Chess Club

Grades	Dates	Day	Time
4th – 8th	1/11 – 3/15	Saturdays	10:30 – 11:15am

Students in 4th-8th grade of all skill levels are welcome to come learn the storied game of chess. The Jones Chess Academy will provide students with the opportunity to learn chess history, world champion openings, solve middle game puzzles, practice endgame patterns, and utilize the necessary tools for tournament play. Each week, students will learn at least one theme on the display board, practice and create their own positions using that theme, and then engage in a tournament game against another student. All students will be able to earn prizes for their hard work.

Meet Your Instructor!

Kyle Jones

Jones chess academy founder

Kyle Jones has coached more than 20 schools over the past 20 years. Kyle graduated from The Ohio State University with a Bachelor’s in Science in Psychology, is completing his Master’s in Early Childhood Education, earned his Protecting God’s Children certification, and has achieved the titles of Candidate Master (classical) and National Master (blitz) from the United States Chess Federation.

Currently, he is ranked in the 99.9+ percentile for all players online in the world! From player to coach, Kyle has been a part of more than 40 state championship titles and 15 national titles. He became the first chess coach in national high school history to field the top two teams in the highest division in the same year. Moreover, he was crowned the 2015-16 State of Ohio Speed Chess Champion (3rd title overall). Additionally, he was honored by Fox Sports Ohio, the Dispatch, 10tv, the Governor, the Board of Education, the Senate and the House of Representatives for his chess achievements.

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