We are providing Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday in-person group lessons
Address: 27 Bleeker St. Millburn, NJ 07041
Curriculums
Every year there are new additions and this is a just a quick view of a part of the full curriculum. Fall semester is from September to the end of January. In February our Spring semester will begin.
Millburn Township District Education 2025-2026 Calendar is followed for class schedules.
Level 0
Introduction to Opposition Technique
Battery Attacks: Twofold attacks
Golden moves: Opening
Review
Composing Checkmates
Conceptualizing 2 Move Checkmates
Single Rook Checkmate
Trapping Pieces
Playing against the Coach and Apply the Course Knowledge
Targets of Attack
Defending Against Everything
Scotch Opening
Practice the Basics of Scotch Opening
Introduction to discovered attacks
4 Forks Review
Double Attack: Cooperation of two pieces
Level 1
Scholar’s Mate Advanced
How to Find the Tactic in Unknown
Playing Against the Philidor’s Defense
Review
Elimination of Defense: Checkmate
Second Queen: Dreams Come True: Pawn Promotion
Acing The Italian Opening: Learn and Master Concepts
Practicing Italian Opening
Defending 101: Against Tactics and Checkmates
Clearance and Desperado Sacrifices
Morphy vs Duke Isouard Game Analysis
Review
Strong Squares and Outposts
Wedge Pawns
Level 2
The Greek Gift: All Variations
Game Essentials: Fisher vs Benko
Complex Discovered Attack: Luring Method
Minimizing Blunders
Horrwitz Bishops: Double Power
Game Analysis: Kasparov vs Karpov: Spanish Opening
Crusher Tactics: Common Themes: Placing a Pin Back and Forth
Endgame: Pawn Race With Tactical Thinking
Playing against the Coach and Apply the Course Knowledge
Scandinavian Defense: Learning and Mastering the Concepts Part 1
Practice Playing Scandinavian Defense Part 2
Attacking the Castled King: Rook, Bishop and Knight
Level 3
Unarming the Castled King: Defenses Begone
Immortal Game Analysis
King’s Gambit Opening: Learning and Mastering the Concepts
Practice Playing King’s Gambit
Pseudo Sacrifice
Deadly Diagonal
Play Against the Coach and Apply Course Knowledge
Trapping Pieces Combinations
Modern Defense: Learning and Mastering the Concepts
Practice Playing Modern Defense
Combinations in the Endgame: Back Rank & Chasing King
7th Rank Mastery: Strategy
Play Against the Coach and Apply Course Knowledge
Note: The curriculums change depending on the coach’s supervision. Each week there will be homework given based on the lesson.
Class Schedule
Millburn:
Monday 4:00-5:15 PM $480 (16 Classes)
Monday 5:15-6:30 PM $480 (16 Classes)
Tuesday 4:00-5:15 PM $540 (18 Classes)
Tuesday 5:15-6:30 PM $540(18 Classes)
Wednesday 4:00-5:15 PM $510 (17 Classes)
Wednesday 5:15-6:30 PM $510 (17 Classes)
Thursday 4:45-6:00 PM $480 (16 Classes)
Friday 4:00-5:15 PM $510 (17 Classes)
Friday 5:15-6:30 PM $510 (17 Classes)
Saturday 9:30-10:45 AM $510 (17 Classes)
We have open enrollment and our curriculum is full-school-year long. If you are registering after the beginning of semester please contact us at chessinmillburn@gmail.com so that we can prorate the remaining term.