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Chess Club builds strategic thinking, patience, and resilience through competitive and analytical play. Our hybrid model combines a digital platform — video lessons, puzzles, annotated analysis — with live and online instruction. With 3 provincial podium wins and $18,000 in scholarships awarded, it's North York's premier chess program.
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Thinking several moves ahead
before acting.
Finding solutions under pressure with limited information.
The ability to block out
Visualizing the board, patterns, and possibilities.
Sustaining focus over long
periods with high stakes.
Recalling openings, patterns,
and past games.
Finding unexpected moves and unconventional strategies.
Learning to compete with grace, win or lose.
Recognizing strengths,
weaknesses, and decision patterns.
Recovering from mistakes within a game and between games.
Research-backed cognitive
development across multiple
domains.
All levels combine digital platform learning — video lessons,puzzles, annotated game analysis — with live in-person andonline instruction.
No prior chess knowledge needed.Students learn how each piece moves,basic rules, and fundamental strategy —and start playing real games immediately.
Students who understand the basicsdeepen their strategic thinking, learnstandard openings, and begin analyzingtheir own games to improve.
Tournament preparation, deep openingrepertoire, and advanced endgametechnique. This is the level where Aizenstudents compete — and win —provincially.
Monthly fee covers four 1.5-hour weekly sessions. Both in-person and online sessions available at the same price. Closed during March break, first week of July, and 2 weeks winter holidays.
Schedule confirmed post assessment
Most families start with one program and add more as their child grows. Each is designed to complement the others.
Registration is $25 (one-time). Monthly tuition is $150 for four 1.5-hour weekly sessions. Online and in-person options available.
Aizen Chess Club is open to all ages. The Beginners level requires no prior experience.
Yes. Aizen students have earned 3 provincial chess podium wins and over $18,000 in scholarships. Tournament preparation is core to the Advanced level.
Every family has different goals.
We’ll help you find the best first step.
