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. While children enjoy their time in class they also begin to develop critical thinking patterns. As students progress through the MST PhD program they focus early on what really matters on the chess board. Before class ends we help children parallel lessons in chess to lessons in life based on age group.
Class 1: New England Movement Art Center (NEMA)
Location: 123 Muller St. • Burlington, MA 01803
When: Fridays 6:30-8:00 pm
Saturday’s 1:00-2:00 pm
Check Nemamovementarts.com for specific dates.
Price-$30.00
Class 2: Tobin BCYF Facilities
Location 1481 Tremont St. • Roxbury, MA 02120
When: Thursday & Friday nights: 5:00-8:30 pm
Price—City Funded
Class 3: Brookline Chinese School
Location: Brookline High School • 115 Greenough Street • Brookline, MA 02445
When: Saturday 3:30–4:30PM (Starting September 2017 through the school year)
Price—TBD
If you are interested in hosting a class please call us at (617) 596-5856 or contact us
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
All camps have been completed for the season. Please continue to check back for our next one.
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Beginners: $50 an hour
Students receive a personalized chess training of our MST PhD program. With private coaching and continual analysis students develop faster as they progress and prepare for tournament play.
Advanced players rated 1400-1800: $60 per hour
Advance players learn the key skills and tactics to become an A player with training geared to increase their rating within first 2 years. Thru careful analysis of the student and their games using our MST PhD program students focus on the deeper levels of the program as it applies to tournament play.
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Students who excel in our classes and want to achieve the Master rank are coached on specific lessons and tactics for winning chess tournaments. The fastest absorption comes from coaching and game play against a master.
Price: $75 Per lesson
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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:
Based on these elements we’ve created our Master PhD (MST PhD) program which helps students become proficient in utilizing these elements to hone their game play. The MST PhD program focuses on the interconnectivity of chess pieces. From the very beginning we teach 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 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.
While 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.
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. In a short time I was able to beat my brother, the dream of every younger sibling. Afterward, as others began to see my potential I received coaching from the best Chess Masters.
After only five years of tournament play I achieved the rank of Chess Master 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
Mr. Kas was originally a Tae Kwon Do instructor at NEMA in Burlington, MA. He later joined FMCA as an assistant coach with his five children being part of our founding class. Today he assists in our chess programs at our various locations.
Angela Times is our invaluable Office Manager and the wife of Lawyer Times being married for 30 years. She has been in the administrative field for over 30 years and volunteers her time assisting youth. She is crucial to all the behind the scenes tasks needed to make our programs run smoothly. Additionally, Angela assists at our chess programs helping our students make better decisions in chess and life.
