It’s almost 2017! 2016 has come and gone. Here is a recap of some major events that happened to me during the year. 1. U.S. Women’s Cha…
Women’s Championship I have been very lucky to be showered with opportunities this
The first Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. Eastern (6 p.m. Central, 5 p.m. Mountain, 4 p.m. Pacific) is National Fast Chess Hour on ChessKid.com. …
Edit: We now have another Fast Chess Hour the first Tuesday of every month: 7pm London
Hi Coaches! Site-generated and coach-generated live tournaments (in Fast Chess) are still being
“ worked on, but for now, here’s how one coach uses the features that currently have
If you are new to ChessKid, this Guide will help you get started!
If you are a Kid and do not have a Primary Guardian linked to your account, it can
Learn how to deliver and defend against the king and rook checkmate. It’s one of the most essential checkmates to know and use in your games.
So, we don’t have a way to make the box smaller.
Last week I played in my first ever round robin norm tournament, the 3rd Metropolitan Chess FIDE Invitational in LA. Ankit Gupta and Michael Belcher ha…
Ankit Gupta and Michael Belcher have set up this tournament and a few others to give
***Contest has ended! Thanks to everyone who participated!*** Announcing the first ChessKid.com Video Contest – a chance for all ChessKids to be creat…
additional rules: The video must be written by and acted out by kids (you can have
So, you are rated 500 but you should really be 800. Or even 900. Or really over a 1000 if you think about your strengths. So why aren’t you? I mean, yes, it’…
And I have just the answers! By, Mrs Jessica E Prescott (aka BoundingOwl).
Dear Readers! In today’s game we are going to see a strange phenomenon. A rook waltzing along the seventh rank, under attack but unable to be captured. …
A lot of pieces have been traded, but the players have exactly the same pieces –
The US Chess/ChessKid Online Elementary Championship is coming August 8-9 for all U.S. kids in grades K-6.
Players will now have twice as good a shot at taking home a prize like a plaque or
