At the academy
On-site
Sunday and Tuesday, Monday and Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. Stones, beginners, intermediate, and advanced.
See the timesBawshar, Muscat
أساتذة الشطرنج
Where strategy meets brilliancy
Chess Masters Academy
We teach chess in Muscat. A student starts with the moves and stays until the game is theirs — children, teenagers, and adults, in a room in Bawshar.
Start this month
Groups from 25 OMR Eight sessions, in Bawshar or online.The coach
Magdy Medhat
His vision is to teach as many students as he can. The reason is the game. He loves it, and he is the best coach in Oman at passing it on — one student at a laptop, or a whole table of boards.
Four things a student actually learns.
Not a pile of opening names. A way of looking at the board that still works when the clock is running.
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Tactics
Forks, pins, and the piece you were about to hang. We train the eye before we train the memory.
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Structure
Centre, development, king safety, then pawn weaknesses a student can name out loud.
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Endgames
King and pawn, the opposition, and the rook endings that decide ordinary games.
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The day itself
Notation, an increment clock, and how to sit down at a FIDE board without the paperwork becoming the puzzle.
Schedule and fees.
On-site in Bawshar, or online. A group month is eight sessions. Prices are in Omani rials.
From home
Online
Advanced on Sunday and Tuesday at 8:30 PM. Beginners on Monday and Wednesday at 8:30 PM.
See the timesEvery week
Tournaments
A game each week, not a lesson. Thursday at the academy, Saturday online.
The weekly boardsFrom 25 OMR
Fees
Online groups from 25 OMR a month. On-site groups from 30. Private lessons from 50.
The full listHow a place is given
Three messages, then a board.
- Tell us the student’s age, and whether they already know the moves.
- The fee for that group is on the programmes page. We confirm the days on WhatsApp before you pay.
- The first session is a placement game and a short lesson. Stay if the level fits.