Castle Chess is a chess and Go enrichment company founded at the heart of the Bay Area with partnerships with over 50+ education providers including some of the most celebrated schools in the Bay Area, learning centers, city recreation centers and other afterschool Program providers.  We celebrate the rich history of chess and Go, and the value that it imparts on the human mind for: Decision Making, Mental/Tactical accuracy,  competitiveness, and sportsmanship.  We think those very values transcend the game of chess, and that is why we do what we do.

 In the beginner group, our primary focus is tactics, endgames, and identifying checkmating patterns. Homework is given to supplement the topics covered in class and reviewed the following week. We also review classical chess games to learn from the successes and failures of masters from previous eras.The class will cover basic pieces: Pawns, Knights, Bishops, Rooks, The Queens, and The King. In addition, the basic concepts such as Check, Checkmate, Castling, En Passant, and Draws. We cover these concepts using practical examples from the history of chess. 

In the intermediate group, we will look at how chess has changed from era to era. We will be exploring games from the early 1800s to the late 1900s and discover the amazing history of this timeless game. We will learn about the heroes of chess from Paul Morphy to Bobby Fischer. We will also go over forks, pins, skewers, remove the guard, discover attacks, decoys, and sacrifices.  We cover these concepts using practical examples from the history of chess.