Group Lesson Advanced

Group Lesson Advanced
С$240/8 weeks session (Sep 12 - Nov 14)
Length 1 hr 15 min
Saturday 6:30-7:45
Level: advanced 1400 cfc+ or 2800 tactical trainer rating on chess.com
Lessons are recorded and a video lesson is sent along with the homework if you missed a class. If the class gets cancelled, there is scheduled make up
Amount: С$240

                                      WELCOME TO THE CHESSWITHMRA SPRING-SUMMER SESSION 2025!! Sep 12-Nov 9

 ONLINE SATURDAYS 6:30PM-7:45PM          $240 FOR 8 WEEKS      (no class on Sep 26 Mr A is away, and oct 31 Haloween)

Register here: https://chessforskills.com/learning/group-advanced or etransfer to: chesswithmra@gmail.com    

                                                                   Zoom link will be sent upon receiving registration    

If any lesson is missed, a recording of the lesson+ homework quiz will be sent.

If more than 50% of students are absent, class is rescheduled for make up and session is extended.       

Week 1

Sep 12

PROPHYLACTICAL THINKING- increase your defensive skills and build confidence!

Preventative mindset, Critical ideas and rules  for recognizing danger ahead of time.

Activity: in class contest for puzzle rush survival under 15 min.

Highest score in to achieve in puzzle rush survival gets a prize!

Week 2

Sep 19

CALCULATION

5 components of calculation. Calculating correctly=what to calculate, finding best moves during calculation, visualizing and evaluate final position using 4 criterias

Activity: Arena tournament on lichess or chess.com make sure to have accounts ready 

Week 3

Oct 3

Positional skills-advanced concepts. Learning from Magnus Carlsen

3 ways Magnus responds to a trade

Using pawn structure in the middle game to find squares, understand trades and creating a plan

Piece activity= Magnus Carlsen’s 2 critical ideas

Activity:  Positional in class contest.

Week 4

Oct 10

Openings: with black against e4.

Italian game for black, learning from Magnus and Hikaru. Depth up to 16 moves!

Carro cann for black. Depth 12-15 moves!

Activity: simul: chesswithmra goes 1.e4 full power for first 20 moves, you play black

Week 5

Oct 17

Openings:

London system for white or 1.e4 to be decided based on votes at class. 

Activity: chesswithmra goes full power for first 20 moves, you play white

Week 6

Oct 24

Endgames.

3 step system to play in any endgame! ChesswithMrA tricks and secrets+ Magnus wins with the king!

Activity: Win computer lvl 25 from a winning endgame on chess.com

Week 7

Nov 7

How to solve puzzles +3 skills from it to apply in a game

4 step system to solve advanced puzzles: puzzle rush survival 40-60. Rated puzzles 1800-2200                                             

 Week 8

 Nov 14

                                                      ***EXAM***

*** EVERY CLASS STARTS WITH HOMEWORK REVIEW AND ENDS WITH PUZZLE BATTLE, SIMUL or a TOURNAMENT!! ***