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"SmartKids Chess has a UNIQUE way of teaching chess to students aged 5 to 18. They combine CHESS TACTICS with STUDY TECHNIQUES so students recall what they were taught, and then reinforce that with their online SKC Chess Platform and Traditional Board Chess; you'll see their ACADEMIC GRADES IMPROVE." ~ R. WANG.

Chess Club and Chess School teaching and tutoring students in Thornhill, Toronto, Markham, Vaughan, Scarborough, Aurora

In-Person
& Online
Academic
CHESS
CLASSES

01.

We Teach Critical Thinking, Study Techniques, How to Focus, Knowledge Retention and winning Chess Strategies to Students in Grades 2 to 12.

We Teach
Knowledge
Retention

02.

With our Unique Activity-Based Curriculum, we combine Traditional Board Chess and our Chess Platform so Our Students Remember what they were taught.

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Unique
Curriculum

03.

We integrate real-life scenarios and school lessons into our Unique Chess Curriculum, making learning chess fun and memorable.

Life Lessons Learnt Through Chess Strategy!

Our Unique Curriculum

We emphasize strengthening academic performance – improving IQ, sharpening critical thinking, enhancing arithmetical skills, boosting emotional intelligence and instilling confidence.

Our students can access engaging chess lessons anytime with their own Smart Kids Chess account. Expand their mind, develop self-control, think positively, and enhance their concentration.

Within our unique chess curriculum, we teach life lessons combined with critical study techniques that students can use to retain knowledge faster and strengthen their study skills in both chess strategy and throughout their academic journey.

Our lessons are designed to be fun and impactful, mirroring the dynamic instruction provided in both our in-person and online chess classes.

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PRINCIPAL INSTRUCTOR

Andre is our Principal Chess Instructor with 15+ Years of teaching experience, and a 2282 Rating. As a Chess Coach, hundreds of Andre's students have gone to success in both Provincial & National Chess Tournaments.

Andre Champagne

SCHOOL DIRECTOR

Regina has been a child educator for 20+ years and an experienced businesswoman with extensive experience with childhood education and child psychology.

Regina Wang

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Experience The FUN in Learning Chess

Rewarding Effort

At Smart Kids Chess Academy, we believe that learning should be an enjoyable and rewarding experience and our numbers speak for themselves. Plus we also reward students in the Top 25 in the Leaderboard with
End-of-The-Year Rewards for the points they earn from the puzzles solved after class that were related to the lesson they learnt.

STUDENTS IN TOURNAMENTS 95%

AFTER-CLASS STUDENT ENGAGEMENT 99%

IN-CLASS STUDENT ENGAGEMENT 100%

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Our Chess Club Fees

SEMESTER CHESS CLUB FEES & BENEFITS

$ 95/6Mths.

FOR STUDENTS AGED 6 to 18
FREE SUNDAY
12 NOON to 1:30 PM
CHESS PRACTICE
1½ HOUR PRACTICE SESSIONS
FOR 6 MONTHS
10% OFF CFC/FIDE RATED TOURNAMENT FEES AT
SmartKids Chess
10% OFF ALL SEMESTER
CHESS CLASSES
Play Chess In-Person At
2900 Steeles Ave East Unit 202
OR
Online via
(Zoom+SKC Chess Platform)
At Home
Sync Your Lichess & Chess.com Accounts for Free Game Analysis
And Get Reports On Your Progress
Exclusive Access to the
Smart Kids Chess Platform with over 500+ Free Chess Lessons & Over 100,000 Categorized
Chess Puzzles

ANNUAL CHESS CLUB MEMBER FEES & BENEFITS

$ 175/yr.

FOR STUDENTS AGED 6 to 18
FREE SUNDAY
11:30 AM to 1:00 PM
CHESS PRACTICE
1½ HOUR PRACTICE SESSIONS
FOR 12 MONTHS
15% OFF CFC/FIDE RATED TOURNAMENT FEES AT
SmartKids Chess
10% OFF ALL SEMESTER
CHESS CLASSES
Play Chess In-Person At
2900 Steeles Ave East Unit 202
OR
Online via
(Zoom+SKC Chess Platform)
At Home
Sync Your Lichess & Chess.com Accounts for Free Game Analysis
And Get Reports On Your Progress
Exclusive Access to the
Smart Kids Chess Platform with over 500+ Free Chess Lessons & Over 100,000 Categorized
Chess Puzzles
BONUS: 15% OFF SmartKids SUMMER CAMP FEES
Chess & Robotics/Programming

TEEN CHESS CLUB VIBE FEES & BENEFITS

$ 175/yr.

EXCLUSIVELY FOR STUDENTS
AGED 13 to 18
FREE SUNDAY VIBE
1 PM to 2:30 PM
CHESS PRACTICE & HANGOUT
1½ HOUR PRACTICE SESSIONS
FOR 12 MONTHS
15% OFF CFC/FIDE RATED TOURNAMENT FEES AT
SmartKids Chess
10% OFF ALL SEMESTER
CHESS CLASSES
Play Chess In-Person At
2900 Steeles Ave East Unit 202
OR
Online via
(Zoom+SKC Chess Platform)
At Home
Sync Your Lichess & Chess.com Accounts for Free Game Analysis
And Get Reports On Your Progress
Exclusive Access to the
Smart Kids Chess Platform with over 500+ Free Chess Lessons & Over 100,000 Categorized
Chess Puzzles
BONUS: 15% OFF SmartKids SUMMER CAMP FEES
Chess & Robotics/Programming

Call or Register for a FREE Chess Assessment Today!

Call 647-970-2242 or Click "Register" for a FREE assessment of your child so they are best matched to their Class Level.

Limited Seating Available!
Register Early!

In-Person Chess
Lesson Fees

DOUBLE SEMESTER CLASSES (Sept 2024 - June 2025

$ 1000

First Class is FREE
2 SEMESTERS
(From Sept. 4th, 2024 to
June 30th, 2025)
Classes Prorated Based on
Student's Registration Date
1½ HOUR CHESS LESSON
ONCE PER WEEK
FREE CHESS CLUB MEMBERSHIP
PLUS 1 ½ HOUR WEEKEND CHESS CLUB PRACTICE SUNDAY NOON to 1:30 PM
40 Lessons @ $25/lesson
Plus Tax
15% OFF CFC/FIDE RATED TOURNAMENT FEES AT
SmartKids Chess
Makeup Lessons Can Be Rescheduled with 24hrs. Notice of Missed Class
Exclusive Access to the
Smart Kids Chess Platform with over 500+ Free Chess Lessons & Over 100,000 Categorized
Chess Puzzles
ACCESS TO ACADEMY CHESS LIBRARY of over 1700+ Chess Books.
(Beginner to Advanced)

SINGLE SEMESTER CLASSES

$ 500

First Class is FREE
1 SEMESTER
(From Sept. 4th, 2024 to
Jan. 31st, 2025)
Classes Prorated Based on
Student's Registration Date
1½ HOUR CHESS LESSON
ONCE PER WEEK
FREE CHESS CLUB MEMBERSHIP
PLUS 1 ½ HOUR WEEKEND CHESS CLUB PRACTICE SUNDAY NOON to 1:30 PM
20 Lessons @ $25/lesson
Plus Tax
15% OFF CFC/FIDE RATED TOURNAMENT FEES AT
SmartKids Chess
Makeup Lessons Can Be Rescheduled with 24hrs. Notice of Missed Class
Exclusive Access to the
Smart Kids Chess Platform with over 500+ Free Chess Lessons & Over 100,000 Categorized
Chess Puzzles
ACCESS TO ACADEMY CHESS LIBRARY of over 1700+ Chess Books.
(Beginner to Advanced)

MONTHLY
CLASSES

$ 100

4 Lessons @ $25/lesson
Plus Tax
1 ½ HOUR LESSON
ONCE PER WEEK
FREE CHESS CLUB MEMBERSHIP
PLUS 1 ½ HOUR WEEKEND CHESS CLUB PRACTICE SUNDAY NOON to 1:30 PM
PAY MONTHLY
Small Class Sizes
Makeup Lessons Can Be Rescheduled with 24hrs. Notice of Missed Class
Exclusive Access to the
Smart Kids Chess Platform with over 500+ Free Chess Lessons & Over 100,000 Categorized
Chess Puzzles

Call or Register for a FREE Chess Assessment Today!

Call 647-970-2242 or Click "Register" for a FREE assessment of your child so they are best matched to their Class Level.

Limited Seating Available!
Register Early!

Online Chess Classes
Lesson Fees

DOUBLE SEMESTER
CHESS CLASSES
(Sept 2024 - June 2025)

$ 720

First Class is FREE
2 SEMESTERS
(From Sept. 4th, 2024 to
June 30th, 2025)
Classes Prorated Based on
Student's Registration Date
1½ HOUR CHESS LESSON
ONCE PER WEEK
PLUS 1 ½ HOUR WEEKEND CHESS CLUB PRACTICE SUNDAY NOON to 1:30 PM
40 Lessons @ $18/lesson
Plus Tax
15% OFF CFC/FIDE RATED TOURNAMENT FEES AT
SmartKids Chess
Makeup Lessons Can Be Rescheduled with 24hrs. Notice of Missed Class
Exclusive Access to the
Smart Kids Chess Platform with over 500+ Free Chess Lessons & Over 100,000 Categorized
Chess Puzzles

SINGLE SEMESTER
CHESS CLASSES
(Sept 2024 - Jan 2025)

$ 340

First Class is FREE
1 SEMESTER
(From Sept. 4th, 2024 to
Jan. 31st, 2025)
Classes Prorated Based on
Student's Registration Date
1½ HOUR CHESS LESSON
ONCE PER WEEK
PLUS 1 ½ HOUR WEEKEND CHESS CLUB PRACTICE SUNDAY NOON to 1:30 PM
20 Lessons @ $18/lesson
Plus Tax
15% OFF CFC/FIDE RATED TOURNAMENT FEES AT
SmartKids Chess
Makeup Lessons Can Be Rescheduled with 24hrs. Notice of Missed Class
Exclusive Access to the
Smart Kids Chess Platform with over 500+ Free Chess Lessons & Over 100,000 Categorized
Chess Puzzles

MONTHLY
CLASSES

$ 100

4 Lessons @ $25/lesson
Plus Tax
1 ½ HOUR LESSON
ONCE PER WEEK
PLUS 1 ½ HOUR WEEKEND CHESS CLUB PRACTICE SUNDAY NOON to 1:30 PM
PAY MONTHLY
Makeup Lessons Can Be Rescheduled with 24hrs. Notice of Missed Class
Exclusive Access to the
Smart Kids Chess Platform with over 500+ Free Chess Lessons & Over 100,000 Categorized
Chess Puzzles

Call or Register for a FREE Chess Assessment Today!

Call 647-970-2242 or Click "Register" for a FREE assessment of your child so they are best matched to their Class Level.

We Teach How to Study Anything!
~ To Recognize, Recall & React ~

Academic Chess Curriculum Levels

PAWN ~ Pignus
(Lv. 0 - 300)

1. History of Chess & Board Set-Up
2. Chess Pieces, Names & Structure
3. Chess Piece Movement & Protection
4. The King's Rules
5. The Kings Defense & Movement
6. Material Value of Pieces
7. Notation for Board Coordinates
8. Spatial Acuity Capture Exercises
9. Material/Piece Defense
10. The River / Demarcation
11. Pawn Promotion & Strategies
12. Pawn Strategy & Pawn Teamwork
13. Checking & Check Avoidance
14. Three End Game Requirements
15. Six Draws: Stalemate, Agreement, Repetition, Insufficient Material, Clock, 50 Move Rule.
16. Castling (Rules, Before Move 10)
17. House Set-Up and Why?
18. Game Side Importance
19. Ranks & Files (Strat. Marching)
20. Illegal Moves
21. Stalemates (Pro. & Con.)
22. Blunder Checkmates
23. Unbalanced Trades

BISHOP ~ Episcopus
(Lv. 301 - 600)

1. Basic Checkmates
2. Classical Opening Principles
3. En Passant (Pawns)
4. Piece Activity (Piece Mobility)
5. Staircase Checkmate Patterns
6. Rook Mating
7. Queen Mating
8. Pin Patterns and Strategies
9. Fork Patterns and Strategies
10. Mate-In-One Exercises
(Lv.1 to Lv.15)
11. Batteries - Alekhine's Gun
12. X-Ray’s Strategies and Patterns
13. Hanging Pieces: 4 Weaknesses
14. Double Attacks (Fork Strategies)
15. Bishop Fork Patterns
16. Knight Fork Patterns
17. Double Bishop Checkmate
18. Game Phase:
Opening, Middle and, Endgame
19. Move Forcing
20. Cunning Interception Strategies
21. Hook Mate
22. How to Analyse Your Game
23. Chess Game Presentation
24. Tournament Strategies

KNIGHT ~ Eques
(Lv. 601 - 900)

1. Queen Fork - Strategies and Patterns
2. Capture Calculation A&D (Attack vs Defend)
3. Order. Calculate Material Value & Objective.
4. Attacking Pinned Piece(s)
5. Pinned Piece (Not Defenders)
6. Perpetual Check (Advantages)
7. Required Checkmates: (Scholar's, Fool's, Long-Shot, Budapest, Fishing Pole & Fishing Pole Spanish)
8. Discovered Attacks & Checks
9. Skewer Patterns & Planning
10. Decoys - Strategic Patterns
11. Deflection - 3 Step Identification 12. Windmill Strategy (How to Set up)
13. Double Bishop Mating Advanced
14. Legal Mate (Opponent Draw-In)
15. Control Diagonals (B & Q)
16. Sacrifice Patterns: Objective Win
17. Mate-in-Two (Pattern Recognition)
18. Blockades & Clearance
19. Triangulation
20. Outflanking
21. Pawn Phalanx

Rook ~ Turris
(Lv. 901-1200)

1. The Ruy-Lopez
2. Back-Rank Mate
3. Smothered Mate
4. Vukovic’s Mate
5. Dovetail Mate
6. Suffication Mate
7. Kill Box and Damiano’s Mate
8. Eliminate Defenders
9. Bad Bishop (Disguised Presence)
10. Pawns: Passed, Doubled Pawns, Protected, Isolated
11. Blocked / Blockade of Pawns
12. Separated Pawns (Square Rule)
13. Scotch Game & Counters:
(Philidor Defense, Steinitz Variation, Scotch Gambit)
14. Overloading (Overworked Piece)
15. Rook (Initiate to Open Files Early)
16. Square rule (Passed Pawns)
17. Attacking Castled King
18. Sixth Rank King
19. When King Needs a Defense
20. TRAP Studies
(Blackburne-Shilling, Wayward, Rubenstein, Lasker, Ficher, Bodens and Arabian/Indian).

QUEEN ~ Reginae
(Lv. 1201-1500)

1. Queen’s Gambit (Why and When)
2. Queen's Gambit Counters:
(Slav Defense, Nimzo-Indian, Grunfeld Defense, Chigorin Defense and Declined and Accepted) 3. Italian Game (Giuoco Piano)
4. Italian Game Counters:
(Pianissimo Var., Schmidt Var. and Max Lange Attack).
5. Italian Game Trap
6. Elephant Trap
5. Noah's Ark Trap
6. The Lasker Trap & Counter:
(Albin Counter-Gambit with tactical oversights) 7. King and Pawn Endgames.
(Promotion, Pin, & Space Advantage) 8. King and Pawn vs. King; Opposition
9. King and Pawn vs. King:
(Direct Opposition on Key Spaces)
10. Rook Pawn Key Squares
11. King Walk (Lasker Trap)
12. Fried Liver Attack
13. Mate-In-Three
(Recognition Strategies)
14. Zwischenzug
15. Distant Opposition Strategies
16. Modern Opening Principles

KING ~ Rex
(Lv. 1501-1800)

1. King’s Gambit (Why and When)
2. King's Gambit Counters:
(Falkbeer Counter-Gambit, Cunningham Defense, Bishop’s Gambit, Kieseritzky Gambit).
2. The Scotch Gambit (with 4...Bc5)
3. Rook and Pawn vs. Rook; Lucena
4. Rook and Pawn vs. Rook; Philidor
5. Rook and Pawn vs. Rook; Vancura
6. Connected vs Split Pawns
7. Morphy Isouard (1858):
Paul Morphy & Duke of Brunswick Game Analysis.
8. Zugzwang and Counters
9. The Halosar Trap, Blackmar
10. Bird Steinitz (1866) Analysis
11. Bird Steinitz Counters:
(Symmetrical Defense, Dutch Defense, Leningrad Variation, Reti Opening, Fianchetto Defense).
12. The Third Rank Defense
13. Bowdler - Conway (1788)
14. Tarrasch Allies (1914)
15. The Lolli Attack
16. Anastasia's Mate
17. Anastasia's Mate Counter (Bg4 for f7)
18. Aron Nimzowitsch vs. Savielly Tartakower (1907)
19. Bobby Fischer vs. Boris Spassky (1972)
20. Advanced Class Preparation "Master Class"

Our Smart Kids Chess Platform

How Students & Parents Benefit From Our In-Class & Online Chess Platform

In-Person or Online Chess Classes

included

Our in-person chess classes use both Traditional Board Chess coupled with our Smart Kids Chess Interactive Chess platform. Our online chess classes use our Interactive Chess platform along with Zoom Meetings to learn chess. Both serve to keep students highly motivated and engaged as they fight for points and leaderboard status.

ENGAGE

Actually Know Your Progress with Reports

included

Students and parents both have access to daily, weekly, and monthly student reports - see detailed statistics of classes attended, problems solved, quizzes completed, points scored, games won, and more.

REPORTS

Extra Self-Paced Practice for the ambitious

included

Sometimes students want to upgrade their skills in one strategy or another. We listened and provide our SKC Students all the extra self-paced courses in advance. For the Go-Getter!

EXTRAS

Interactive Chess & Points Leaderboards

included

Our Interactive Chess platform keeps students highly motivated and engaged as they fight for points and leaderboard status by solving tactics or key moves from a given position, solving multiple-choice, spacial, and interactive move-the-piece questions while keeping score.

INTERACT

Learn in Class & PRACTICE AT Home

included

Practice Chess skills learnt in your classes at home and play with other SKC Students or an AI Bot at your level. Also every game can be replayed so that you can learn from every game you play.

PRACTICE

WEEKLY FIDE-RATED TOURNAMENTS WITH BENEFITS

included

Weekly FIDE-Rated Chess Tournaments that also help improve your thinking strategy by recording every game for your review, rate your center pawn loss strategy, best move match percentage and calculates your move efficiency. SKC Students benefit from our tournaments.

TOURNAMENTS

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Call 647-970-2242 or Click "Register" for a FREE assessment of your child so they are best matched to their Class Level.

Our Chess Coaches

In-Person & Online Chess Classes

Chess Instructors Teaching Chess
from Chess Beginner to Chess Master!

Do you want to improve your child's critical thinking, focus, chess tactics and chess strategy? Want to easily improve their ability to recall what they were taught in chess class and at school?

Smart Kids Chess is unique because we merge expert chess coaches who deliver beginner, intermediate and advanced chess classes with super-powered study techniques so your child remembers what they were taught both in chess class and at school. If you want your child to improve their school grades with our powerful study techniques, develop super-powered chess strategies and recall chess tactics when they need them; Smart Kids Chess can help them achieve their goals!

Coaches Make All The Difference

Andre Champagne

Classes Instructed

Monday 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Wednesday 7:00 – 8:00 pm
Thursday 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm (Beginner)
Thursday 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm (Intermediate)
Thursday 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm (Intermediate to Advanced - Online)
Friday 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Saturday 10:00 am – 11:00 am

Tactics Are Action/Reaction In The Moment, Strategy is Long-Term Planning

Evgeni Miller

10+ Yrs. Teaching at Schools, Events and Community Centers
Peak FIDE Rating 2263+
WYCC Participant
Grade 11 National CMA Champion
Students Earned FM / IM Titles
Teaching Entry-Level to 1900

Classes Instructed

Sunday 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Sunday 11:15 am – 12:15 pm
Sunday 1:15 pm – 2:15 pm

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