In the spirit of fostering a community for NYC's middle schoolers and top scholastic players, we're excited to be offering in-person training sessions every Thursday led by top ICN Coaches, and these sessions will be open to all players from all schools, There will be specific groupings based on skill level.

Club doors will open at 3:30 pm. Lessons and Activities will start at 4:00 pm, once all students from other schools have arrived.The goal of these classes will be to focus on calculation, middle game technique, and other critical areas of chess growth.

Each class will last 90 minutes, with one part consisting of lecture and the other part consisting of thematic middle game training exercises grouped according to rating level.

We are eager to prepare NYC's finest for the upcoming Championship series (Girls States, Grades, States, Girls Nationals, Middle School Nationals)!

Price: $795 (full semester: 16 dates)

Thursday Dates:

Fall Thursday 2026: September 24th - January 28th
(WE FOLLOW NYC DOE SCHOOL CALENDAR: DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE*)

• September 24th

• October 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th

• November 5th, 12th, 19th

• December 3rd, 10th, 17th

• January 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th

Spring Dates will be available for purchase later in the Fall Semester.

Spring Thursday 2027: February 4th - June 17th
(WE FOLLOW NYC DOE SCHOOL CALENDAR: DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE*)

• February 4th, 11th, 25th

• March 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th

• April 1st, 8th, 15th

• May 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th

• June 3rd, 17th

Club Begins: 3:30 pm

Dismissal/Pick-up: 5:30 pm

Grouping by Rating/Age:

• Middle School Open (6th Grade+ Open to all USCF Ratings)

• Elite Masters Prep - 1000+ USCF Required (All Grades Welcome)

Locations:

• MS 51, 350 5th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11215