Chess Max Academy

Chess Club & Classes For Kids

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November 28th - February 12th

Winter Chess Semester Registration

Winter Chess Classes available!

November 28th - February 12th

Online, IN-PERSON & Homeschool In-Person Classes now open!

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Private Chess Lessons

Get one-on-one Zoom chess lessons online with Chess Max Academy!

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Chess Workshops

UPCOMING WORKSHOPS:

November 24-25th

December 26-30th

Welcome To Chess Max Academy

Grandmaster Maxim DlugyLEARN CHESS FROM THE BEST!

Chess Max Academy is one of the leading Chess schools in NYC, led by World Chess Champion Grandmaster Maxim Dlugy. The academy located on Upper West side of Manhattan, across the street from the Museum of Natural History, has over 20 National and one World Chess champion students in the last 6 years. It enables students to access a unique program, created by the Grandmaster himself to help improve their chess skills quickly and effectively. 

The recently launched Chess for Tots allows kids aged 3.5 to 5 years to learn the basics of playing chess. Apart from the high-quality after school and weekend chess programs, one of the major plus points of Chess Max Academy is that it is the only independent chess school in NYC situated at a highly accessible location. The academy offers it's Group Classes both in the online and in-person format.

The Academy also offers personalized private chess lessons for kids and adults.

Chess Classes

During the school year, students are assigned homework and are challenged by competing with each other by solving chess puzzles in group classes, helping them to improve rapidly.

One on One Classes

Private chess classes as well as Adult Group chess classes are regularly available. Private instructors available for all levels of students interested in learning chess.

Chess Tournaments

Chess Max Academy holds regularly scheduled chess tournaments for all levels and ages. All tournaments are rated by the U.S. Chess Federation.

Chess Workshops

Participate in problem-solving contests using the latest technology. Play tournaments, blitz, bughouse and 4-player chess, learn how to improve your thinking from Max Dlugy who was the best junior chess player in the world from age 15-21, and become part of Chess Max Academy’s unique Online School training system for all levels!

Chess Camps

During the Summer and school holidays, Chess Max Academy offers chess camps, where grandmaster instruction is provided daily. Chess Max Academy also organizes the most famous summer chess camp in the U.S.A. – World Champion’s Anatoly Karpov chess camp.

Online Chess Events

We have ZOOM meetings, classes & camps available for our students.

We offer convenient year round online events.

Chess Max Academy is a registered Affiliate of the U.S. Chess Federation

One Move At A Time December Edition: GM Maxim Dlugy

Welcome to the December 2021 edition of “One Move at a Time,” the US Chess podcast in which Dan Lucas, the Senior Director of Strategic Communication, talks to people who are advancing the US Chess mission statement to “Empower people, enrich lives, and enhance communities through chess.”

In The News! The Village Sun Article

Grand master flash: Two left standing in ‘chess simul’ versus top player in Washington Square Park

IN-PERSON & ONLINE CHESS EVENTS

Winter Semester

Winter Chess Semester

We offer three locations for your convenience!

Nov 28th - Feb 12th 2022

Morning & Afternoon Sessions

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Private Chess Lessons

Get one-on-one chess lessons online with Chess Max Academy!

All rates are based on Zoom or Skype classes and are subject to a 10% student discount

ONLINE Chess School

Our ONLINE SCHOOL offers thousands of exercises on specific themes assigned individually by our coaches. In this way each student can improve at their own speed as CMA staff will add new problems to student's portfolios as soon as they solve their assignments.

 

Chess Tournaments

Chess Tournaments at
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"Chess Max is an excellent program for children who are enthusiastic chess players. I have a kindergartener who is a beginner and second grader who is more advanced. Both are incredibly stimulated by the group classes. I am amazed that they are excited to work hard for 60-90 minutes after a full day of school but they are. The curriculum is well organized and the homework is challenging and inspiring. I would recommend Chess Max to any child who shows an interest in chess."

-Erica G.

"Great job Don! Super efficient and timely, no hassle at all! I Would highly recommend Chess Max services."

-Marion M.

"My son has been going to these summer sessions for two years and loves it. The instructors are nice, patient, and keep the experience fun and encouraging; most of them also happen to be extremely good at the game. My son also likes being with these other kids, who are all taught good manners and sportsmanship and how to win and lose gracefully."

-Douglas C.

"I have been at Max Dlugy chess club on numerous occasions and have nothing, but great things to say about the club and how much GM Dlugy cares about the children. Mr. Dlugy's love for chess is contagious and I would strongly recommend visiting his club whether you are a chess player yourself or if you want your children to learn how to play the game or improve their chess skills."

-Vadim P.

I love Chess Max Academy
Abhimanyu Mishra

Abhimanyu Mishra

1st Fall GM Invitational Tournament Sets WORLD RECORD!!

The biggest sensation of Chess Max Academy Tournament was the performance of Abhimanyu Mishra, who at age of 10 years, 9 months and 3 days, became the  youngest International Master in history of Chess beating out the previous record held by Praggnanandhaa by 17 days.

 

 

Orlando Chess Championship

Nationals in Orlando

K-12 Nationals in Orlando a resounding success for Chess Max Academy's students!!
GM Maxim Dlugy and all the coaches at Chess Max Academy would like to extend our sincere Congratulations to all the students and commend those that have made us especially proud at the 2019 Grade National Championships in Orlando.

 

Liam P

Liam Putnam

Congratulations to Liam Putnam for winning the National 4th Grade Championships in Orlando, Florida, as well as coming 2nd in the K-6 Blitz National Championships. Liam’s current USCF rating is 2007. Age 9. Currently number 4 in his age group in the country.

 

Vishwa

Vishwa Vasnawala

Congratulations to Vishwa Vasnawala for becoming the number one rated girl age 12 and Under in all of India.Vishwa is in number 5 in rating in asia and 23 in world. She also a Woman Candidate Master. Vishwa’s current FIDE rating is 1758. Age 12.

 

Sasha K.

Sasha Konovalenko

Rated # 3 girl 16 and under in the USA. Sasha has achieved the title of a Woman Fide Master.
We are looking forward to her successes in the coming years. Current rating 2043. Age 16

 

Winston N.

Winston Ni

Congratulations to Chess Max Academy’s student Winston Ni and his family for winning the K-8 National Championships and leading his school team Princeton Day School to the 1st Team Place as well! Winston’s current USCF rating is 2165. Age 13.

 

Chess Classes for Kids and Adults

Chess Max Academy is a specialized Chess School, which is developed to educate chess to those who want to accelarate learning curve and learn chess in the right way.

Our goal is to teach chess in-person and online to both kids and adults the most effectively. To this end, the Academy’s founder, Grandmaster Max Dlugy has created the curriculum of the Academy, all presentation tools, and the software that is actively used in the chess lessons.

We, at Academy, offer chess classes for kids and adults in New York and Greenwich, CT areas, and online group classes via Zoom. Additionally, we have individual private classes as well as online chess tutoring for both kids and adults. Chess Lessons for kids are both group chess classes and individual private classes. The group classes begin with the Tots classes which are generally for 4,5 year olds – 5 years old kids, although many Tots start as young as 3,5 years old and quickly make progress in learning all the rules.

The chess classes for beginners are split into three different levels: Tots – where 3,5-5,5 year old kids learn chess and their basic rules, Juniors level – where 5,5-7 year old kids start practicing attacking, capturing, and checkmating their opponents, and the Jumpstarters level class, for 6-9 years old, where kids begin to get acquainted with the tactical tools and the clock, which will help them start competing in tournaments.

Our Intermediate levels begin with the Challengers group classes, suited for kids who have competed in tournaments and achieved a minimum US Chess Federation rating of 500, and the Stars Level class, appropriate for 1000-1400 USCF rated kids.

Our Advanced levels are Champions (for players rated 1400-1700) and Masters (for 1700 and above) are for kids in the top 50 of their age group in the country, working to become National Champions in the next few years, as well as for adults in that rating range looking to significantly improve their game.

Chess classes for adults are currently offered only as part of our general program, where we accept adults into classes starting with the Stars level program. Adults are welcome to join those classes, but generally tend to study individually by taking online or in-person private lessons.

Why should you choose Chess Max Academy?

1. The Program was created by a former World Junior champion.

Grandmaster Max Dlugy was the best player in the world for his age from 15-19 years old, whereupon he won the World Under 21 Chess Championship. He understands how to teach kids more effectively than most grandmasters in the world today. He has also coached World Champions Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov. Max Dlugy devotes his time to teaching his master level coaches to become better at what they do and to improving the Academy’s curriculum, so the instruction level at the Academy is always at the best possible level.

2. Chess Classes for kids organized by level.

It is extremely important when teaching kids to have a level playing field, where kids can compete in both solving puzzles and playing with kids of similar level. In this way they hone their skills and are not overpowered or bored by the difference in skills.
This is the best environment for the kids to thrive and improve their knowledge.

3. Fast progress.

All the students are constantly monitored by their coaches by recording their progress on the checklist of skills they need to acquire to move to the next level. When that checklist is completed, the student informs GM Dlugy, who checks the progress of the student and immediately suggests to the parents to move them up to the next level, even if this occurs in the middle of the semester. In this way, all kids can move up as quickly as their interest allows, not wasting any time in relearning things they already know. To make sure the material is learned well, homework is assigned for every class.

4. Special Tools.

We have invested into creating our own mobile app - “Chess Max Academy “downloadable both on PlayMarket and AppStore and the most advanced online school platform on our website, allowing students to learn in the most efficient way. GM Max Dlugy created a database of issues filtered by theme and difficulty, allowing the coaches to assign those puzzles to students in a way that would challenge them while also making sure they can review what was learned in class.

5. Practical Play

No amount of studying will replace practice and to address that issue, our classes have a 2-`1 ratio between learning new topics and review of homework and practical play. In our hourly classes for beginners, 40 minutes of each class is devoted to homework review and study of new material and 20 minutes is set aside for practicing actual game playing under the supervision of the coaches. In the advanced classes, the 90 minutes is split into two sections: 60 minutes for new material and 30 minutes for practical play.

Aside from practice during group classes, the Academy also functions as a local chess club, offering tournament play every other Sunday and club play on Friday evenings.

6. Amazing results

If you are looking to find the best chess school near you in the NYC or Greenwich, CT area – look no further! We have proven to be the best school through the results of its students. Our students have gathered over 25 National Scholastic titles, while the school teams they have been a part of have won over 50 National titles at the same time. Our students have become Grandmasters, International Masters, FIDE Masters, Olympic Team members, Continental Champions and even World Champions!

We are planning to expand our reach to other neighborhoods, so if you are looking for an amazing chess school in your area, let us know – we may surprise you!

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