Orlov Booster Tuesday, Redmond
2026-05-05 17:45 - 18:35, 2026-05-12 17:45 - 18:35, 2026-05-19 17:45 - 18:35, 2026-05-26 17:45 - 18:35, 2026-06-02 17:45 - 18:35 (America/Los_Angeles) | Redmond, 4174 148th Ave NE, Building I, Suite M, Redmond, WA, 98052, United States
Tuesday Booster Class in Redmond
A weekly class on Tuesdays by IM Georgi Orlov (2500 USCF) to quickly improve and practice your chess skills.
We teach powerful chess tools to get ahead in the game:

Cool openings
Strategy lessons
Tactics
Homework

Booster Classes are perfect for those who have played some chess, know the moves, been in a chess tournament, or could simply use some direction to grow into an Intermediate player.
This Booster class is ideal for students rated from 700 to 1100.
You can get your rating on RatingsNW.com or Chess.com.
Read more about beginner, booster and intermediate levels.
This class is held at our Redmond office at regular capacity.
We encourage students to create a free ChessKid.com account to play and practice between lessons!
We love returning students in our Booster Tuesday class, or please join us for some fun Tuesday chess games with instruction.
Thanks, Coach Orlov
206-387-1253

Orlov Intermediate Wednesday, Redmond
2026-05-06 17:45 - 18:45, 2026-05-13 17:45 - 18:45, 2026-05-20 17:45 - 18:45, 2026-05-27 17:45 - 18:45, 2026-06-03 17:45 - 18:45 | Redmond, 4174 148th Ave NE, Building I, Suite M, Redmond, WA, 98052, United States
Wednesday Intermediate Classes in Redmond
A weekly class by IM Georgi Orlov (2500 USCF) to advance your chess game to the highest levels.
This class is designed for Intermediate level players and is very helpful for tournament players. We have new lessons every week to continuously improve your skills.
This intermediate class is fantastic for those rated 1100+ on NWSRS or 900+ on USCF.
You can get your rating on RatingsNW.com or USCF.
Read more about beginner, booster and intermediate levels.
We encourage all our intermediate students to create a free Chess.com account and join our Orlov Academy club. They offer puzzles, games and our friendly online club tournaments.
Thanks, Coach Orlov

Ryan Beginner Friday, Redmond
2026-05-08 17:30, 2026-05-15 17:30, 2026-05-22 17:30, 2026-05-29 17:30, 2026-06-05 17:30 | Redmond, 4174 148th Ave NE, Building I, Suite M, Redmond, WA, 98052, United States
Friday Beginner Class in Redmond
A weekly class on Friday afternoons by Chess Expert Ryan Ackerman.
Students learn sportsmanship, how to play with a clock, record their games, basic strategies, solid opening plays, and much more! The class includes chess lesson time and student playing time (students play each other). We offer new material every week.
This Beginners class is best for unrated players and those rated up to 700.
You can get your rating on RatingsNW.com or Chess.com.
Read more about beginner, booster and intermediate levels.
This is an ongoing class, so we recommend that students create a free ChessKid.com account to learn basic chess moves and piece names. It’s also a great way to practice between lessons!
This Friday class is held in our Redmond office and is followed by our fun Friday Night Quads session.
Thanks, Coach Ryan

Friday Night Quads
2026-05-08 18:20 - 21:00, 2026-05-15 18:20 - 21:00, 2026-05-22 18:20 - 21:00, 2026-05-29 18:20 - 21:00, 2026-06-05 18:20 - 21:00 | Redmond, 4174 148th Ave NE, Building I, Suite M, Redmond, WA, 98052, United States
Our weekly Friday Night Quads Tournament will pair 4 students of similar chess skill together for 3 exciting and rated chess games! This NWSRS-rated event is a great way to practice skills and establish or maintain an official chess rating.
Live game analysis is offered between rounds by a coach with years of tournament experience, or when students finish all 3 of their games.
Format: Game/25 with 5-second delay, 3 rounds, NWSRS rated.
Where: Friday Night Quads are held in our Redmond office.
We encourage you to register early. Accordingly, the price goes up $3 on the Wednesday before the event.

Schedule:

6:15 PM
Doors open

6:20 PM
Arrive by 6:20 so the tournament can start on time

6:30 PM
Players must be already on site or call ahead, 425-345-9731

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Pairings are announced, take your seat

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Rules review, if any players are new to tournaments

6:35 PM
Round 1 Begins

Subsequent rounds start when both players have finished previous games

Between rounds the players have an optional 5 minute break

Event ends when all games conclude

Orlov Booster Saturday, Redmond
2026-05-09 14:30 - 15:20, 2026-05-16 14:30 - 15:20, 2026-05-23 14:30 - 15:20, 2026-05-30 14:30 - 15:20, 2026-06-06 14:30 - 15:20 | Redmond, 4174 148th Ave NE, Building I, Suite M, Redmond, WA, 98052, United States
Saturday Booster Class in Redmond
A weekly class on Saturdays by IM Georgi Orlov (2500 USCF) to quickly improve and practice your chess skills.
We teach powerful chess tools to get ahead in the game:

Cool openings
Strategy lessons
Tactics
Homework

Booster Classes are perfect for those who have played some chess, know the moves, been in a chess tournament, or could simply use some direction to grow into an Intermediate player.
This Booster class is ideal for students rated from 700 to 1100.
You can get your rating on RatingsNW.com or Chess.com.
Read more about beginner, booster and intermediate levels.
Once in a while, in case a WCF event is held in our Redmond office space on a Saturday, please join us for a make-up session the following Tuesday.
In the rare situation this Booster class is held online, we will use ChessKid.com. I’ve created free memberships for people. Students may use these accounts to practice their chess and play games as much as they like!
These free accounts allow you to play Fast Chess games, solve 3 daily puzzles, access beginner content, read ChessKid articles, and play against the infamous Bots. If you would like full, unlimited access to the whole site with all of its bells and whistles, consider upgrading to a Gold membership.
Thanks, Coach Orlov
206-387-1253

Orlov Intermediate Monday Redmond
2026-05-11 17:45 - 18:45, 2026-05-18 17:45 - 18:45, 2026-06-01 17:45 - 18:45, 2026-06-08 17:45 - 18:45 | Redmond, 4174 148th Ave NE, Building I, Suite M, Redmond, WA, 98052, United States
We’ll hold this class when we have three or more interested students. Does Monday 5:45 pm work for you? Please email Coach Georgi Orlov at info@chessplayer.com to show interest and join the wait list.
Monday Intermediate Classes in Redmond
A weekly class by IM Georgi Orlov (2500 USCF) to advance your chess game to the highest levels.
This intermediate class is fantastic for those rated 1100+ on NWSRS or 900+ on USCF.
You can get your rating on RatingsNW.com or USCF.
Read more about beginner, booster and intermediate levels.
We encourage all our intermediate students to create a free Chess.com account and join our Orlov Academy club. They offer puzzles, games and our friendly online club tournaments.
Thanks, Coach Orlov

Memorial Day
2026-05-25 | WA
Our offices are closed today.
