Buon giorno, ChessKids! It’s Mrs. Jessica E. Prescott (aka BoundingOwl). Today I was looking at the Ask Coach Jessica Forum and I saw that Bird909 was…
First, find White’s weakest pawn.
The Queen Hunts the King and The Bishops Bombard the Castle Part 2 by, Ms Jessica Martin (aka BoundingOwl) Howdy y’all! What if you could make y…
Secretly smile to yourself when you find a great mate!
ChessKid is going to the World Youth Championship, taking place September 5-17 in Mamaia, Romania! Check out this article for more info.
Make sure you stop by to solve some puzzles and find out how ChessKid can help your
In the following game, White appears to have the upper hand, trying a Fried Liver attack on f7. Suddenly, he castles, and LOSES! What?! Castling is not suppo…
See if you can find them! This is a great lesson in turning a game around.
Hi chesskids! The State Grade Championships took place yesterday in Charlotte, NC, and many of my students played! After round one, I was surprised to see …
See if you can find the same tricks.
Disco Dancing with Double Checks, by Ms Jessica Martin (aka BoundingOwl) Today we will learn how to duke it out over the chessboard with the discovered doubl…
Here is a preview: Find a discovered double check and 1,000 bonus points if you
Here are several ways to use ChessKid online to have competitions and fun.
Below you’ll find many ideas and features available on ChessKid to keep students
This is going to seem obvious to you. Especially since, if you know me or read my articles, I’m always repeating it. CDC! That means: DEVELOP your pie…
See if you can find the awesome tactics in this game!
The Third Annual ChessKid Online National Invitational Championship will take place June 6-8, 2014. The event will feature five sections of six players each….
Below you will find the results of Round 1 Games, played Friday night. 6 and Under
Have you heard of “perpetual check?” What is it? Do you know what the word “perpetual” means? When you don’t know what a word m…
Now try to find the way to make a perpetual check in these problems: Now
