PARSIPPANY — The Parsippany PAL will host a “Chess Club” on Saturdays, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Saturdays, July 11, July 18, July 25, August 1, August 8 and August 15.
Learn how to play the most popular game ever invented with National Master, Jim West!
Come play the game of strategy and problem solving. Beginner students will learn: 1) All the chess pieces and how they move 2) Special moves (castling, en passant) 3) Key chess tactics such as Pins, Forks, Double Attacks, Skewers, Discovered Checks 4) Basic Opening Theory and Defense Strategies. Intermediate and Advanced Students will focus on Opening, Middlegame and Endgame Strategies. You will learn by analyzing famous chess games, solving checkmate puzzles and playing chess against each other. A tournament will be run for all the levels in the class.
The program is open to children ages 5 to 12. Cost is $99.00, and all materials are supplied.
Brought to you by Enrich and Grow Academy, New Jersey’s premier provider of after-school enrichment programs.
You can register online by clicking here, or you can click here and register by selecting the registration tab, spring session. Select the Registration tab, Spring Session. Click the button “Register Online”, you will be brought to Community Pass. Create an account for Enrich and Grow on Community Pass. Add your child under “Family Members”. Select “Register for an Activity” on your Family Homepage and choose Parsippany PAL – Spring 2015. Pick your classes and proceed to check-out.
For additional information or questions, please call Kim Pereira at (973) 362-5973.
The Parsippany PAL is located at 33 Baldwin Road.
