tournaments on a regular basis or who are part of the PS 116 chess team.
A lesson normally consists of a lecturing part using a multimedia projector and a practical part where the kids play chess and practice. Kids will also get homework assignments such as handouts for individual training.
During the lesson there will be a snack break.
The maximum number of students for this course is 20.
Teachers:
Saudin Robovic & Assistants, Wednesday
Rate: $297
Level 1 - Four-Year Olds
This course is designed for very young kids that are four years old. Kids study the basic elements of chess: the chess board, the various chess pieces, how they move and how they capture opponent pieces. They learn the special moves like castling, pawn promotion and en passant. Special attention is paid to the fundamental concepts of check, checkmate and stalemate and their continuous practice. After this course kids will be able to play a decent game of chess.
A lesson normally consists of a lecturing part using a multimedia projector and a practical part where the kids play chess and practice. Kids will also get homework assignments such as handouts for individual training.
During the lesson there will be a snack break.
The maximum number of students for this course is 12.
Teachers:
Alexander Kure & Assistants, Wednesday
Rate: $297
Special class for disabled children (blind or deaf)
Recently, NYChesskids has started a new program for students with diabilities. We believe that chess can help those students, because chess helps to stimulate their mind. Playing chess and learning chess could make them very happy. Although it will be very hard for them to learn chess, we believe that it is possible. NYChesskids is currently sponsoring students with disabilities and with special needs. They are welcome to join this chess class.
In our Blind program we will be teaching chess on special boards that are specifically designed for the needs of blind students. Good chess players around the world play blindfolded so we believe it should be possible that blind students can learn chess because they have both a developed mind and senses.
During the lesson there will be a snack break.
The maximum number of students for this course is 16.
Teachers
Saudin Robovic & Alexander Kure, Tuesday
Rate: Sponsored by NYChessKids
