Chess Tips

October 7, 2022 / Leave a comment

The opening part is played in the first 8 to 10 moves
Begin with a pawn in the middle
Then get your Knights and Bishops  developed  in useful squares
remember to castle to take your King to a safe corner
Beginners work out the  idea behind each move you are playing
Middlegame

Get your rooks Connected
. One of the strengths of castling is that it gets your rooks connected.
Seek an Open File for the rooks
Watch your weak squares.
A weak square is one that can’t be easily defended from an attack. …
Bishops have a slight edge over the knights so if you swap ensure you have a good  reason
Pawn Structure is the key so create and Maintain one
End game
 Create a passed pawn and queen it
Win pawns. this is the important  in endgames
   If you are  ahead  with more pieces exchange same pieces
    Activate the King.  Your King becomes a strong fighting piece

Chess Coaching

January 10, 2021 / Leave a comment

Chess is popular in schools in UK. 40,000 school children take part in junior chess tournaments.

So what do you want to achieve playing chess?

Research has indicated that playing chess will enhance skills used in Academic challenges

Benefits of chess

Develops perspective.

Abstract Reasoning.

Calmness Under Pressure. …

Patience.

Elevates creativity.
Boosts planning skills and confidence
Increases self-awareness.

Play chess within school chess club for fun.

Learn tactics and tricks.

If you are selected for School chess team Hurray !!

You do not need Individual lessons to gain new skills rather parental support in learning from websites / apps.

Group Learning is better and more useful.

You improve and hone your chess skills when you play more casual games .

This is based on feedback from many coaches.

The next skill set is to play for your county chess team. County teams are for under 9 and under 11 teams.

Under 9 team has 16 squad members while under 11 has 24 . you have the semifinals 3 games held on a saturday 12 noon to 4 pm. If your county qualifies for the finals another 3 games. another Saturday of chess  !!

So you have made it to top boards in County matches.

Interested to go National ?

Going further you have to play chess on many weekends. Begin with half day rapid then move on to longer time control. playing in long play events and gaining grading points. reaching 100 plus is an indication of skill among juniors.

Whatever your aspirations we have the skill and experience to offer quality  group chess coaching for children either as complete begginer or have knowledge of chess moves.

 

Hello Chess world!

February 19, 2020 / 1 Comment on Hello Chess world!

Hello  World

EFROC Ltd has been providing quality chess coaching for schools in Barnet , Brent and Herts.

Research has shown that Playing chess enhances Children’s  creativity, concentration, develop and expand critical thinking skills, boost memory and retention, and achieve superior academic performance.and self-esteem

We welcome complete beginners and each pupilt are assessed for their chess knowledge

Lessons from our chess syllabus enhance and build the chess Skills. Regular review and assessment maps the student performance

We aim for our students gain good understanding of Chess.

Comphrensive knowledge on the rules of Chess activity based learning.

children are grouped together based on abilities in one class and learn at their own pace through teacher-facilitated exercises.

 

We offer  individual , Group and online coaching .

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