Ian Nepomniachtchi
Chess School
Online chess training
For children from 5 years old
Combine joy with intellectual development.
Enrollment in groups is in progress.
About us
Chess is a necessary tool for personal development in the modern world. The game provides useful life skills, such as fostering strategic and tactical thinking, laying down the foundations of logic and attention, and developing mental abilities.
The founder of the school, Ian Nepomniachtchi, is the strongest grandmaster of our country, winner of the FIDE Candidates Tournament 2020/2021, two-time winner of the World Team Championship as part of the Russian team, winner of Dortmund Sparkassen Tournament 2018, Champion of Russia 2010/2020, Vice World Blitz Champion, and Champion of Europe 2010.
"Our goal is to teach children to play chess, think logically, and apply gained knowledge and experience in the modern world."
School’s mission
We want to raise individuals
capable of making
the right choices
We are using methods that allow children to achieve maximum progress in just 2 months of taking classes. The position of the school includes an individual approach to each student, focus on results, depending on the needs and capabilities of every kid.
Programs
- Learning about the pieces
- Capturing and defending pieces
- Battle
- Check, getting out of check
- Checkmate
- Special rules (castling and en passant capture)
- Stalemate
- The value of pieces
- Basic tactics
- Stages of a chess game
- Basic principles of the pieces’ development
- Opening pitfalls and mistakes
- Fight for the center
- Weak and strong squares
- Learning about the middlegame
- Introducing the endgame
- Chess notation, chess vision training
- Pawn structure
- Blockade
- Interaction between pieces
- Hanging pawns
- Playing with the isolated pawn
- Realization of advantage
- Prevention
- Attacking the king, typical sacrifices
- Chess gambits, playing with initiative
- Acquaintance with etudes, combinations of increased complexity
- Chess counting training, blind play
- Choosing the most suitable openings based on the player's chess style
- Studying and analyzing the games of the chess classics
- The art of decision-making, selection of candidate moves
- Studying typical positions in the middlegame, increasing the technical arsenal
- Improving skills in the endgame, learning technical positions
Not sure which level to choose?
Take a short quiz to see the kid’s level of preparation and find out which course suits him/her best.
Take the testThe benefits
of our chess school
Experienced teachers to achieve
the best result in the shortest
possible time
Personal attention to your child.
Classes are held
in small groups
Rated tournaments – after a few months of classes, our students can take part in tournaments and gain prizes
Optimal rates
for group and individual training
After six months of classes, your kid
will beat his peers,
in a year – his parents
Feedback – parents can ask
any questions in the group chat
Groups for girls
"Play like BET HARMON"
It is a well-known fact that girls develop faster than boys.
Teaching practice shows that girls
are more diligent and responsible,
but at the same time, they are shyer тельны in answering in group work.
In women's groups, girls study more efficiently and improve
their skills faster.
Chess helps
to build useful skills
Analysis
Chess teaches children that they don't have to make the first decision that comes to mind. They learn to identify and consider the pros and cons of different actions
Visualization
Children are encouraged to imagine a sequence of actions before it happens. Chess enhances the ability to visualize by learning the movement of pieces in one’s mind (without moving them on the board), first one, and then several moves.
Forecasting
Children are taught to think first and only then to act. With the help of chess, we teach them to ask themselves a question like "If I do this, what can happen next, and how can I answer?" and answer it. Over time, chess helps to develop patience and thoughtfulness.
Planning
Children learn to build long-term goals and take measures to achieve them, and also to change their plans depending on the situation.
Abstract thinking
Children learn step by step to consider first the details, and then the whole picture as a whole. They learn skills used in some situations and apply them in other but similar ones.
How can chess
improve school performance?
IPIPS Diagnostic Results *
IPIPS Mathematics |
Beginning of the academic year |
End of the academic year |
Reading |
Beginning of the academic year |
End of the academic year |
|
| Sample of 10 chess players |
64,7 |
71,1 |
Sample of 10 chess players |
54,9 |
67,7 |
|
| Sample of 10 non-chess players |
51,1 |
58,9 |
Sample of 10 non-chess players |
51,2 |
59,2 |
IPIPS Mathematics |
|
| Sample of 10 chess players | |
| Beginning of the academic year | End of the academic year |
64,7 |
71,1 |
| Sample of 10 non-chess players | |
| Beginning of the academic year | End of the academic year |
51,1 |
58,9 |
Reading |
|
| Sample of 10 chess players | |
| Beginning of the academic year | End of the academic year |
54,9 |
67,7 |
| Sample of 10 non-chess players | |
| Beginning of the academic year | End of the academic year |
51,2 |
59,2 |
* IPIPS is a survey of children's level of entry into primary school and individual progress during the school year.
Our teachers
We select teachers carefully.
This is not just a person who will teach you
how to move pieces, but someone who will spend tens, hundreds of hours with your child
and influence the development of his or her personality.
- Champion of Russia (2001)
- Champion of Europe (2014)
- Acting coach of the Russian men's national chess team
- An honored coach who has trained many grandmasters
Alexander Motylev
International Grandmaster
- World Champion among girls under 18
- Vice World Champion among students
- Master's degree in Pedagogy
- Experience with teaching children since 2016
Lydia Tomashevskaya
Women International Master
- Multiple Champion of the Moscow Youth Championship
- 1st place at the Russian Championship among juniors
- 7th place at the World Junior Championship
Artur Yanturin
International Master
- Silver medalist of the European Youth Championship under 14 (rapid)
- 4-8th place at the World Youth Championship under 14
- Over 8 years of teaching experience with children
Eugeny Margolin
Candidate Master of Sports
- Two-time Champion of the Tver Region among women
- Finalist of the Russian championships
- Over 6 years of teaching experience with children
- Teaches in English and Spanish
Dinara Yarulina
Women FIDE Master
How are the lessons going?
We use Zoom and chess platforms lichess.org and chess.com for our lessons
1. At the appointed time, you need to join the conference and follow the link to the teacher's room.
The student will see the teacher's screen and everything necessary for the lesson
topics and tasks.
2. At the end of the lesson, the teacher gives home tasks. They will be located in a separate studio
at www.lichess.org or sent as a picture
to the group chat in the messenger.
Where to begin?
Before the start of training, we invite each new student to take an individual orientation lesson.
The trial lesson allows you to:
- Determine your level
- Choose a group suitable for the level
- Create an individual training plan
- Test the format of online chess training
- Check the equipment and solve connection issues
before the start of training
Want to develop useful skills without leaving your own home?
Sign up for a free trial lesson now!
By filling out the form you consent to the processing of your personal data.
What to do if the child misses a class?
In this case, the child can take this lesson in an identical group or enroll in an individual lesson. Also, the trainer usually briefly repeats the topics of the previous lesson in the next lesson.
If the lessons in group have already started, is it possible to join this group?
Yes, you can, but only if you have missed no more than four classes.
Can I change the group?
You can go to a stronger group, subject to availability, by agreement with the teacher
Can adults take lessons? Are there programs and courses for them?
Yes, sure, you can enroll in groups for adults or take an individual lesson.
How to get a chess rank?
To get a sports category, it is necessary to participate in an official competition. In general, the ranks are losing their relevance nowadays, the rating of the Chess Federation of Russia and FIDE is more valuable, and can be obtained by performing in various competitions. Usually, the organizers of the competition indicate whether there is a rating calculation.
More details on your free trial lesson
Free trial lesson (lasts 20 min)
The coach introduces the kid to the basics of chess, assesses the level and skills of the student.
Choosing a group and shaping a lesson schedule
• Based on the trial lesson, the coach provides a detailed report on the current level of the student; gives recommendations which thematic block to start from and which format to choose to achieve maximum results.
• Manager contacts the student with the ready-to-go offers.
Feedback
We will create a group WhatsApp chat for every group, which will monthly inform on the following:
- Work results
- Topics for learning
- Stage of the training program
- Recommended home tasks
- Important chess and organizational events
- важные шахматные и организационные события
All urgent questions can be asked in private messages with the coach.
Technical requirements for classes
During a trial lesson you will be assisted to set up technical equipment for training.
Your child will be able to study independently.
For classes, the child will need a computer or laptop with a web camera and a microphone.
The lesson takes place in a “room” on the platform.
