Chess

HoYinPing Chess Course is a fun and lively chess course. Students of all ages from beginners to tournament players can learn about strategy and tactics. You may see yourself as an aggressive tactical player when in hindsight you may realize that you actually won more games as a positional thinker. Checkmating the King is the main objective. Checkmate may result from gambits in the opening, unexpected piece sacrifices in the middle-game or plodding through the endgame. Know yourself and know your opponent's strengths and weaknesses, and your chance to win increases.

Instructors

Ms. HO Yin Ping, a FIDE Chess Master and FIDE Chess Instructor. Accredited with FIDE (World Chess Federation). Over 25 years track record of success. She trained players to become top ranked school chess players and chess champs. Ms HO is also the Chairman and Tournament Director of the Hong Kong Juniors Chess Club, which runs 3 junior events annually. Students who wish to participate in those international events may also seek advice from her.
Mr. CHAU Sau Ming has been teaching chess at primary and middle schools for over 10 years. Mr. Chau is a FIDE Chess Instructor and a strong chess player in HK. He was a skeleton member of the HK team for the World Chess Olympiad, and he ranked number one with the highest international rating for some years in HK before he retired from the HK team in 2006. He did on several occasions accompany and serve as a coach to junior players in some international tournaments. Also, he is a founding member of the HK Juniors Chess Club, and has been serving as a committee member since then, helping the Club to promote chess for the juniors in HK.

Learn: Back Rank Mate, Magnificent 7th Rank, Mate the Fleeing King, Diagonal Mate with Queen and Bishop, Mate with Knight and Queen against the Fianchetto Position. Know the basic chess rules, simple strategy & tactics, Opening, Middle Game and End Game.

Aim of this chess course is to experience:

Out of the box thinking
Creativity
SWOT assess strengths and weaknesses, opportunities and threats
Concentration depths
Checkmate focus
Sportsmanship is an essential component to develop growing minds, whether a game is won, lost, or drawn

Course & Schedule Details

[Grade 2]
G2 Chess Lessons

Schedule: Wednesday 15:00-16:00
Fee: $2500 (the fee $300 is including 2 tournaments) (11 classes)
Location: LP124B
Description:
Students will have a happy time playing fun chess. Chess trains you to think a few more moves ahead, and that will help you to check mate you opponent. Learn how to move the chess pieces to powerful attacking and defensive squares, that leads to checkmate, or draw by perpetual check and stalemate.

[Grade 3 - 5]
Beginners Level

Schedule: Wednesday 15:00-16:00
Fee: $2500 (the fee $300 is including 2 tournaments) (11 classes)
Location: LP124A
Description:
Chess Lessons are suitable for all ages from beginner to tournament level. Learn Back Rank Mate, Magnificent 7th Rank, Mate the Fleeing King, Diagonal Mate with Queen and Bishop, Mate with Knight and Queen against the Fianchetto Position. Know the basic chess rules, simple strategy & tactices, Opening, Middle Game and Endgame.

[Grade 3 - 6]
Advanced Level

Schedule: Wednesday 16:00 - 17:30
Fee: $3600 (the fee $300 is including 2 tournaments) (11 classes) / $3300 for G6 (the fee $300 is including 2 tournaments) [10 classes]
No class on 4 March for G6 due to MS PEAK Week
Location: LP124A
Description:
Advanced Chess Lessons for advanced chess students who had taken lessons for more than 1 year. Students will learn to use the strategy & tactics with Pawn structures, Pieces mobility, and how to make strong sacrifices to break open the defender pieces around the King. Dare to play with 6th sense with ideas for you to succeed in Chess Openings, Middle Game, Endgame, when developing a checkmating style.

Registration

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HKIS Chess Tournament 2025-26

Come and Join our HKIS School Tournaments Come and play exciting chess games. The time limit is 15 minutes per player, per game. The top three winners of each division will win a medal.

Dates, Times & Location
- Term 1 Tournament Dates: 23 November 2025, 25 January 2026
- Term 2 Tournament Dates: 26 April, 31 May 2026
- Tme: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
- Location: High School Cafeteria, HKIS
Entry Fee (inluded in program registration fee for Chess ASA students)
- $150/tournament
Divisions
- G2-3; G4-5; G6-8; G9-12

Registration

Registration can be done on-line at www.hoyinpingchess.com, click Tournaments to start the registration process. Please note that students already registered in Term 1 Chess ASA Program at HKIS are automatically enrolled in the Term 1 Tournaments as part of the program registration process and do not need to pay an entry fee. Likewise, students registered in the Term 2 Chess ASA Program at HKIS will be automatically enrolled in the Term 2 Tournaments as part of the prorgram registration process and will not need to pay an entry fee.

Payment

By bank transfer, please transfer to my HSBC account “HOYINPINGCHESS”, account no. 801 571 498 838; or by FPS to my account “hoyinpingchess@gmail.com”. Please send your payment receipt together with player’s name by email to Ms. HO Yin Ping at hoyinpingchess@gmail.com. There is no refund for withdrawal after registration.

Note

Please drop off your child at 08:50 ready for a 09:00 start. You can collect your child at 13:00 at the end of the tournament. For more information, click here.