Lessons

 

Learn Chess – Improve your Game

Every year, the Hart House Chess Club hosts a series of workshops for members who want to learn the rudiments of chess or wish to develop their strategic and tactical skills.

Weekly chess instruction takes place at Hart House and it is open to all club members regardless of experience. Activities include practice games, problem solving tactics, endgame and middlegame study, and master game analysis.

The classes are run by our experienced coaches, and students are assigned into small groups. The atmosphere is very friendly and the participants are not asked to make serious time commitments. Each time we will be examining an independent chess theme. As a result, skipping one or a few sessions due to midterms or other school-related commitments should not have an adverse affect on the student’s ability to follow the next sessions.

Schedule for the Fall Semester (2023)

Please see this post for this semester’s lessons: https://harthousechess.com/2023/09/25/fall-2023-chess-lessons/ 

Schedule for the Winter Semester (2024)

Please see this post for this semester’s lessons: https://harthousechess.com/2024/01/11/2024-winter-hhcc-lesson-schedule

Format: The first 45 minutes will be a prepared lesson conducted on the weekly selected topic. Then, the second 45 minutes will be a mixture of activities such as playing out a position, blindfold chess, hand and brain, blitz tournaments, or other interactive chess activities. 

Location: All lessons will be held in the Bickersteth Room of Hart House. 

How to Enroll:

Simply stop by the Hart House Reading Room any Friday evening! In order to attend lessons, you must be a HHCC member. Students can get a free HHCC membership for academic year 2022-2023! Non-members we ask that you pay a small fee of $5 per lesson. We encourage you to like and follow our Facebook and Discord pages for the latest updates on the lessons.