On May 14, four ChessKid Stars faced off against some of the most popular adult chess streamers in an exciting match! This was round two of the ChessKid Stars vs Streamers series. Check out how it went in this recap.
GM Jesse Kraai returned to cover all of the round two action and was joined by FM
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.
The chess group made superior gains over all other groups in the three areas measured
Hey Chesskids! Welcome to our first Q&A on Wednesday! Our lucky winner is WildMachine, who wants to know what the Alapin Sicilian looks like. Many of you…
As with all openings, there are many variations and choices.
Learn everything about one of the most powerful pieces of chess: the rook!
To do that, you just need to roll your rooks all the way to the board’s end, taking
The full ChessKid team traveled to the 2014 Elementary Nationals in Dallas, TX earlier this month to give free game review, have puzzle contests, and show of…
When the masters are exhausted from analyzing all day, what do they do?
Hello! Today we will be learning how best exploit a space advantage. After following opening principles, there is a good chance that you will have been able …
Also, I was able to gain even more space by advancing my h-pawn all the way to h6
Exactly 517 kids really wanted to play FunMasterMike! That’s how many ChessKids qualified for the Summer Puzzle Contest and might be even be bigg…
For all those that did so, they were entered into a random drawing to play a game
Review by IM Daniel Rensch Laura Sherman and Bill Kilpatrick have written an easy-to-read and practical yet fun beginner’s chess book…not for kids, but for…
All coaches know that can be a serious issue for beginners to handle.
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…
very few things you need to focus on in the opening. also issues a challenge to all
Imagine you are in a boxing ring. The light dimly shines in the center of the ring. The crowd cheers wildly. You are at one corner while your opponent…
It is better to go into a battle will all your pieces than with half.
