Written by National Master Eric Schiller The opening part of the game is one of the most difficult challenges facing any new chess player. Once upon a …
In the computer age, however, many previously discarded openings have been rediscovered
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
Middle and high school students use ChessKid during the school day and after school in Madison, Alabama. We illustrate why and how ChessKid is the chess resource for all students, and how it can be a blueprint for yours as well.
Every school system is cautious about the online programs students have access to
ChessKid is providing free online chess lessons and videos for Ukrainian kids, dubbed by multiple-time world champion GM Anna Muzychuk. Find out more in this article!
Ukrainian Kids in Ukraine (and Ukrainian-speaking kids in other countries) now have
Today, I am focusing on an area of chess that is extremely important not only for chess players but for chess coaches. In the last couple of months, a…
numerous tournaments throughout Texas, New York, New Hampshire, and Florida, I have
you how to play these brilliant sequences, which are often the most fun you can have
Incredible as it may seem, after nine years of playing chess I had never faced a grandmaster. I had faced GM Susan Polgar in a simul when I was 10 years old …
Have fun and enjoy your game.
ChessKid announces some BIG site updates: Game Review, ChessKid Classroom, Adult Home Page makeover
interactive lesson, teach using ChessKid’s tools and analysis board, take questions, even have
By Grandmaster Alex Yermolinsky Attacks and Defenses Count Your Attackers and Defenders When the attack outnumbers the defense (which means there is more att…
Sometimes, one side can have more attackers than the opponent’s defenses, but in
Hello Coaches and Parents, The success of your school chess programs involves more than meeting just once a week at chess club. Here are some tips to build a…
showcase a nice picture of the chess team and any medals or trophies that they have
