Who needs surfing? Scholastic chess is big in Australia! Gardiner Chess is based in the Gold Coast and Brisbane in Queensland, Australia. We also…
Currently we have 55 chess coaches working for us!
At the 2010 Copper State International (which I played in), GM Alex Lenderman took my mom out on the stairs which were right outside of the tournament area t…
And I will agree with him that in my game against GM Mikheil Kekelidze I should have
continues with commentary on his recent game: even though three of black’s pieces have
Learn everything about castling, one of the most important (and weird) rules in chess!
Castling Real kings live in castles, so why shouldn’t your king have one of those
Explore the world of pawn promotion in chess. From rules to underpromotion tactics, empower your pawns and dominate the board.
Only when you have moved the pawn to the last square you will have the right to exchange
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
Hi ChessKid, my name is John Salisbury. I am a professional chess coach, founder of the Miami City Chess Club, manager of the United States Chess League Miam…
Do you have 15 minutes a day to learn something new?
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?
The first Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. Eastern (6 p.m. Central, 5 p.m. Mountain, 4 p.m. Pacific) is National Fast Chess Hour on ChessKid.com. …
Edit: We now have another Fast Chess Hour the first Tuesday of every month: 7pm London
Welcome back, new chess coaches! In my first article, I talked about the devastating first tournament I experienced with my kids six y…
I could have avoided many mistakes if I had known this information!
