Our Purpose

The mission of Chess Odyssey is to equip our students with useful tools and strategies for increasing success at the complex game of chess, while developing creative, intellectual and life skills.  Our instruction is designed to enhance enjoyment, as well as help the student win more games.  Students are provided with continuing opportunities for playing chess, whether just for fun or in competition.

Distinctive Elements of Chess Odyssey

 Accept no substitutes!  Chess Odyssey clubs are structured to include the essential elements of a healthy chess program:  effective teaching, challenging competition and enjoyable social interaction.  Our lead instructor, Chessmaster Pete Prochaska, is a professional chess coach with 35 years' experience in both group and private teaching.  Chess Odyssey students range from those who are just learning how the pieces move, on up to those with extensive competitive experience.  

To allow for our four components (learning activities, group teaching periods, practice games and formal competition), club sessions are 90 munutes in length. Students are flexibly divided into learning groups, based on both the material being taught and the age/experience of the students.  Our students enjoy a point/reward system reinforcing many positive elements besides winning games.  Points accumulate throughout the student's "career" to earn them certificates, ribbons, medals, trophies and other prizes. 



We continue to build our new website. Our goal is to combine the award-winning content of our old site with a level of functionality that was unavailable on our old server. That process has taken longer than we expected, but it is proceeding. In the meantime, you can access the resources on our original award-winning website here


 

 

 

 

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