Summer Semester
Join Chess Max Academy ONLINE and IN-PERSON classes to enjoy the benefits of a proven and effective chess program!
❗️50% OFF Second Group Class a Week
All classes are being taught by Master Coaches that have been personally trained by Grandmaster Maxim Dlugy to teach his proprietary curriculum.
The incredible BONUS is that ALL Chess Max Academy students enrolled to our sessions will get FREE Access to Chess Max Academy App available!
*We could prorate Summer Semester for number of weeks you could attend prior enrolling in case if you can’t attend all semester.
Do check out our Summer Camps:
Classes & Schedules Listed
By Age Group & Skill Level
CHESS FOR TOTS – PRESCHOOL CHESS
- Trial class: $40
- Trial class: $60
* We could prorate the price for any number of weeks during summer semester.
RECOMMENDED AGE: 3.5-5 YEARS OLD
Start your little ones on a beautiful journey of learning the wonderfully exciting game of chess! This program developed and supervised by a former U.S and World Junior Champion Grandmaster Maxim Dlugy avoids all the mistakes and pitfalls of teaching young children chess in a fantasy-like way and brings the real chess rules to life in a playful and exciting dialogue between the kids and the instructors.
GREAT FOR BEGINNERS
JUNIORS
- Trial class: $40
- Trial class: $60
* We could prorate the price for any number of weeks during summer semester.
ERECOMMENDED AGE: 5-6 YEARS OLD
This is a class recommended for kids that are from 5-6 years old, have learned how the pieces move and are ready to take the next step in learning some basic strategies to prepare them for the Jump starters Class. Children will learn all rules of chess including castling, pawn promotion and understanding the ideas of checkmate and stalemate.
GREAT FOR BEGINNERS
JUMPSTARTERS
- Trial class: $40
- Trial class: $60
* We could prorate the price for any number of weeks during summer semester.
RECOMMENDED AGE: 6-9 YEARS OLD
This is a class where future chess champions will be discovered! Kids get to learn the basics of chess through special games and stories that will help them make learning fun. After graduating the students will know all the rules and basic chess strategies and tactics.
- Basic mates tactical tools
- Pawn endings
- Board vision and many more topics will be taught.
CHALLENGERS
- Trial class: $40
- Trial class: $60
* We could prorate the price for any number of weeks during summer semester.
RECOMMENDED AGE: 7-12 YEARS OLD
This is a class where kids will be prepared for tournament practice enabling them to feel comfortable with different time controls as well as notation. Basic opening concepts, tactical themes including must-to-know mating patterns, important king and pawn endings and thinking methods will be explained.
STARS
- Trial class: $60
- Trial class: $100
RECOMMENDED AGE: 8-15 YEARS OLD
This is a class for kids that regularly compete in tournaments and are interested in learning new tactical and strategic tools to improve their play. Endings, approach to learning new openings and important strategic ideas such as improving pawns structure, open lines, key squares as well as the basics of prophylactic thinking and maneuvering are studied.
CHAMPIONS
- Trial class: $60
- Trial class: $100
RECOMMENDED AGE: 9-15 YEARS OLD
This is a class for players in the top 100 of their age group in the country. The focus will be on improving the thought process by teaching students middle game thinking strategies, such as prophylactics, maneuvering, elimination methodology, correct exchanges and defensive tools. Important endings will also be covered. The class is conducted as a challenge for players to try to solve related problems while competing with their peers. This method proved extremely effective in the Botvinnik Chess School in Russia.
MASTERS
- Trial class: $60
- Trial class: $100
* We could prorate the price for any number of weeks during summer semester.
RECOMMENDED AGE: 10-16 YEARS OLD
This is a class for players in the top 50 of their age group in the country.
The focus will be on tools for self-improvement, study dynamics, correct thought processes, opening preparation, understanding own mistakes and critical thinking. Students will be offered exercises to improve their strategic and tactical skills and will be competing against each other in various skill related activities for motivation. Blitz play, special games that improve defensive and attacking skills as well as special frequent practice against the Grandmaster instructor will be offered.
Difficult homework assignments are to be expected.
Our ONLINE SCHOOL offers thousands of exercises on specific themes assigned individually by our coaches. In this way each student can improve at their own speed as CMA staff will add new problems to student’s portfolios as soon as they solve their assignments. Our unique online system offers live tracking of students progress as each attempt and time spent is available for review and analysis by the coaches.
Semester RegistrationFor fast improvement, we highly recommend for players in the Tots, Junior and Jumpstarters group to take 2 classes per week, and for more advanced players to supplement those classes with one private lesson per week.
Max Dlugy’s students and former students have just swept the National Scholastic Qualification tournaments, having won the K-6, K-9 and K-12 sections. Their dedication paid off and they can look forward to much better placements in their educational choices going forward!
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Love this chess school. Facilities are great, teachers are very professional. Online classes are very helpful as well. They often hold chess championships and competitions.
Very recommended to everyone who wants their children to learn and advance in chess.
While visiting New York City from Finland. I took one lesson from GM Dlugy. My goal is to become National Master in Chess in the coming 10 years. Mr. Dlugy gave me excellent advice regarding opening choices. An important take away from the lesson was also a list of things to consider when making a move. The list encouraged me to move from a 10-minute game to a longer 30-minutes game which requires more thinking and it helps me to assemble different aspect of what I have learned about chess into a concrete plan of what move to make in a specific situation arising in the game. I put the tool to test and already can see that the accuracy of my play was greatly improved.
Chess Max Academy is first rate. Coach Surfi has taken my game to a higher level. He makes studying chess fun and exciting. I look forward to my lessons each week.
Chess Max has been a terrific experience. Our son grew so much over the past year. He gained, skills, confidence and friendships. While he was the youngest in his class, Chess Max created a supportive environment. With the teacher’s support and encouragement, he competed in tournaments, some of which were at the school and had a terrific time playing against other students across the city. We appreciated the rigor of classes and assignments. Highly recommended for kids who are interested to really improve in chess.
My two sons (11 and 7) have been attending Chess Max Academy’s online classes for about a year now and they have really benefited from the lessons and homework. Their game has improved and more importantly the classes are fun and the kids they met have helped them remain interested in chess. It is a great program and I recommend it to everyone.
Chess Max Academy has been an incredible experience for my son and my family. My son is 8 yrs old and has been attending for close to a year. He is taking group lessons on Saturdays and 1-on-1 lessons on Sundays. Max and his team are extremely caring and focused on the student’s growth in both chess and life skills. I have seen tremendous growth in my son’s chess skills and his confidence in applying new strategies. The staff are incredibly talented and passionate when it comes to teaching chess. Mr. Surfi, in particular, has done an incredible job of helping my son make leaps and bounds in his chess playing ability. He employed incredible patience and care to see that my son made it through his self-doubt and frustrations. We had such an enjoyable experience that we are most likely going to sign our 5yr old son up to the same curriculum. I could not be more emphatic in my recommendation for Chess Max. It is a great experience for the parents, and especially for the children. It doesn’t matter what your level is when you start, you will see real improvement. Just Amazing. 5 Starts.
Chess is part of our daily lives thanks to Chess Max Academy. My 6 YO son started with them at 5 1/2, and they have led him in every step.
At Chess Max Academy the syllabus and training are designed in a step by step process carefully understanding the individual needs with the expert knowledge and supervision of Grand Master Maxim Dlugy. His years of experience embedded in the training procedures and developing a curriculum ensures the development and the learning curve of chess.