All CCC classes follow this structure:
30 min - Chess Lesson
60 min - Rated Tournament Practice, Game review, Homework

CCC currently uses a three pronged approach to chess improvement recommended by the late GM Edmar Menis.

• Tournament Play - USCF Tournament G30 -To test ones meddle
• Review of Chess Games - For focus improvement. Review by local chess expert.
• Study Program - For ongoing development. Outlined below
  

Classes Offered

The step-by-step Chess Method
Chess instructional tutoring taken to a whole new level
Developed by the Royal Netherlands Chess Federation (KNSB), and taught with soaring success throughout Europe, the Dutch KNSB Scholastic Chess Course is hailed as "the most innovative chess instructional program in the world"; now being taught at Colley’s Chess Club. This celebrated chess tutorial system has been taught to European students for over 18 years.

KNSB - Step 1 Workbook

The first step is divided in 15 lessons.
1: Board and pieces
2: Moves of the pieces
3: Attacking and capturing
4: The pawn
5: Defending
6: Check and + getting out of check
7: Mate
8: Mate
9: Castling
10: Profitable exchange
11: Twofold attack
12: Draw
13: Mating with the queen
14: Taking 'en passant'
15: The notation

KNSB - Step 2 Workbook

1: Activity of pieces
2: Double attack: queen (1)
3: Double attack: queen (2)
4: The pin
5: Elimination of the defense
6: The 3 golden rules
7: Mate in two
8: Double attack: knight
9: Mating with the rook
10: Double attack: RBQK
11: Discovered attack
12: Defending against mate
13: The short notation

KNSB - Step 3 Workbook

1: Finishing the opening
2: Discovered and double check
3: Attack on a pinned piece
4: Mate in two (access)
5: The square of the pawn
6: Eliminating of the defense
7: Defending against the double attack
8: Mini plan
9: Draw
10: X-ray
11: The opening
12: Defending against the pin
13: Mobility
14: Key squares (1)
15: Pinned pieces
16: Threats
17: Key squares (2)

KNSB –Step 4 Added when students complete Step 3

KNSB – Step 5 Added when students complete Step 4

Tactics Class – John Bain Workbook

1: Pins / Algebraic notation
2: Back Rank Combinations
3: Knight Forks
4: Double attacks
5: Discovered Checks
6: Double checks
7: Discovered Attacks
8: Skewers
9: Double Threats
10: Promoting Pawn
11: Removing the Guard
12: Perpetual Check
13: Zugzwang/Stalemate

Private lessons by appointment only.