Welcome to Teaneck: ICA's oldest location! We offer classes on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Sundays to students of all levels.
ICA's teachers are what set our classes apart. World renowned instructors like GM Alex Stripunsky, WGM Irina Levitina, and NM Christopher Welcome, to just name a few, are the backbone of ICA while our junior instructors offer unmatched passion and energy to our newer students!
With years of teaching experience, they motivate, engage, and inspire students to reach their potential. Please READ more about all our amazing instructors.
All levels of instruction are offered. Small class sizes (1:6 instructor to students ratio) ensure personalized teaching and peer interaction.
At our programs, we group students into levels based on the following criteria:
Beginner 1: new to chess Beginner 2: knows legal moves and how to check Advanced Beginner: knows how all pieces move and capture, check, and checkmate Intermediate 1: knows how to checkmate the King a) with 1 rook; b) with 2 rooks; c) with Queen; knows all the chess rules including rule of the castle; en passant; pawn promotion Intermediate 2: has played in unrated tournaments/just begun playing in rated tournaments Advanced/Rated: has played in rated tournaments Student Levels
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