What if I gave you a mate in 4? That’d be straight up hard! What if someone suggested to you that there was checkmate in 4 moves in your game? &n…
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Aloha! Today we are going to look at a puzzle called the Saavedra Position. Saavedra was a Spanish priest who lived in the 1800s, and who found s…
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Buenos dias! Today Mrs Jessica E Prescott (aka BoundingOwl) will share with you a game she found in the archives…one of her student’s games! De…
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Guten Morgen! Welcome to part two of BLOCKING TACTICS. Last week you learned how to prevent the king from escaping by putting his own army in the…
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This is a quick guide to a video series: In this series, PlayfulSquirrel aka IM David Pruess plays the first 10-15 moves of a few chess games, and shares his…
Here are links to the videos in this series: How Masters Think: The Opening: lays
This is a quick guide to a video series: This is the place to start out learning about opening strategy for any kid who already knows the rules of the…
Here are links to the four videos: Rules to the Opening 1: In the first video, we
How does a child learn to play chess? Children can learn chess very early, some even as early as two years old! The key is to teach them in a child-oriented way, instead of relying on standard methods for adult learners or for school children.ChessKid has learned it is best to break up the lessons into segments and other great ways to engage kids. Here are several tips that can help every parent.
technique and pattern is important for many stages of chess, so here are a few links
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Hi Parents and Coaches, Teachers and Districts! This article answers many questions about getting started with our site. But first, click below if you’r…
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A compilation of studies that describe the educational value of chess. Read research findings on the benefits for kids of learning to play chess. Learn on ChessKid.
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