General Information

Registration for Q2 2025 courses is now open. New students are required to sign up for an evaluation session first, except for those signing up for Ultra-Young or Beginner courses.

Please refer to the “SCF Chess Courses” page for course dates and instructions on how to register and make payment.

Please note that published dates are tentative and the SCF reserves the right to amend course dates at any time.

Chess Courses Overview

SCF offers the following fundamental chess courses:

• Ultra Young (5-6 years old)
• Grade 1: Beginner (>6 years old)
• Grade 2: Elementary
• Grade 3: Intermediate
• Grade 4: Developmental
• Grade 5: Junior Preparatory Squad

Step 1: Chess Evaluation

If you have already decided on registering for the Beginner or Ultra Young (6 years and below) course, please skip to Step 2.

Before signing up for a course, you should first go for a chess evaluation, a coach will evaluate your skill level and the appropriate course you should take.

Step 2: Signing up for a course

After getting your evaluation results, register for the appropriate course. These courses are quarterly courses, and there are also holiday intensive courses during the June and December school holidays.

National Junior Squads

After completing the Junior Preparatory Squad course, the next level of course is the National Junior Developmental Squad (NJDS), which is part of the National Junior Squads (NJS). However, the criteria for these classes are stringent, requiring students to have played and performed well in qualifying events (National Schools Individuals, SG Chess Festival Classical Tournament, National Age Groups). For the full criteria and information on the National Junior Squads, please click here.