Hey, my name’s Alec, I’m twenty-three, and I used to be addicted to playing chess. So much so, in fact, that my fellow chess players (as w…
that my fellow chess players (as well as those more or less foreign to our game) have
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.
Have you ever seen a live magic show with amazing tricks?
Today I had lessons with both of my coaches for a total of 3 hours. My brain is so full of information that it is starting to leak out of my ears. …
I have been working mostly on openings—both the ones I just need to know and the
Learn how to deliver and defend against the king and rook checkmate. It’s one of the most essential checkmates to know and use in your games.
So, we don’t have a way to make the box smaller.
Hello, new chess coaches! In this article I will talk about what a chess club meeting can look like and some ways in which I incorporate ChessKid.com i…
At the end of the day, when most chess clubs meet, students have been in classes
Looking to improve your chess game? Here are 10 super important tips to becoming a better chess player.
had known that generally opposite colored bishop endgames are draws, they could have
With all of the talk and excitement about chess boxing I thought I might suggest something new: “Chess Eating” or maybe you can call it &ld…
I still have 6 pieces from the chess board left (each piece weighs about 30 to 60
Summer vacations are finally over as another school year is upon us. It is time to open those new crayon boxes, sharpen those pencils, and crack open the boo…
School is an amazing time to learn and have fun.
Chess has many benefits for youth. Playing chess is proven to help with school performance. It also cultivates good character and EQ in kids. Try ChessKid.
A young Brewington Hardaway (left) and Coach Chris Johnson analyze a game they have
Some people say that our life outside the chess world affects our life inside the chess world. I, personally, think that all parts of our life…
I, personally, think that all parts of our life can have an affect on the other parts
