Hi Chess Coaches and Parents! Much of the chess teaching I do is at chess camps. If you don’t know what a chess camp is – well, you can probably guess. It is…
Eventually the kids will find the right move, which is of course 1.d8=N, after which
There are chess tournaments happening all the time all over the world! This is Mrs. Jessica E. Prescott (aka BoundingOwl) here with some puzzles from Lopota,…
There were lots of crushing tactics and strong moves; see if you can find them!
The Professor had a twinkle in his one good eye. The other eye wasn’t too good either, but he tried to keep that a secret. — “It’s so odd…
have found a solution to the problem, which one of the three solutions did you find
We’ve just released new bots for Fast Chess to guarantee you always have someone to play with. If there isn’t a player for your rating and time control available at the same time, you’ll be paired with a rated bot.
If you can’t find a player for your rating and time control, you’ll be promptly paired
Hi, ChessKids! Today we will look at some of the most exciting and instructive games in chess history! Paul Morphy was the first unofficial world cham…
After developing, he finds a target.
One of the most concerning statistics shared by USCF president Ruth Haring in her August 2014 report was the dramatic decrease in middle school che…
One of the ways to win the battle is to ensure students are engaged and find a place
Explore pin tactics with a lot of examples, learn when to pin, break free, and sharpen your strategic skills. Discover the power of pins in chess!
Can You Find the Pin? How to Practice Pins on ChessKid?
[This is a letter sent to ChessKid from Babaldeep Singh, mother of Ziana. ChessKid reprinted it here with the family’s permission.] Ziana, also k…
She loves the Chesskid app and website and we often find her watching ChessKid videos
Aloha! Today we are going to look at a puzzle called the Saavedra Position. Saavedra was a Spanish priest who lived in the 1800s, and who found s…
Can you find a way for black to force a stalemate? This move is also a fork!
Howdy friends! Up now is a mini-series on Brilliancy!! That means we will see some incredible moves, often from what looks like a normal or even …
Can you find it? So of course white is allowed a move here.
