Free Adult Beginner Chess Classes

Tuesdays, July 23 to August 27: Adult Beginner Classes 7:00 to 8:30 pm. This Boylston Chess Foundation course is for adult beginners who would like to learn the rules and improve their chess. These classes are designed to give students a glimpse of how complex chess really is.

The course is free to the general public, and covers the following topics:

• Visualizing the board
• How to read chess notation
• Basic checkmates against the lone King
• Tactics and strategy
• Creating threats
• Defense
• Overview of openings
• Discovering your style
• Suggestions for improving on your own

About the instructor:

Alex Cherniack is a national chess master and a 3-time champion of the Boylston Chess Club. He has over 30 years experience teaching and playing in chess competitions.

For more information, email Alex at alexx32@hotmail.com.