Premium Center Classes (PCC)
Our 5 PCC levels — Pawn, Knight, Bishop, Rook, and Queen — guide students from learning the rules of chess all the way to advanced positional play and endgames.
How PCC Works
- 5 levels: Pawn, Knight, Bishop, Rook, Queen
- 30 skills per level – students must master all skills to graduate to the next level
- Coaches track progress using our PCC skill charts
- Each class: 30 minutes of lesson + 30 minutes of testing on that day’s topic
- Families get the thoroughness of a private lesson with the price and social benefits of a small group
Start with an Assessment
The first step is a one-on-one assessment with a coach. In this 60-minute session, the coach will:
- Determine which PCC level (Pawn–Queen) is the best fit
- Identify which of the 30 skills in that level your child has already mastered
- Recommend the right class time and path forward
Level Themes
- Pawn – learning how to play chess, piece moves & basic rules
- Knight – tactics, basic strategies, and checkmates
- Bishop – intermediate tactics, combining tactics, intro positional play & endgames
- Rook – basic positional play, advanced tactics, intermediate endgames
- Queen – advanced positional play & advanced endgames
70th and Shea
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pawn | 5:30 PM | 4:15 PM | |||||
| Knight | 5:45 PM | 5:30 PM | 5:30 PM | 4:15 PM5:30 PM | |||
| Bishop | 5:45 PM | 5:30 PM | 5:30 PM | 5:30 PM | |||
| Rook | 6:30 PM | 5:30 PM | |||||
| Queen |
Elliot and McClintock
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pawn | 4:30 PM | ||||||
| Knight | 4:30 PM5:30 PM | 4:30 PM5:30 PM | 4:30 PM | ||||
| Bishop | 5:30 PM | 5:30 PM | 5:30 PM | ||||
| Rook | 5:30 PM | ||||||
| Queen | 6:30 PM |