Empower Yourself to Win the Game of Chess
For Beginners
Your Journey Begins Now...
Empower Yourself to Win the Game of Chess
For Beginners
Your Journey Begins Now...
Class Structure
The Winning Chess Mindset
We’ll open each class with a lesson on the Winning Chess Mindset that positions you for success both in chess and in day-to-day life. Each week you’ll put the weekly mindset lesson into practice.
The Winning Chess Skill Set
In each class, I’ll offer step-by-step instruction and coaching to help you master the Winning Chess Skill Set with confidence. After the instruction, we’ll have practice time, both solo practice and with partners virtually. We’ll end each class with Q&A, discussion and open sharing.
Program Schedule
Our first class kicks off September 27, 2023 at 6 pm PST (9 pm EST), on Zoom. Each class is 90 minutes.
Each class is recorded so if you have to miss it, you can watch the replay and get caught up. You can also go back over the recordings any time. They are yours to keep!
Our class schedule is:
- Wednesday, September 27, 2023 – 6 pm PST (9 pm EST)
- Wednesday, October 4, 2023 – 6 pm PST (9 pm EST)
- Wednesday, October 11, 2023 – 6 pm PST (9 pm EST)
- Wednesday, October 18, 2023 – 6 pm PST (9 pm EST)
- Wednesday, October 25, 2023 – 6 pm PST (9 pm EST)
- Wednesday, November 1, 2023 – 6 pm PST (9 pm EST)
Tuition
Chess Queen
$180 for 6 classes
(This class is for women beginners only)
*A minimum of 12 participants is necessary for the class to take place.
"By becoming proficient in chess you'll become empowered to navigate challenges and adversity with resilience, resourcefulness and experience amazing personal growth."
-Ivona Jezierska
Welcome to the…
For Beginners
Empower Yourself to Win the Game of Chess
Claim your power through chess
Chess is far more than just a game, it’s a pathway to developing the skill set and mindset you need for success in every area of your life.
The skill set and mindset you’ll develop in this class will help you thrive in personal leadership, business, relationships and everyday life!
You’ll learn this and a safe environment of women, with interactive, experiential learning.
By the end of this program, you’ll not only be proficient in chess, you’ll have experienced amazing personal growth!
You’ll learn how to navigate challenges and adversity with resilience and resourcefulness. You’ll feel empowered.
You’ll discover how to…
- Master the art of strategic thinking to win in chess and life
- Develop self-confidence and trust in your intellectual abilities
- Meet your opposition with grace and confidence
- Master self control and poise when facing adversity
- Make big decisions by weighing the risks and rewards
- Respond proactively, rather than react when under pressure
- Chess develops your creative thinking
- Balance your intuition and logic to make smart moves
- Set goals and create a plan of action for success
- Develop resilience and resourcefulness in the face of challenges
- Expand your social skills to connect with different personality types and cultures
- Develop focus, patience, and discipline
- Handle competitive pressure under time limits
- Understand your power of choice in impacting your outcomes
"Chess is the ultimate tool for strategic thinking, character building and personal development. It inspires the search of the best move, the best plan and the most beautiful way forward out of the endless possibilities. It encourages the everlasting aim towards progress, always steering to ignite the flame of victory." -Ivona Jezierska
Who This Program Is Right For
This class is right for women who are new to chess and want to learn the basics, and teenage daughters are welcome too (recommended age 15 on up).
It’s for women who want to expand beyond their comfort zone and learn a game that is fun and exciting, while increasing their confidence, self-worth, resilience and grace under pressure.
It’s for women who want to learn to play in a safe community with a game that engages both your heart and your mind.
And since chess has been historically a man’s world, I want to carve out a space of interactive, experiential learning where women can learn the game of chess with other women — without interference, competition or pressure from men.
My hope is that you’ll develop a winning skill set and mindset, and then take it out to the world around you for chess and beyond!
When you join the program, you join a community of like-minded women who want to challenge themselves, sharpen their intellect, strengthen their resilience, increase their confidence and grow personally.
Who This Program Is Right For
This class is right for women who are new to chess and want to learn the basics, and teenage daughters are welcome too (recommended age 15 on up).
It’s for women who want to expand beyond their comfort zone and learn a game that is fun and exciting, while increasing their confidence, self-worth, resilience and grace under pressure.
It’s for women who want to learn to play in a safe community with a game that engages both your heart and your mind.
And since chess has been historically a man’s world, I want to carve out a space of interactive, experiential learning where women can learn the game of chess with other women — without interference, competition or pressure from men.
My hope is that you’ll develop a winning skill set and mindset, and then take it out to the world around you for chess and beyond!
When you join the program, you join a community of like-minded women who want to challenge themselves, sharpen their intellect, strengthen their resilience, increase their confidence and grow personally.
Here’s How The Program Works
Step by step, I’ll teach you the skill set, mindset, and confidence you need to win the game of chess.
We’ll look at scenes from The Queen’s Gambit, and I’ll reverse engineer some of the chess moves the heroine makes in her practice sessions and tournaments.
We’ll meet virtually on Zoom over 6 weeks, with a break for the holidays.
Each class is 90 minutes, plus we’ll have extra time at the end for Q&A, discussion and open sharing for those who can stay on (this last 30 minutes is optional).
Here’s How The Program Works
Step by step, I’ll teach you the skill set, mindset, and confidence you need to win the game of chess.
We’ll look at scenes from The Queen’s Gambit, and I’ll reverse engineer some of the chess moves the heroine makes in her practice sessions and tournaments.
We’ll meet virtually on Zoom over 6 weeks. Each class is 90 minutes, plus we’ll have extra time at the end for Q&A, discussion and open sharing for those who can stay on (this last 30 minutes is optional).
About Ivona
Hi, I’m Ivona Jezierska.
I’m a Women’s FIDE Master, teacher, two-time Olympic chess player and an active player for more than 30 years.
I started playing chess at age eleven in my small native town, Cieszyn, in southern Poland. By the age of fourteen, I was a professional competitor and was brought to Warsaw, the capital, to represent a prestigious Polish chess club, “Polonia Warszawa.”
In 1980, in my 20s, I took the big leap and immigrated to the United States. Here I became a member of the U.S. Women’s Olympic Team.
I played in Greece and in Dubai in 1984 and 1986, respectively, and I was a top contender in several U.S. Women’s Chess Championships.
In the late 1990’s, I developed “Chess4SuccessLA,” a comprehensive chess-learning program that improves intellectual skills and self-esteem.
I’ve since been teaching chess to women and couples and in elementary schools in the Los Angeles area, both in person and online.
My warmth and natural rapport with my students makes learning and playing chess an experience that while challenging, is great fun. The classes stimulates the mind, as you learn strategic thinking, problem solving techniques and tactics that are as important in life as they are on the chessboard.
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