Teacher: Todd Bardwick
*Prerequisite: Must have already completed Chess Masters or be an advanced/experienced chess player. Students cannot be enrolled in both Chess Masters and Advanced Chess Masters at the same time. Students will be taught chess strategy, tactics, and etiquette by National Chess Master Todd Bardwick. If you're looking for a challenge and would like to amp up your game of Chess, this class is for you! Students will be introduced to complicated tactics, advanced strategies, and thinking patterns that chess masters use to play the game in the opening, middlegame, and endgame. Complex chess variation analysis methods will be taught, and instruction will include selected positions and games that show advanced chess concepts. Todd will teach half the time, and the kids will play against each other the other half of the time.