COUGAR RIDGE ELEMENTARY CHESS CLUB PROGRAM
Level 1 Classes: Currently only open to 1st -3rd grade students only
Level 2 Classes: TBD
Level 3 Classes: Currently only open to 4-5 grade students only
Level 1: No Chess Experience.
This club is perfect for those new to the game or looking to sharpen their beginning strategies.
We’ll cover the basics, including names of the pieces, piece movements, rules, and simple tactics to help you play with confidence.
1 - Kings and Pawns
2 - Bishops
3 - Capturing Pawns
4 - Knights and Rooks
5 - Queens
6 - Parent’s Day
Level 2: Some chess experience required. Student should be comfortable with the names of their pieces and how they move.
1 - Pawn Promotions 1
2 - Pawn Promotion 2
3 - Controlling the center of the board
4 - Castling
5 - Midgame
6 - Parent’s Day
Level 3: Moderate chess experience required. This club is perfect for those who are proficient with the pieces and names and want to improve their strategy, tactics, and overall gameplay. Students should be familiar with pieces, their names, and movements and will start to learn some strategy.
1 - Check Strategies - “ABC”
2 - Mate-In-One Exercises
3 - Fork
4 - Pins
5 - Skewer
6 - Parent’s Day
Due to high interest in our Chess Club, we will be using a lottery system for enrollment to ensure fairness and accommodate as many participants as possible.
How It Works:
Sign Up – Interested students must submit their names and information below
Random Selection – A lottery will be conducted to randomly select participants.
Notification – Selected students will be notified and given further details. Those selected will be given 48 hours to respond to confirm their participation.
Waitlist – If you aren’t selected, you’ll be placed on a waitlist in case spots open up.
Please remember volunteers keep our programs alive! All of our programs are volunteer run, and we are looking for assistant and lead teachers - especially those that may want to teach a specific workshop in the future! (Unfortunately, we can't accommodate minor volunteers at this time.)
Have questions or need more information, please contact Emad Zand, Programs VP.
