Live online · Ages 5–17 · From Discovery Chess
Live online chess workshops taught by experienced Discovery Chess coaches. Your child joins from home in a small group of no more than 16 and learns on an interactive chessboard.
Beginner
$39 · 45 min
Intermediate & Advanced
$59 · 65 min
Group size
No more than 16
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Where this lives
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Compare and choose the right fit for your child. Every workshop is live, taught in real time, and capped at 16 scholars.
Beginner
Discover the Game
$39
per scholar, per workshop · 45 min · Ages 5–17
Expert-led instruction for first-time players and students mastering the fundamentals. Learn how the pieces move, explore the chessboard, practise proven strategies, and make confident decisions.
Ages 5–6 require parent or guardian technical assistance.
Coach · Coach Kay
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Intermediate
Think Beyond the Next Move
$59
per scholar, per workshop · 65 min · Ages 7–17
For players who understand the basics and are ready to think more strategically. Explore tactics, opening ideas, combinations, and decision-making through guided challenges and interactive play.
Each class seats up to 16 scholars.
Coach · Coach Rhonda and Intermediate Faculty
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Advanced
Challenge Your Thinking
$59
per scholar, per workshop · 65 min · Ages 7–17
For experienced players ready to strengthen their competitive approach. Explore deeper calculation, positional thinking, game analysis, and the discipline of competitive chess.
New times are added as they are scheduled.
Coach · Dr. Corey Hancock and Advanced Faculty
Find an Advanced session ↗Every session is taught in real time by an experienced Discovery Chess coach.
Students move pieces, test ideas, and solve positions together on screen.
Purposeful puzzles and exercises build skill one concept at a time.
No more than 16 students, so every scholar is seen and heard.
Live online learning for families across the United States, on a computer or tablet.
Every scholar also receives a complimentary Lichess account, available after class.
Upcoming term
Scholarship. Strategy. Legacy.
At The Keita Academy, students do more than take classes. They sharpen their skills, compete with purpose, and earn recognition for achievement — through a virtual institution grounded in disciplined instruction, academic traditions, and competitive preparation. Launches in January, with open enrollment beginning in December.
Disciplined, structured study of the game across a full season.
Students sharpen calculation, planning and decision-making with expert coaches.
Recognition is earned through skill, discipline, and results.
Full-season study with Discovery Chess faculty, live online.
From students to coaches
Rhonda Adorno founded OSOTA Chess at One School of the Arts. Her scholars became national scholastic competitors — and today, former students Zion Council and Andrew Tiansay coach the next generation.
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