Knights & Bytes
Chess Tuition - Database Solutions - Good Move!
Hindmarsh 5007
Ph: 08 8346 0589
AH: 0401 672 481
Fax: 08 8353 4008
About Us
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Alan
Goldsmith Chess Gifts We have gifts that all chess players will love, from the superb Kasparov books through to classic wooden Staunton sets and boards. We have the latest Fritz 10 and Digital clocks. We also have the beautiful Giant Garden sets @ $980 as well as fancy sets like: The Crusaders, Sparticus, Robin Hood, American Civil War and The Eygptians Free Downloads Shop Hours Sincere apologies but school commitments mean that the shop will only be open: Saturdays: 9am-1pm this term Other times by appointment
Good Move! Check out the sample screens and movies - you will love them! Chess Coaching Email us at alang@knightsandbytes.com.au for more information regarding School Coaching
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Knights & Bytes is a special business set up in South Australia to promote chess to schools, groups and individuals and to develop a wide range of elegant databases, suited to your business. We also provide a wide range of chess equipment and books.
Our key chess product is Good Move! and to see some sample movies, please click here The cost for an individual copy is just $27.50 (includes GST) or $165 for a school Licence - see more details.
Chess Connect! Term 4 Tuesdays & Fridays 4.30pm - 6pm FREE
Come along on to Whitmore Square, Morphett St. South Adelaide and be part of Chess Connnect - a project being run by the SA Chess Assoc and the Adelaide City Council - Ideal for beginners - adults and youngsters alike. Play outdoors using the big chess set or have games on the trestles
Every Tuesday and Friday, weather permitting.
Chess at Woodville Library on alternate Friday afternoons from 4.30pm - 6pm
Come along on alternate afternoons to the Library in the Civic Centre on Woodville Road and have a free lesson from Alan Goldsmith - he will also arrange games. Ideal for beginners - adults and youngsters alike.
The next sessions are on 24th October & Nov 7th 2008.
Chess at The Parks Library on the final Sunday each month from 3.30pm-5pm
Come along on the last Sunday of the month to The Parks Library on Cowan Ave, Angle Park and have a free lesson from Alan - he will also arrange games. Ideal for beginners - adults and youngsters alike.
The next session is 26th October 2008.
2008 Holiday Chess Classes
Gentle learning and lots of wonderful tricks!
Half-day/Full day classes
| Term 4 | Thursday 18th December 2008 | The morning class starts at around 9.15am and finishes at12.15pm. The Afternoon class starts at 12.30pm and finishes around 3.30pm. |
| Look at the flyer about these | Friday 18th December 2008 | Tournaments!!! One for advanced players - 30 min/ player games and two Novice Tournaments - one in the morning, another in the afternoon |
The Coaching Classes are suitable for youngsters of all levels and ages (6+) - from beginner (but a knowledge of how the pieces move will be assumed) to advanced. The classes will cover many key ideas and consist of many short lessons and games, all designed to help students discover the real joy of chess. Girls in particular are taught to counter-attack! Advanced students will discover 'Savage chess'!
All the students play each other in a friendly, social atmosphere.
We have deliberately introduced the new format of having a morning or afternoon class to make the day more suitable for very young children - youngsters older than 8 should have no problems coping with a fullday.
Fees: The cost for either the morning or afternoon class is $20 for the first child and $10 for each additional child of the same family. The cost for the FULL day is $30 per day and $15 per additional child..
Pizzas can be ordered for lunch - $4 per person - and will be ordered for 12.15pm.
Venue: The Chess Centre, 10 Ranelagh St. Adelaide - just off Waymouth St, west of Light Square. The Chess Centre will be open from 8.30am - 4.00pm for early arrivals and late leavers.
Register - Please register soon but pay on the day
2008 Chess Coaching
If you would like to learn chess, there are many options:
Saturday
Mornings
- small groups!
| 9am -10am | Juniors | $10 per session |
| 10am -11am | Juniors | $10 per session |
| 11am -12.15pm | Adults - Beginners/Attacking classes | $15 |
| 12.30 pm | Advanced adults | $15 |
We run Beginners groups and Advanced groups for Adults on Saturday mornings at our shop - small groups which can be enormous fun. We will teach you the essence of the game - the importance of development and how the pieces interact - and give you some wonderful opening ideas to pep up your game. You might like to learn about the Halloween Gambit or some of the latest theory on a pet line in the Sicilian. Or you might like to learn how you could have crashed through an opponent's defence or perhaps have saved the game - whatever you think you need, we can help - I hope! :)
Adult Beginners are very welcome!
Private lessons
These cost $35 - $40 and can be conducted at the shop or your home, depending on your location. This option is very popular - sometimes it is individual students or small groups - but please book early - there are only limited times available.
Sunday afternoons
The Sunday programs are still up in the air - but it may be Novice Tournaments and/or State Squad sessions like in 2007.
If you would like
your students to be involved with chess, Knights & Bytes
can provide a coaching service for your school - before or
after-school, lunchtimes and in lesson times. We are able to
coach small groups or whole classes and either the school
pays $50 per session or if the parents wish to pay, then it
ranges from $3 - $5 per student, with a minimum of 8
students. If you would like to have classes during school
time, our rate is $50 per class. All prices include GST.
If you would like a free demonstration at your school at
any time, please give Alan a ring on 8346 0589 or 0401 67
2481 (if he is not in his shop) and schedule an hour or two
and he will come and take on any number of students
simultaneously - he finished equal 4th in Australia years
ago and has has been SA State Champion three times and just
loves a challenge. Students who can beat him will win a
prize!
Knights & Bytes has been teaching chess in schools
locally for many years. We have taught thousands of students
and many have gone on to become champions. Chess offers
students and schools many benefits - click
here
for a list of benefits that our students have
received.
Register your interest
Country Schools
If your school would like a day visit by Alan Goldsmith, please give us a ring - our rates are sensible (around the $330 mark dependng on where the school is) and we guarantee your students will enjoy it.
GoodMove!
We are also very proud to have produced Good Move! Chess for Schools and Life - a CD-ROM to teach chess to students of all ages.
"I want to congratulate you for
your CD Good Move. I find it brilliant it certainly helps me in my attempts
to improve my game and make sense of the complexities of Chess. Fantastic
stuff! Thank you!"
Fred Roberg - September 2004
"A really fantastic program!
I have thoroughly enjoyed using it. It is well designed and very informative.
Perfect for school chess programs. I have longed for a program like this
for years. Thanks for producing it. It makes teaching the game of chess
so much easier."
Michael McKenna - Mooroolbark East Primary School
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Interschool Competition
2008
Schools who are taking part in this year's interschool competition should check the SAJCL website for details - www.sajuniorchess.org. Other invaluable websites are those for the SA Chess Association and the Australian Chess Federation.
The Internet
We were very delighted in 2006 to have run Australia's first Internet Junior Chess Championships - please check the www.ausnetchess.org website for details and join in the fun.
We strongly recommend the Internet Chess Club as a great safe place to play chess on the Internet. It's easy to use, the players range from beginners to super-grandmasters and you can pick a game format that suits you. I usually just logon and play 5 minute games - I just choose the 5 option and then I am paired against someone near my own rating. And if I win the game, my rating goes up usually about 10 points while if I lose, it drops by something similar. You can choose to play hour long games if you wish or ask for a game at a time rate that suits you. Go to the website and discover why thousands of players choose to play chess on ICC - it does cost money however - around $USD60 for an adult or $USD30 for juniors but the value is superb - unlimited time to play opponents who love the game.