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…
See if you can find it, and check out the rest of the ending next week in Pillsbury’s
Hello students, parents, and coaches! This is Paul Swaney, a.k.a.
Every school year, thousands of chess programs resume, and our job as coaches is to find
2021 ChessKid Grant Winner Walnut Grove Elementary sets a record in ChessKid usage and wins a free tournament.
without frustration, and advanced players in upper grades can also jump in and find
The ChessKid National Championships will be the culmination of events in all 50 states and will take place December 11, 2021.
Find your state’s registration below!
This article has all of the ChessKid levels video descriptions and links.
FM Mike Klein shows you how to give a check, and what to do if you find yourself
Over 2,200 miles lie between Tennessee and the country of Columbia in South America. Thanks to chess.com, Chesskids from both areas can be connected. Montgom…
Vincent Zhang on the left calling his brother Alvin to find out why he is late to
Checkmate with Two Bishops, by Ms Jessica Martin (aka BoundingOwl) Hi kids! It’s Ms Jessica again. Ready for another mate? Checkmate is sup…
Find the corner closest to your king, and FORCE the opponent’s king to that corner
Hi there, ChessKids! So,
White can’t find any good moves.
How does a child learn to play chess? Children can learn chess very early, some even as early as two years old! The key is to teach them in a child-oriented way, instead of relying on standard methods for adult learners or for school children.ChessKid has learned it is best to break up the lessons into segments and other great ways to engage kids. Here are several tips that can help every parent.
You can find the ‚basics‘ of chess, in both how to move the pieces and beginning
Hello, Chesskids! I started noticing a lot of double rook endgames occuring in my students‘ games. I then went to my favorite endgame book to study and teach…
endgame book to study and teach out of, Dvoretsky’s Endgame Manual, and I did not find
