Pasadena
1576 E. Washington Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91104
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(818) 240-9415
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American Chess Academy
American Chess Academy offers classes in chess for kids. We believe in offering an opportunity to every child to excel in their own way. Our training programs are designed not only to teach them the tactics of chess, but also the importance of practice and hard work. We also offer after school programs, where kids eet once per week, after school for one hour. Students are introduced to a new lesson each week, which includes new strategies and techniques.
As part of each class, students practice new strategies through partner-play including Checkmate & Stalemate, Pawn Structure, In-Your-Face & Back-Rank Checkmate Patterns, Pawn Promotion, King & Rook Checkmate, Draws, Center Board, Object of the game, Piece Development, Piece movement, Piece Value & Exchange, Introduction to Checkmates, Castling & Development, Checkmate with two rooks and Endgame Basics.
Our Staff
Armen Ambartsoumian / Head Coach
He has been coaching since 1983 after studying the game at Moscow's famed Institute of Physical Culture. In 1991, he was named the first head coach of the Armenian national team, a position akin to managing the New York Yankees.
Jerry Yee (Coach) is the coach at the ACA Simi Valley and Calabasas locations. Coach Jerry's very own son Michael Yee was one of the top 5 players of his age category in the U.S. from 2006 to 2009 and earned the master title at age 15. Coach Jerry has been a local chess organizer since 2007 at the West Valley Chess Club in West Hills, California and joined the ACA coaching staff in 2012 when ACA opened their new locations in Calabasas and Simi Valley.
Andranik Matikozyan (Coach) hails from the famous Armenian Chess School, School which produced World Champion, numerous Super GMs, World Title contenders and the current Olympic Champions.
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American Chess Academy has classes for children. Age-appropriate activities are designed to engage and inspire children at different developmental stages.
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