Children learn the fundamentals of opening, middle and endgame play. Game play is continually supervised with a review of vital lessons taught each class. There are also simultaneous games with the Head Coach and teaching assisted by Junior Masters. The children enjoy their time in class while beginning to develop critical thinking patterns. Our MST PhD program helps students focus on what really matters on the chess board. We help children parallel lessons in chess to lessons in life based on their age group.
Class 1: New England Movement Art Center (NEMA)
Location: 123 Muller St. • Burlington, MA 01803
When: Saturday’s 1:00-2:00 pm; 2:30-3:30 pm
Dates subject to change. Call NEMA at 781-272-NEMA (6362) or click here to check for availability.
Price-$25.00
Class 2: Brookline Chinese School
Location: Brookline High School • 115 Greenough Street • Brookline, MA 02445
When: Saturday 4:30–5:30pm (Starting September 2017 through the school year)
Price—$350 (For School Year)
Contact brooklinechineseschool@gmail.com for more information
Class 3: Westwood Chinese School
Location: Westwood High School • 200 Nahatan Street • Westwood, MA 02090
When: Sundays 10:30–11:30am (Starting September 2018 through the school year)
Price—$350 (For School Year)
Contact ltimes@futurechessmasters.com for more information
Class 4: Immigrant Family Services Institute Center (IFSI)
Location: 575 American Legion Highway • Roslindale, MA 02131
When: Friday 5:00–7:00pm
Price-$80.00/per month
Check ifsi-usa.org for more information
Future Classes Are Being Scheduled at BCYF Facilities
Check back soon for more information.
Vacation and Camp programs offer a more concentrated focus on the key fundamentals of opening, middle and endgame play. Students engage in fun puzzles, tactics and engaging discussions. Chess art and related games included. An in-house tournament is also held. Our concentrated program enhances critical thinking abilities allowing them to make good decisions. Evaluations are given to parents so they can assist in fostering their child toward masterhood.
Prizes and surprises for all including medals. Trophies for tournament winners. Beginner chess books to help student make appropriate progress. Course work folder and certificate of completion and Future Masters t-shirts included.
Schedule: Half week or whole week Programs
SUMMER BEGINNER CHESS (AGES 5+)
1 week available: July 30 – Aug 3
Mon-Fri 9am – 4:00pm (Half Day Options available: 9am – 12:00pm or 1:00- 4:00pm)
Location: New England Movement Arts, 123 Muller Rd., Burlington 01803
Cost: $400 (half day: $225)
During this Summer session, we will examine many essential elements of chess. We will cover the history of the game, dissect key opening and endgame strategies, and participate in a mini in-house tournament. Students will also work together in groups, learning to solve basic chess problems and to relate chess strategies to real-life decision making.
Prizes and surprises for all. Including medals, trophies for tournament winners. Course work folder and Future Master Chess T-shirts included.
To enroll please call 781-272-6362 or visit http://www.nemovementarts.com/summer-2018
Beginners rated 0-800: $50 an hour
Students develop faster with private coaching and continual analysis as they progress and prepare for tournament play.
Intermediate rated 800-1400: $60 an hour
Students learn to analyze their tournament games and make progress in our MST PhD program.
Advanced Intermediate rated 1400-1800: $70 an hour
Advanced Intermediate players focus on the visualization skills needed to approach the expert level. Our MST PhD program carefully analyzes the student and their games. This allows the student to focus on the progress that they need to progress.
Advanced players rated 1800-2000: $80 per hour
Advance players learn the key skills and tactics to become a chess master. Our MST PhD program carefully analyzes the student and their games. This allows the student to focus on the deeper levels of the program as it applies to tournament play.
To enroll please call us at (617) 596-5856 or contact us
To enroll please call us at (617) 596-5856 or contact us
Our junior coaches are youths, who are 17 and under who have consistently demonstrated our 8 core abilities on a superior level. We use these Future Masters to coach our new kids. This volunteer program offers benefits to both our junior coaches and the beginner students they are coaching.
Want to join our Junior coaching Program? Apply now to be considered for the program. Great for college applications as students begin to bridge the gap from pupil to master of chess and life.
To apply please call us at (617) 596-5856 or contact us
To master the game of chess students must understand the elements that not only affect game play but also determine the winner. In chess there are seven elements:
We have created our Master PhD (MST PhD) program based on these 7 elements. This program enriches students to become proficient in utilizing these elements to hone their game play. The MST PhD method is adapted from Aaron Nimzowitsch, a leading chess master, author, and one of the greatest minds in chess history. Nimzowitsch’s philosophies still impact the way chess is played even to this day. We teach from the beginning not only how the pieces move, but why they want to be on a certain square. This way students learn early on how pieces relate to each other as well as their opposing pieces.
The PhD method takes longer to teach it decreases the learning curve and dismisses bad habits developed in beginner game play. Thus through the MST PhD method students see the big picture from the start. Students then progress beyond the beginner level based on consistent utilization of the MST PhD program in game play.
1. Absorbability—To engross with interest. To engage. To grip ones attention. Goal is to apply. So one must first take in instruction and completely absorb.
2. Accountability— I am accountable. Do not blame anyone else for mistakes or failures.
3. Analyzability— Examine study and scrutinize yourself, your games, and others
4. Decidability—Coming to right decisions after weighing possibilities.
5. Foreseeability—To see more beforehand through calculation instinct, intuition, and vision.
6. Honorability—Honest, having good morals, principles, of good character, ethical.
7. Respectability—Good proper relations with others. Respect for coaches and other players.
8. Responsibility—contrasted with accountability. We are answerable not just I. Take care of each other and chess materials.
Scholastic Chess Tournament
Future tournaments will be upcoming.
I began learning chess at the age of 6 by observing my older brother teaching my older sister. Ironically, I picked it up while she did not. My brother began teaching me the basics and from there I continued teaching myself. I was able to beat my brother in a short time, the dream of every younger sibling. Afterward, as others began to see my potential I received coaching from the best Chess Masters.
I achieved the rank of Chess Master after only five years of tournament play and have maintained my rank for over 20 years. The fundamentals and practices I’ve honed throughout my career I’ve taught to students privately and at various schools and institutions throughout Massachusetts. As I began to see the tremendous impact it had on them both in game play and in life I founded the Future Masters Chess Academy. Now we assist kids in using chess principles to master chess and life.
Awards
1981 Youth High School Champion
1982 National High School Team Champion (Boston Latin)
1994 Declared Chess Master
2012 Boylston Chess Club Champion
2013-15 Most MVP points on Nor’easters Team in US Chess League
2017 Massachusetts State Chess Champion
