More than two decades of experience teaches us there are four elements of a great chess club:
Recreational play with friends
Formal competition
Appropriate instruction
Skill-building exercises of various kinds
Chess Odyssey clubs are designed to effectively incorporate all these elements. For practical reasons, most instruction is done in a group setting. Additionally, our coaches constantly watch for "teachable moments" with individual students (or a small group of them). Our skill-building exercises include paper-based puzzles, positions to play out, review of online exercises and visualization exercises. Chess Odyssey clubs are run by trained, professional chess coaches. Students will, as much as possible, be divided into appropriate groups depending on their age, experience and playing strength.
The fun and the learning doesn’t end when the kids leave chess club! Each club member receives a free gold membership to ChessKid (www.chesskid.com) so that he/she can continue learning, honing skills and playing against other club members, kids from around the country, and even from around the world in a safe and fun environment.
If you have questions about any of this, need further information or if we can help in other ways, please email us ([email protected]) or give us a call (503-504-5756).
01/16/2020, 01/23/2020, 01/30/2020, 02/06/2020, 02/13/2020, 02/20/2020, 02/27/2020, 03/05/2020, 03/12/2020, 03/19/2020
Minimum: 10
Maximum: 30
Registration starts on 12/03/2019.
Room: Library
Please contact Chess Odyssey if you have any questions.