Hello chesskids! Today we will learn about holding off the opponent’s attack. Sometimes it is necessary to weaken your king position to improve other aspects…
I then reorganized my queen and bishop to threaten checkmate on b2, which was at
A note from FunMasterMike: I hosted one of my mini-camps this past weekend and many kids with very high ratings entered king-and-pawn endings but made mistak…
The black pawn on a5 is attacking White’s knight on b4.
The history of chess (as well as the history of anything) can be fun and engaging. Below are tips to encourage scouts to explore and share the history of the…
starting point and a guide for the type of questions and critical thinking you should
Hola ChessKids! It’s spring – about time for baseball games and popsicles and chess! Today I will answer a question by SpotlessStar who wants to know what is…
1. b3, 1. e4, or 1. f3?
Hello chesskids! Today we will be learning about using the center to squeeze the opponent. It is nice to have a central advantage, but is difficult to see ho…
Sure enough, my opponent played c5 and b5, and I won the c5 pawn and the game.
Learning the history of chess may be interesting, but learning how to set up a chess board and pieces is the first step to actually playing chess! For best r…
starting point and a guide for the type of questions and critical thinking you should
Eine vollständige Anleitung zum Schachspielen! Dieser Artikel erklärt Ihren Kindern die Schachregeln und bringt ihnen bei, wie die Figuren ziehen!
allerdings kann, je nach Brettaufstellung, auch eine andere Figur wertvoller sein (z.B.
Pawn promotion is one of the most important moves in chess. You can exchange one of your pawns and turn it into a queen just like that with one move!
as a bishop, the format is similar; however, instead of being c8Q, it is now c8B.
ChessKid returns for its Second Annual
telling your school leaders how much you love the idea of chess in your school might
Starting in 2016, ChessKid will dedicate one week a year to encouraging chess in schools (in every school) for at least one hour. Taking a page from t…
telling your school leaders how much you love the idea of chess in your school might
