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At Richmond Chess, we believe that chess is an ideal tool for teaching critical life skills.  We are dedicated to helping our students develop these skills to achieve their potential in life as well as the royal game.

 

Richmond Chess (SM)

2726 Fairground Road
PMB 101

Goochland, VA  23063

804.304.6369
 info@richmondchess.com
 

  Instruction

'Every Chess Master was once a beginner.'
-Irving Chernev, 1900-1981
Chess Master & Author

 

Private Instruction

Richmond Chess offers private instruction for children and adults.  Private lessons can significantly accelerate a player's growth, with a focus on material which is tailored to the student's individual needs.

The fee for private instruction is $44/hour.

Group Instruction

Many central Virginia schools have asked Richmond Chess to begin and/or operate chess instruction programs for their students.  Programs vary in length from four weeks to year-round and can accommodate skill levels from beginner to advanced.  Tuition costs vary according to length of program and number of students.  Please inquire for details.

 

Instructor

Brian Sumner is the founder and operator of  Richmond Chess.  He is a full-time chess instructor who teaches privately and at a number of metro Richmond schools.  Brian studies the game with Grandmaster Gregory Kaidanov and is active in international correspondence chess, with an ICCF rating of 2167.  Since the 2002-2003 season, he has coached three state champion teams and he was named Virginia Chess Coach of the Year in 2004, 2005, and 2006.  During that period, his students won forty individual first place trophies and fifty-two team first place trophies.  Brian is a U.S. Chess Federation Certified Chess Coach and Tournament Director.

Recommended Book and Software List

B=Beginner  I=Intermediate  A=Advanced
Title Author Level
Instructional Software
Chessmaster 7000+ Ubisoft B/I
CT Art Convekta B/I/A
Total Chess Training Convekta B/I/A
Chess Mentor Aficionado B/I/A
Biography/Game Collection
Logical Chess, Move by Move Chernev B/I
Best Lessons of a Chess Coach Weeramantry B/I
World's Greatest Chess Games Burgess I/A
My Great Predecessors, Vols 1-4 Kasparov I/A
Life and Games of Mikhail Tal Mikhail Tal A
Opening
Winning Chess Openings Seirawan B/I
Modern Chess Openings (MCO) de Firmian I/A
Nunn's Chess Openings (NCO) Nunn I/A
Note: Choose either MCO or NCO, not both
Middlegame/Tactics
Winning Chess Tactics Seirawan B/I
Chess Tactics for Kids Chandler B/I
How to Beat Your Dad at Chess Chandler B/I
The Ultimate Chess Puzzle Book Emms I/A
Middlegame/Strategy
Winning Chess Strategies Seirawan B/I
Simple Chess Stean I
Reassess Your Chess Silman I/A
Endgame
Pandolfini's Endgame Course Pandolfini B/I
Fundamental Chess Endings Müller I/A
Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual Dvoretsky A

 

  

 
For more information on private or group instruction, please phone B. Sumner at 804.304.6369 or send a request for information.

References are available upon request.
   

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