This course empowers learners to expand their chess understanding through deeper opening strategies, advanced tactical thinking, endgame, and a structured decision-making process, equipping them for higher levels of play.
This is Level Two of the chess educational program at the World Chess Club Berlin. If you're unsure which level is right for your child, we recommend attending one of our free kids' events for a skill level assessment.
Course details:
-
February 23rd – March 16th, 2025 (4 lessons)
-
Sundays from 12:00 to 13:30
-
Limited to 10 participants
-
€85 for four lessons
-
Conducted in German
What the kids’ll learn:
-
Exploring opening playing styles & dynamics: open, semi-open, and closed games
Recap of Opening Principles
Revisiting foundational opening principles for successful play
Popular opening systems & understanding key ideas: Ruy López, Sicilian Defense, and Queen's Gambit
Recognizing and avoiding common traps (Scholar's Mate, Fried Liver Attack, etc. )
-
Essential Tactical Motifs Recap
Revisiting key tactical patterns through progressive puzzles
Understanding Combinations in Chess: Combining tactical ideas to gain material or achieve checkmate
Solving combinations for advanced tactical awareness: Learning to visualise & calculate 2-3 moves ahead
Identifying threats and responding effectively
Strategic considerations for trading pieces
-
Mastering Key Endgame Techniques
Strategies like opposition, triangulation, rule of the square, and centralizing the king
Lucena and Philidor positions for rook endgames
Creating passed pawns and mastering king and pawn endings
Minor Piece Endgames
Leveraging bishop dominance in open positions
Utilizing knight dominance in closed positions
-
Calculation & visualisation: Evaluating checks, captures, and threats
Applying the "check your move" technique for error reduction, and analyzing candidate moves
Strategic Decision-Making: Determining when to attack or defend, and balancing material advantage with positional considerations
Blunder prevention: Recognizing, and avoiding common pitfalls
Meet the teacher:
The course is led by our amazing teacher Radwa Omar. Over the years, she has competed in national tournaments and women’s leagues, consistently securing second and third places. Her classical FIDE ELO is 1771, and she participates this season in the German chess league. Her warm and gentle teaching will help your kids understand chess and light up their passion for the game. The teacher speaks English and German.
Program Levels and Kids Events:
