Chess Max Academy offers group chess lessons for kids from complete beginners who are still in the process of learning the chess moves to Master level students, who are vying to become National Scholastic champions. Our group lessons range are offered both online via the Zoom platform where we use our proprietary online chess school software on our website to our in-person group lessons where kids can learn to play chess better in the comfort of three of our beautiful locations: two in NYC on Upper West Side and Upper East Side, and one in Greenwich, CT.

All our group chess classes for kids are taught by our master-level coaches who are using the curriculum designed specifically for Chess Max Academy by the school’s founder, Grandmaster, and former World Chess Champion, Max Dlugy. The classes follow an interactive program, where the coaches engage students to compete in solving problems, play out positions to improve their practical chess skills as well as learn the building blocks necessary to compete in chess tournaments.

When kids learn to play chess at Chess Max Academy, they are given a checklist for each of the 7 levels of skill that we have established, which they have to master to take the next level of classes. This is a good methodology, which makes it easier for parents and students to do some independent study on their own to complete the checklist faster, if they so choose.

In-person chess lessons for young kids are usually more effective, as the kids get to interact with their peers and “feel” the chess board with their hands which adds an extra dimension in how they learn to play chess.