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Is it enough for my child to attend chess class once a week?

6/9/2015

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My child enjoys his chess class and likes to play chess. But he only attends class once a week, and play chess there. Is it enough?

NO, it's not enough if he wants to make progress.

Class-wise, once a week is ok. But s/he needs practice a lot outside class, maybe everyday. S/he has to do his/her homework, work on tactic problems, and play many games. 

My suggested ratio for class:homework:tactic:games is 1:1:5:3. So if s/he takes one hour lesson, s/he should do one-hour homework, 5-hour tactics (spreading out the whole week), and play games for 3 hours. For a beginner, s/he can play 10-20 games in 3 hours. The total commitment is about 10 hours per week.

For a rated player, s/he should also play in weekend tournaments as many as possible.

If you follow this formula, you will see big difference in your child's games after 3 months.
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James
1/10/2023 07:51:00 am

It depends what you want. My daughter goes once a week and we are happy with her progress. Agree it is not enough to become Bobby Fischer but she is happy and learning alongside several other activities

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