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Edinburgh Chess Academy

Creating excellence, on and off the board

About ECA

Edinburgh Chess Academy (ECA) is the very first of its kind not only within Scotland, but also the United Kingdom. Our aim at the ECA is to improve concentration and intellectual ability through chess.

From complete beginner to internationalists, students learn chess in a fun and welcoming environment through chess master and national coach, Andrew Green.

While there are some opportunities for students to receive chess tuition in the form of private lessons and after school clubs in Scotland, the ECA is the only place where students can physically attend classes with other children and learn chess in a modern way using a mixture of lectures, technology and over-the-board chess.

Learn More About ECA

Teaching Options

Online Group Classes

Weekly classes are a terrific way to learn chess as children make friends and enjoy competing against one another. Classes are based on strength, and as a child progresses, they move up classes.

Online Classes

Chess in Schools

ECA can provide a tutor to visit your school and teach classes either within or after school times. Click below if you want to find out more about the work that we do in schools.

Schools

Private Tuition

If you think that you would benefit from one-one tuition, ECA provides coaches who can help you to progress your chess knowledge through Zoom or face-face lessons. Click below to find out.

Tuition

Here at ECA, we believe that chess is for everybody and we hope that we can make you feel the same. If you have any questions or require information that you cannot find on our site, please contact us and we will respond as soon as possible!

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