Evening Classes
CYCL offers evening classes all year round. You can join mid-session at a pro-rated amount, or wait until the next session begins.
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CYCL Offers Classes at Various Levels
Enrolled students attend one class per week, and if they attend a class that is offered on both Wednesday or Friday, they can come to either one each week without giving us notice.
Classes are at Trinity Classical Academy, located at 28310 Kelly Johnson Pkwy, Valencia, CA 91355.
Class Levels
Introduction to Chess
For players who have never had any formal instruction. Especially effective for younger players, ages 4-7.
Wednesdays, 4:30-5:30pm.
Topics covered: Piece movements, Castling, Pawn Promotion, En Passant, Basic Checkmates, Escaping Check, Draws.
Strategies
For players who have a good understanding of the basics of the game and have already played 50+ games on their own.
Wednesdays: 5:30-6:30pm
Topics covered: Basic opening concepts and traps, chess notation, basic tactics (forks, pins, skewers and discoveries), two-move checkmates, endgame basics.
Advanced
For experienced players who have competed in USCF events and are serious about improving.
Wednesdays: 6:45-8:00pm | Fridays, 6:00-7:15pm
Topics covered: Opening plans and traps, middlegame strategies, pawn play, advanced endgame techniques, efficient calculation, combining tactical concepts, advanced checkmate patterns, and much more.
Elite
Mostly Junior High and High School students, this class is by invitation only.
Fridays, 7:30-9:00pm
Private Lessons
Most CYCL students do not need Coach Jay as their private coach. Most of our CYCL Coaches are experienced tournament players with enough skills to teach players rated up to 1200.
Private Lessons are individually scheduled.
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Questions?
If you are not sure which class is best after reading their descriptions, please contact Coach Jay via the contact form below, and he will advise you as to class placement.