In my 10 years as a scholastic chess player and professional coach to young players, the most common mistakes children make during their games are almost alw…
Nervousness and mental exhaustion have proven to be the origin of moves made too
Learn everything about the chess clock and how it keeps the game more exciting!
Thankfully we now have chess clocks to speed things up.
Chess NYC, a program in New York City that teaches chess to thousands of ChessKids, played an online match with a school in Fuxin, China this week. No, not C…
Chess NYC organized the players for the match by having one of its partner schools have
It’s that time of year again!!! The ChessKid Fall Photo Contest! ChessKid will pick six winners (3 from Facebook, and 3 from Twitter) to receive FREE ChessKi…
If you already have an active gold membership of any kind, then winners will receive
Devious Discoveries: Boa Constrictor Attack…by, Mrs Jessica E Prescott (aka BoundingOwl) So, hello friends! I hope you are enjoying the outdoor…
You might have to watch out for snakes though…garden snakes are totally harmless
The Future Citizens Foundation has a chess club at the Taylor Farms Center for Learning that meets two afternoons a week and on Saturdays. The Center for Lea…
The chess sessions have between 8 and 16 kids on any day and beginners are always
By International Master Bryan Smith In Part I of
You might not have known this rule before, but now you do. Let’s practice it!
Losing is never fun. Most of us would agree that it feels better to win than to lose, but there are certain times when you may lose because of lack of experi…
Therefore, after a loss, ask your opponent what you could have done better.
Today Mrs Jessica E Prescott (aka BoundingOwl) will take you to the magical world of Roald Dahl. Do you remember Charlie and the Chocolate Factory? &nb…
) With Halloween coming up, you have to beware the Chocolate Checkmates
It’s important to attack — that’s how you’re going to make checkmate! But you also need to balance your understanding of attack with defense. Here ar…
I don’t usually recommend retreating, but sometimes you have to.
