Chris F.A. Johnson Chess courses 1856 Gerrard St. E (rear), Toronto, 416-577-8586

I offer private and group lessons to children and adults.

I will come to your home or school or other meeting place, to give a lesson to one or more students of any age (generally from 7 years old and up).

For children 7 to 12 years old I usually give 1-hour lessons; for adults, the classes can be longer, up to 2 (or even 3) hours.

Chess and teaching résumé

Rating
  • Chess Federation of Canada: 1994 (high of 2033)
Tournament Experience
  • 1972 to present, many CFC-rated tournaments (Canadian Open, Toronto Open, Ontario Open, Toronto International, etc.)
  • 1966 to 1975, City championships, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada (winner 1974)
  • 1966, British Columbia high school championships (one of two representing my school)
  • 1961 to 1962, Interschool team tournaments
Chess Teaching
  • 1997 to present, Private tutoring, adults and children
  • 2001 to 2003, Instructor, USA Chess Inc.'s Chess Camps
  • 1995 to 1999, Classroom teaching in schools, Grades 1 to 8
  • 1972 to 1976, Private adult tutoring
  • 1972, Adult evening course at Cambrian College, Sudbury
  • 1962 to 1966, Frequently acted as tutor in school clubs
Other Teaching
  • 1996 to present, User support and training, Toronto Free-Net, including help desk by phone and e-mail
  • 1990 to present, Software and Operating System training consultant
  • 1988 to 1990, Etobicoke Board of Education night school: (3 to 6 classes a week) Intro. to Computers, Intro. to MS-DOS, Advanced MS-DOS, WordPerfect, Lotus 1-2-3, and BASIC programming