I’m Coach Lucker and I run a chess club at my school in Aldine ISD, Houston, Texas. My chess program is now in its sixth year. I have a program of abo…
Do I need to be an expert chess player? How do I fund my club?
It’s been an exciting year at ChessKid! Over the first half of 2026, we launched new features and tools designed to make learning and playing chess mor…
⭐ Building a Districtwide Chess Program Without Chess Experts Learn how Dallas
ChessKid.com is hosting and co-sponsoring the USA vs. Hungary Youth Rapid Match, part of the Polgar Chess Festival. The festival, which is held for the seven…
ChessKid.com National Invitational Championship, and quickly became the youngest Expert
Often after we hit one of our big goals, we tend to be satisfied for a while and have a hard time stepping it up/taking it to the next level. I have ev…
justify giving up something they crave so badly by saying I got IM (or FM maybe NM or Expert
In this article, we help you understand why having a chess coach is essential for anyone who wants to improve as a chess player.
Games And Providing Feedback With a knowledgeable coach, you can expect to receive expert
ChessKid returns for its Third Annual
: "Some teachers rotated students through centers, some paired novices up with experts
Garry Kasparov once said,
learned some good things from Predrag and he taught me a lot and helped me get from Expert
Teachers new to the game and schools just starting their programs now can quickly and accurately assess whether students are getting better at chess using ChessKid classroom tools.
tutorial videos, helpful checklists, inspiring case studies, creative testimonials, expert
From June 2-4, 42 of the most talented chess kids in the U.S. competed in the ChessKid Online National Invitational Championship (CONIC), held for the sixth …
Championship This section was comfortably won by the top seed, the only eight-year old expert
Mikhail Tail, the 8th world chess champion, was known as the “Magician From Riga” because of his highly creative play and tactical wizardry. The coaches at Magnus Chess Academy think that Tal’s games are so magical that they decided to make a chess summer camp all about him. Register for the June 26-30 ‚Learn from the Greats: Mikhail Tal‘ summer camp today.
Expert coaches will guide you through complete games, so you will see how the magician
