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"SKC Chess Academy offers a UNIQUE approach to teaching chess. For students aged 5 to 18, we combine chess tactics with proven study techniques so students remember the tactics they learnt and use them more effectively. Our program includes an online chess platform for at-home practice alongside in-class traditional board chess. The result? Improved chess skills and academic performance." ~ R. WANG.

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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

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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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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.

Andre Champagne

Principal Chess Instructor

– Canadian Chess Federation

– CFC Lifetime Member

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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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(September to June – 10 months)

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First Class is FREE
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(Fees Due at Start of Semester)
2 SEMESTERS
(From Sept. to June)
Classes Prorated Based on
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INTERMEDIATE:
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PLUS 1 ½ HOUR WEEKEND CHESS CLUB PRACTICE SUNDAY 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM
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Makeup Lessons Can Be Rescheduled with 24hrs. Notice of Missed Class
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(Beginner to Advanced)
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SINGLE SEMESTER CLASSES

One Semester

First Class is FREE
$25/Lesson + $50 SKC Club Semester Fee
SEMESTER 1
From Sept. 2024 to Jan. 2025

1 SEMESTER
From September to December
or
From January to June
Classes Prorated Based on
Student’s Registration Date
INTERMEDIATE:
1½ HOUR LESSON/WEEK+ Sunday Freeplay & Afterschool Play

BEGINNERS:
1 HOUR LESSON/WEEK+ Sunday Freeplay & Afterschool Play
FREE CHESS CLUB MEMBERSHIP
PLUS 1 ½ HOUR WEEKEND CHESS CLUB PRACTICE SUNDAY 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM
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 200,000 Categorized
Chess Puzzles
ACCESS TO ACADEMY CHESS LIBRARY of over 1700+ Chess Books.
(Beginner to Advanced)
T-Shirt, Digital Chess Library, Worksheets and Student Materials

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DOUBLE SEMESTER
CHESS CLASSES
(Sept. – June)

Two Semesters

First Class is FREE
$25/Lesson +
$50 SKC Club Semester Fee
(Semester Fees Due Before Start of Classes)
Classes Prorated Based on
Student’s Registration Date
INTERMEDIATE:
1½ HOUR LESSON/WEEK+ Sunday Freeplay & Afterschool Play

BEGINNERS:
1 HOUR LESSON/WEEK+ Sunday Freeplay & Afterschool Play
FREE CHESS CLUB MEMBERSHIP
PLUS 1 ½ HOUR WEEKEND CHESS CLUB PRACTICE SUNDAY 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM
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 200,000 Categorized
Chess Puzzles
ACCESS TO ACADEMY CHESS LIBRARY of over 1700+ Chess Books.
(Beginner to Advanced)

SINGLE SEMESTER
CHESS CLASSES

One Semester

First Class is FREE

$25/Lesson +
$50 SKC Club Semester Fee
(Semester Fees Due Before Start of Classes)
SEMESTER 1
From Sept. 2024 to Jan. 2025

SEMESTER 2
From Jan. 2025 to Jun. 2025
Classes Prorated Based on
Student’s Registration Date
INTERMEDIATE:
1½ HOUR LESSON/WEEK+ Sunday Freeplay & Afterschool Play

BEGINNERS:
1 HOUR LESSON/WEEK+ Sunday Freeplay & Afterschool Play
FREE CHESS CLUB MEMBERSHIP
PLUS 1 ½ HOUR WEEKEND CHESS CLUB PRACTICE SUNDAY 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM
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 200,000 Categorized
Chess Puzzles
ACCESS TO ACADEMY CHESS LIBRARY of over 1700+ Chess Books.
(Beginner to Advanced)

2 MONTHS
CLASSES

2 Months

$25/Lesson +
$50 SKC Club Semester Fee
(Semester Fees Due Before Start of Classes)
INTERMEDIATE:
1½ HOUR LESSON/WEEK+ Sunday Freeplay & Afterschool Play

BEGINNERS:
1 HOUR LESSON/WEEK+ Sunday Freeplay & Afterschool Play
FREE CHESS CLUB MEMBERSHIP
PLUS 1 ½ HOUR WEEKEND CHESS CLUB PRACTICE SUNDAY 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM
PAY EVERY TWO MONTHS
Small Class Sizes
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OR
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And Get Reports On Your Progress
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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 31
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
BONUS: 15% OFF SmartKids SUMMER CAMP FEES
Chess & Robotics/Programming

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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”

MASTER I ~ Magister I
(Lv. 1801–1900)

1. Advanced Candidate Move Selection

2. Forcing Moves: Checks, Captures, Threats & Quiet Moves

3. Calculation Trees: Depth, Branching & Pruning

4. Critical Position Identification

5. Practical Decision-Making: Best Move vs. Good Enough Move

6. Human Analysis Before Engine Analysis

7. Strategic Imbalances: Space, Pawn Structure, Initiative, Material & King Safety

8. Prophylactic Thinking: Preventing the Opponent’s Best Plan

9. Dynamic vs. Static Advantages

10. Transition from Opening to Middlegame Plans

11. Building a Personal Opening Repertoire

12. Model Games for Each Opening System

13. Advanced Pawn Structure Mastery: IQP, Hanging Pawns, Backward Pawns

14. Minority Attack & Carlsbad Structure Plans

15. French Defence Pawn Chains: c5, f6 & e5 Breaks

16. The Bishop Pair: Preserve, Activate & Exploit

17. Good Knight vs. Bad Bishop Strategy

18. Weak Squares, Outposts & Permanent Positional Damage

19. Domination Strategy: Restricting Enemy Pieces

20. Advanced King Safety: When the King Is Actually Safe

21. Defensive Exchange: Trading the Correct Pieces Under Attack

22. Initiative and Momentum: Playing Before the Opponent Consolidates

23. End-Game Tournament Checklist: King Activity, Opposition, Pawn Races & Passed Pawns

24. Advanced Rook Endgame Foundations: Lucena, Philidor & Cut-Off King

25. Rook Activity: Behind Passed Pawns & Seventh Rank Control

26. Minor Piece Endgames: Bishop vs. Knight, Same-Coloured Bishops & Opposite-Coloured Bishops

27. Conversion Technique: Simplifying Without Losing the Advantage

28. Tournament Preparation Plan I: Openings, Tactics, Endgames & Psychology

MASTER II ~ Magister II
(Lv. 1901–2100)

1. Deep Candidate Move Refinement

2. Advanced Calculation: Long Variations, Branch Control & Elimination

3. Quiet Killer Moves and Hidden Defensive Resources

4. Defence Under Pressure: Finding Only Moves

5. Counterplay Creation in Worse Positions

6. Practical Swindles and Resourceful Defence

7. Compensation Evaluation: Material vs. Activity

8. Positional Exchange Sacrifices

9. Quality Sacrifices for Dark-Square or Light-Square Control

10. Opposite-Coloured Bishops: Middlegame Attacks and Endgame Drawing Ideas

11. Maroczy Bind Strategy and Breakthroughs

12. King’s Indian and Closed-Centre Pawn Storms

13. Attacking with Opposite-Side Castling

14. Rook Lift Attacks and Third-Rank/Rank-Switching Ideas

15. Opening Preparation Against Specific Opponents

16. Advanced Opening Repertoire Trees and Anti-Systems

17. Engine-Assisted Game Analysis: How to Use Engines Correctly

18. End-Game Tournament Training: Practical Rook Endgames Under Time Pressure

19. Queen Endgames: Perpetual Checks, King Safety and Passed Pawns

20. Fortress Recognition and Fortress Breaking

21. Zugzwang, Triangulation and Reserve Tempo in Advanced Endgames

22. Drawing Technique in Worse Endgames

23. Endgame Clock Strategy: Increment, Time Scrambles and Practical Defence

24. Handling Winning Positions Without Fear

25. Handling Losing Positions Without Collapse

26. Playing Against Higher-Rated Opponents

27. Playing Against Lower-Rated Opponents Without Overpressing

28. Tournament Preparation Plan II: Openings, Tactics, Endgames, Psychology and Opponent Preparation

29. Master Game Analysis: Capablanca, Alekhine, Botvinnik, Fischer, Karpov, Kasparov & Carlsen

30. Annotated Self-Analysis and Candidate Master / Expert Pathway

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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Meet a Couple of 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

20+ Yrs. Teaching at Schools, Events and Community Centers
Peak Rating 2100+
Teaching Entry-Level to 1900

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

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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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