Ballarat Junior Chess Club
Class is starting! Enrol Now!
The Ballarat Junior Chess Club is for players of all levels, Beginners to Advanced. Each week we will hold a lesson that is appropriate to the skill level of the children - Beginners will learn the rules of chess and how to play, progressing to basic checkmates, tactics and strategies. Intermediate and Advanced players will learn opening theory, tactics, strategies and endgames, working on improving their game, and expanding their ability to calculate and make plans. There will also be time to play friendly and competitive games and to solve stimulating chess puzzles.
Who: Anyone under the age of 18
Where: Humffray Room, Level 4 of the Mechanics Institute - the same for the Ballarat Chess Club from 2020 (Lift available)
When: Thursdays 6:00 pm - 7:15 pm
Term Dates:
Term 1 - 30th January 2020 – 26th March 2020Term 2 - 16th April 2020 – 25th June 2020
Term 3 - 16th July 2020 – 17th September 2020
Term 4 - 8th October 2020 – 17th December 2020
Cost:
$100 per term (or $15 per night). Pro-rata fees will be charged if a student commences part way during the term
All enrolled students from the same family (brothers and sisters) are entitled to a 25% discount
Students who enrol for a full term are entitled to free membership of the Ballarat Chess Club which meets at that venue from 7.30pm on the same night
Who will be coaching me?
FM Simon Rutherford, Master of World Chess Federation, Director of Central Highlands Chess, National/State champion, Australian representative. Read more about Simon here... Simon will be supported by other coaches from the Ballarat Chess Club as required.
Enrolment
Please fill in your details on the enrolment page, and follow the prompts to make payment.For further enquiries about the course, contact Simon (0490 706 207 centralhighchess@bigpond.com).
For payment enquiries, contact BCC Treasurer, Kevin Perrin (0418 533 517 treasurer@ballaratchess.com).
FIDE Master Simon Rutherford Read more
Ballarat Junior Chess Club
Enrol online, or if you have further questions, see Simon or Kevin in the Humffray Room of the Mechanics Institute on a Thursday evening. Term 1 already started? That's okay - just come in and we'll look after you - our goal is to get more children playing more chess more often, and enjoying more of the great benefits of chess in their life!
New to Chess?
A great site for learning the basics from a cool video, improving your chess with puzzles, and playing against QWERTY the chess computer, check out ChessKid.com.
Ever wondered about how to write down your games? - Chess notation made easy here!