Explore pin tactics with a lot of examples, learn when to pin, break free, and sharpen your strategic skills. Discover the power of pins in chess!
Can You Find the Pin? How to Practice Pins on ChessKid?
One of the most concerning statistics shared by USCF president Ruth Haring in her August 2014 report was the dramatic decrease in middle school che…
One of the ways to win the battle is to ensure students are engaged and find a place
Hi, ChessKids! Today we will look at some of the most exciting and instructive games in chess history! Paul Morphy was the first unofficial world cham…
After developing, he finds a target.
We’ve just released new bots for Fast Chess to guarantee you always have someone to play with. If there isn’t a player for your rating and time control available at the same time, you’ll be paired with a rated bot.
If you can’t find a player for your rating and time control, you’ll be promptly paired
Young chess prodigy FM Shreyas Royal is on the road to becoming an International Master. Take a look at his successful games, nearing 2500 FIDE, and playing at grandmaster level!
Can you find how white wins a pawn? d5! followed by Nd4 wins the pawn.
Hi Parents and Coaches! Today I will describe a lesson I often teach to beginners in either chess camps or individual lessons. This would be for children who…
it might develop: Here are some notes on doing this lesson: * Let the children find
[This is a letter sent to ChessKid from Babaldeep Singh, mother of Ziana. ChessKid reprinted it here with the family’s permission.] Ziana, also k…
She loves the Chesskid app and website and we often find her watching ChessKid videos
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…
Can you find a way for black to force a stalemate? This move is also a fork!
Howdy friends! Up now is a mini-series on Brilliancy!! That means we will see some incredible moves, often from what looks like a normal or even …
Can you find it? So of course white is allowed a move here.
Young chess prodigy, FM Shreyas Royal, nearly scored his first IM norm by half a point but made it to 2350+ FIDE! Final rounds in review with chess puzzles and tips.
However, the game fizzled out into a draw when I did not find the top engine moves
