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Online chess training
For children from 5 years old

Combine joy with intellectual development.
Enrollment in groups is in progress.

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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

Pawn

Beginner’s level
Bishop

Basic level
Rook

Advanced level
Queen

Proficiency level

  • 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.

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The 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

Rates

Valid until December 31, 2021 

Trial One ENG
40
$ 30/1 lesson

the cost of 1 trial lesson

the lesson lasts 45 min

Trial lesson with a school teacher

Individual One ENG
60
$ 40/1 lesson

the cost of 1 lesson

the lesson lasts 1 hour

Individual lesson with a school teacher

Group One ENG
30
$ 20/1 lesson

the cost of 1 lesson

the lesson lasts 1 hour

Group package – the cost of 1 lesson with a school teacher

Subscription rates

Valid until December 31, 2021 

Individual Slow ENG
240
$ 144/per month

4 lessons

the lesson lasts 1 hour

4 individual lessons per month

Group ENG
240
$ 160/per month

8 lessons

the lesson lasts 1 hour

8 lessons per month

Mix Profi ENG
480
$ 320/per month

12 lessons

the lesson lasts 1 hour

8 group lessons and 4 individual lessons per month

Individual ENG
480
$ 264/per month

8 lessons

the lesson lasts 1 hour

8 individual lessons per month

Groups for girls
"Play like BETН 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 in answering in group work.
In women's groups, girls study more efficiently and improve their skills faster.

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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.
  • Winner of Russian and international tournaments
  • Champion of Russia in 2007 (up to 14 years old)
  • Champion of Russia in the team event: 2016, 2018
  • World Champion in the Russian national team 2009
Ilia Iliushenok

International Grandmaster

  • 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

  • Champion of the Siberian Federal District
  • Champion of the Omsk Region among women
  • 2nd place in the National Student League Cup as part of the MSU team
  • Over 4 years of teaching experience
Alena Bogachkova

Women FIDE Master

  • Winner of the championships of the Voronezh region
  • Winner of the youth championships of the Central Federal District
  • Silver in the team championship of the Central Federal District and 1st place on the second board
  • Teaching experience over 4 years
Andrei ZHileikin

Candidate Master of Sports

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
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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 a group have already started, is it possible to join the group?

Yes, you can, but only if you have missed no more than four classes.

Can I change groups?

You can go to a higher group subject to availability, upon agreement with the teacher.

Can adults take lessons? Are there programs and courses for them?

Yes, absolutely, you can enroll in groups for adults or take an individual lesson.

How do I 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 ratings assigned by the Chess Federation of Russia and FIDE are more valuable, and can be obtained by performing in various competitions. Usually the organizers of the competition indicate whether there will be rating calculations.


Contacts

+7 495 109-39-45 hello@nepo.school