January 12, 2022
2022-01-12T16:30:00
Children's Dept: 781-741-1405 ext. 1403
Intermediate Chess: Virtual Program with Nolan DeMott, ages 7+
Wednesday, January 12, 2022
This class is for students who are familiar with chess basics and are interested in instructional play. In this eight-week series slightly more advanced Chess principles and strategies will be introduced. Participants will learn by solving chess puzzles or playing as a team against the instructor.
This event will be held on Zoom. Registration for this week's session has closed. To join us starting next week,
please register online, and we will email you the link shortly before the program. Registration signs you up for all upcoming sessions: January 19 and 26; February 2, 9, 16 and 23.
Nolan DeMott is an experienced Chess player with over 12,000 games played on chess.com, having achieved a rating of 1900. Nolan started playing Chess at age 5 and started competing in tournaments soon after. In elementary school, he led his elementary school to a Top 4 finish at the Hurvitz Cup a regional team chess tournament, hosted by The Massachusetts Chess Association. While Nolan decided early on to not pursue playing the game at a more serious level, he's always found the time to play recreationally and teach those who are looking to improve their game.
If you need to borrow a chess board, please send us an email at hijuv@ocln.org, and we will place one on hold for you through our contactless pickup system.
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