Enhance Your Chess Coaching – with Tony Dowden
The NZCF Online Chess School is proud to announce this short course by FIDE Trainer Tony Dowden.
This two-lesson course is designed for chess trainers, coaches, and schoolteachers. It introduces key educational principles, shows how to apply them when preparing players for success in competitive chess, and concludes with practical advice on professional development.
- Presented by FIDE Trainer Tony Dowden
- Saturday 21 March 2026
- Online (Zoom)
- 1pm – 3pm (NZT)
- $20 per student (free for NZCF FIDE Instructors & Trainers)
Session covers:
- Learn key educational principles
- Apply them to chess training
- Preparing players for competition
- Practical advice on professional development
Tony Dowden:
Tony Dowden is a licensed FIDE Trainer, NZ Master, and Candidate Master who peaked at FIDE 2245. He represented New Zealand at two Olympiads and the Asian Teams Championship, and has been NZ Rapid Champion, South Island Champion, Tasmanian Champion, and Queensland Senior Champion. A former teacher and teacher educator with a doctorate in education, Tony is a highly experienced coach who now runs Next Level, supporting improving players rated 1200–1800.
