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💸 How much are chess classes per hour in Belfast and the surrounding areas?

In Belfast, the average cost of chess lessons per hour is £13.

 

Tutoring rates will vary depending on:

  • Where your lessons will be held (via Skype or an outside location)
  • The number of lessons and the duration of each class
  • the goal of your classes (are you wanting to learn chess for fun or prepping for a tournament.)

97% of our private tutors on Superprof give the first class for free.

 

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♞ Why should you take beginner chess classes with a tutor?

Chess has become wildly popular over the last few years. In 2020 especially, Chess became for many a popular pastime. In addition, the release of the series 'The Queen's Gambit' fueled the nation's desire to learn how to play Chess like the pros!

 

Playing chess is a favourite pastime for many people and offers a number of benefits. Did you know that playing chess helps brain development and improves hand-eye coordination?

 

In addition, people with lots of experience playing chess have highly developed thinking abilities and also strong memory skills.

 

Take private chess lessons and learn how to play chess with the help of a certified private teacher.

 

Whether you want to take private lessons from home or take online classes, choose your teacher and book your course today.

 

A messaging service is in place for you to get in contact with your tutor to schedule your chess classes whether you want to learn from the comfort of your home or take online classes.

 

Use the search engine to find your chess teacher from among 2 tutors in Belfast.

 

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♟ How many private tutors are available in Belfast to teach you how to play chess?

In Belfast and the suburban areas, there are 2 chess teachers available to teach courses

 

You can refer to their tutoring cv and choose the chess tutor that corresponds to your needs.

 

Choose your course in Belfast from our range of more than 2 chess teachers available.

✒️ How were chess tutors in Belfast rated?

Pupils gave their chess tutors an average score of out of five from a sample of ratings.

 

A customer relationship manager from the Superprof team will be on hand to find a solution (by telephone or e-mail from Monday - Friday) if you have any questions about your course.

 

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Going to Chess Classes in Belfast

Chess is not a game that you can pick up a piece of and just play. Unless you are a child prodigy, then you will need to study the game of chess and spend lots of time learning the names of the pieces, rules and strategies not to mention practising with an opponent as much as possible to improve. Chess classes are available in the city with both children and adults being catered for. However, many class leaders won't differentiate players by age, instead they might offer sessions for those rated less than 1200. You can find out how the rating system works in our How To Play Chess section below.

Pick your own coach to help you learn chess. Superprof will help you to find the most relevant tutor: we put together all the teachers skilled in chess in Belfast and close by. You can sort them easily using the website's filter features, then when you've narrowed down your criteria you can read each tutor's biography to find out a bit more about them and their teaching methods. Your private chess tutor will have had significant experience in the game and will be able to offer you their wisdom on the subject.

Private chess lessons bring faster progress

Whether at home or in a classroom, take advantage of the close supervision of having a qualified tutor in Belfast. Improve your grades or your performance, learn through imitation, refine your strategy or discover new ones, work better and more efficiently with someone guiding you.

You can find out as much as the next person about chess on the Internet, but who will become the better player? The person who tried to teach themselves one of the most complicated games known to man or the one who attended a class or had an experienced teacher show them how to take part successfully? You decide!

Chess: Board Game or Sport?

Chess is, by definition, a board game as it is played on a board with two opponents. However, chess has also been recognised by the International Olympic Committee as a sport, and thus the game is technically an international competitive sport, with players from many countries participating in major chess tournaments and events.

That said, chess has just fallen shy of being regarded as an Olympic sport, so you won't see any medals being given out for this discipline at the next summer or winter Olympics. You might, however, be able to take part in a competition near where you are in Belfast.

The Basic Rules of Chess

The rules of chess are far too advanced to simply offer a summarised breakdown of play. However, the basic details surrounding the game are that it is played on a square board comprising of 64 squares in a 8x8 grid formation. One player controls the 16 white pieces and the other the 16 black pieces, of which there are one king, one queen, two knights, two rooks, two bishops and eight pawns, and the objective is to checkmate the opponent's king. The game can end in several different ways, including in a draw.

On average, each game of chess lasts between 10 and 60 minutes. A rating system is used in chess to estimate the strength of each player based on their previous performance, which goes from below 1200 (novice) to over 2700 (super grandmaster).

Did you know that the term checkerboard originates from games such as chess, checkers and draughts which use a similar pattern of squares in alternating colours as their board?

Chess Around the World

Chess has been around for over 1500 years according to experts, but a lot has changed over its history. The game is thought to have originated in India, before spreading throughout the world with a number of variants. The first glimpse of chess as a modern sport was in a competition in London in 1851 and, since then, the number of matches has significantly grown.

Magnus Carlsen of Norway, 29, is the reigning world chess champion, awarded in 2020 by the World Chess Federation FIDE. Could a person from Belfast be in the running to take away his title and becoming the best chess player in the world?

The Benefits of Learning to Play Chess

Of course, there are many benefits to taking part in sports, and to devoting time to activities that you enjoy and which give you pleasure.

When it comes to chess in particular, experts have said that you might be able to improve your memory, protect yourself from dementia, increase your intelligence, deepen your focus, boost your planning skills, develop better perspective, increase self-awareness and enhance your creativity.

These seem some very positive and beneficial, long-term rewards in exchange for playing a game, don't you think?

You can reap the benefits first-hand and additionally discover the satisfaction of learning a new, unique skill by signing up for chess classes or lessons with a chess tutor in Belfast now.

How and Where can you Find Chess Tutors in Belfast?

You can find out what classes and groups are available in your local area of Belfast by visiting your local library, checking out noticeboards in shops and advertisements in magazines or newspapers. What's more, you can use the Internet to look for suitable classes near you and to find yourself a private tutor, if you prefer a one to one experience. With Superprof, you can learn about chess and how to play the game with the help of a professional chess player or someone with vast knowledge of the sport.

Private chess lessons in Belfast are an effective way to learn to play chess fast. There are lots of chess tutors covering the area who can teach beginners through to highly rated players. The tutors can come to your house or they might have a suitable room set up at their place. Failing that, you can also learn online by using the advanced tools and apps at your disposal thanks to the modern Internet. The average cost of chess lessons in Belfast is £15 per hour.

There are plenty of different types of tutors: students looking to earn some extra cash, hobbyists, qualified teachers, competition winners etc. Private tutorials are the best way to learn how to play chess.

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