With more teachers and a new and enhanced curriculum, XFYD is excited to to open registration to students of all skill and age levels for Chess. 

Our new curriculum will take intermediate and advanced students through the Ruy Lopez, the Italian Game, French Defense, Sicilian Dragon, and many more advanced tactics to help students defeat opponents at a higher skill level. 

Our beginner curriculum, through its education of piece movements, rules, and tactics and strategy, will establish a solid foundation in chess and give students room to develop their skills, even for those who have no prior chess experience. 

The class will be led by Benjamin Tang and Darsh Maheshwari. 

Cost: Free

When: 7:30-8:30 PM, Mondays for 6 weeks, 2/26, 3/4, 3/11, 3/18, 3/25, 4/1

Where: Online

Signups are available at the following link of QR Code: 

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1IaSYvpx4viUhPgtEV-Ni0BJDreONgXwKg-Yyfulh9Ik/viewform?edit_requested=true

Bringing together the community, we have gathered hundreds of plastic bottles, glass bottles, and cans. Environmentally conscious, we will recycle this plastic at a local recycling center.

California recently passed a law requiring all supermarkets, such as Ralphs supermarkets, to construct a plastic bottle recycling center within a 2-mile radius. We were shocked to discover that, as of now, residents in our local area and not even Ralphs employees were aware of this development and the ease by which they can contribute to the climate solution.

Our climate advocacy aims to make people cognizant of their carbon footprint and the ease of achieving a more sustainable lifestyle. We hope to spread awareness of the easy and efficient plastic bottling recycling centers near the very location they’re shopping at, and we hope people will take small steps to drastically reduce their carbon emissions.

We are eager to also announce the launch of our exciting Debate Classes via our Fullerton Chapter! Debate Classes offer a unique opportunity to develop Critical Thinking by honing your ability to analyze information critically and form well-reasoned arguments, enhance communication skills to improve your public speaking, persuasion, and articulation abilities, expand your knowledge by diving into diverse topics, and broaden your understanding of various issues, as well as boost your confidence through overcoming the fear of speaking in public and build confidence in expressing your ideas. These classes are currently taught by Miya Zhu and Milin Zhu, Fullerton Chapter’s student board members. Below is a graphic containing more information on the debate classes being held.

This chapter was founded by Austin Huang, who had previously taught Chess with XFYD. We congratulate him and the rest of the Fullerton student board on officially becoming a chapter of XFYD. Their student board plans to hold various classes to aid students’ different interests and hobbies. Of which include art, music, and chess classes. Each class provides students with different learning opportunities. The implementation of sports practices and tutoring is also up for discussion in this new chapter!

If you are from the Fullerton area or have family and friends there, please tell them to check out our new chapter. Thank you for all of your continuous support!