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Our mission is to improve mental wellbeing through our workshops and experiences. We curate our teachers and hosts carefully to ensure that they are of high quality.
That's why we provide a money-back guarantee*: If you're unsatisfied with this experience, just leave it at least 20 minutes before it ends, and tell us (the ClassBento team) the reason for your dissatisfaction within 4 hours of that time, and we'll provide you with a refund.
* We may choose to limit our refund per customer at $1000. In some rare cases, we may also require you to show us your photo ID before we process the refund.
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A: 2 hours, $50 per guest ($55 per guest when you book for 5+ guests, $50/guest for 5+ guests)
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Learn the basics of playing chess in this hands-on interactive class
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5 to 20 guests
$50
($55 per guest when you book for 5+ guests, $50/guest for 5+ guests)
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What you'll do
School Holiday sessions: Sunday 5th April*Currently also taking private bookings, please message to request preferred dates and your group numbers*Learn the basics to get started playing chess with this beginner's class that combines practical teaching and theory!Suitable for both complete beginners and those with fundamental knowledge of play, you will learn the rules, basic tactics and strategies. Take-home worksheets will be given on select weeks.Your teacher, Jacob, is a qualified competitive chess teacher. He's been playing competitive over-the-board chess for the past eight years, and he has a classical rating of 1964 which ranks him as 40th in the state currently.Jacob is experienced with teaching complete beginners through to preparing students to attend interschool competitions. He's patient and encouraging to his students.You will have fun also playing and learning with like-minded chess beginners, both kids and adults. This class is based on skill level, not age! Everyone is welcomed to learn the wonderful world of chess.Complete beginners, please come to class 15mins earlier at 1.15pm. Please message us to let us know you're a complete beginner.Private lessons and group bookings are also available. Send us a request.
What you'll get
Take-home worksheets will be given on select weeks.
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Knowledge required
Beginner-friendly. Suitable for six-year-olds and above to adults.
What to bring
All materials are provided in class, so just turn up ready to learn!
Suitable for
Suitable for adults, and kids (minimum 6 years old).
Adult accompaniment is not required.
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Recent reviews of Learn to Play Chess Class for Beginners
- 5/5 from Dominique Paz Ossandon Aguirre, attended Jun 2024: I loved playing chess ️ it's my favourite board game (Dominique). We enjoy the class
- 4/5 from Bev Gannon, attended Jun 2024: More adults in the class so if you have enough numbers separate them into different groups.
- 5/5 from Madhavi Pathirana, attended Apr 2024: Good starting for my son. He liked the class. Happy to see he is enjoying the class.
- 5/5 from Jie Wang, attended Jan 2024: Good teacher. One week one lesson.the intensity is fine.Some home work will be needed if possible. Basing on my kids's situation, some more specific proposal will be needed as well to improve his skills.
- 5/5 from Catherine Sone, attended Jan 2024: Great teacher, very patient. Took the time to explain everything and provided examples by demonstrating.
- 5/5 from Julie Robinson, attended Aug 2023: Jacob was very patient with the 3 generations that we were. Very clear and simplified the essence of chess.
- 5/5 from Kate Tobin, attended Jul 2023: Really enjoyed the class. As a complete beginner I found Jacob’s help/suggestions invaluable. Thank you.
- 5/5 from Nicole Celestine, attended Jul 2023: Excellent class and great for beginners. Jacob was very patient and an excellent teacher! Highly recommend!
- 5/5 from Nicole Celestine, attended Jun 2023: Jacob packed a ton of value into a beginner's chess lesson. It's made all the difference and given me the foundations I need to continue learning and practicing more effectively. Thanks Jacob!
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