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X – Extracurricular
Lewes (Trinity Faith Education Building) | March 11, 2026-April 15, 2026
Wednesday: 2:30 PM-3:45 PM
We review and explain various standard chess openings. King pawn openings will include the Ruy Lopez, Sicilian defense, French defense, and Caro-Kann defense. Queen pawn openings will include the Queen’s Gambit Declined, Queen’s Gambit Accepted, Nimzo-Indian defense, and King’s Indian defense. Emphasis will be on understanding the reasoning behind standard chess opening moves.
This offering meets for a total of 5 session(s).
INSTRUCTOR: Jim Rizzitano
RIZZITANO, JIM — With extensive experience training and coaching chess players at all levels from beginner to master, Jim earned the international master title in 1985. His chess tournament victories and titles include the 2013 United States Senior Open (Tie 1st-4th), 1988 National Open Co-Champion, and time Massachusetts Open Champion. Jim is the author of seven Gambit Publication chess books including 1001 Deadly Chess Tactics (2024) and Modern Chess Opening Repertoire for White (2021). (X257)
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