Hola ChessKids! It’s spring – about time for baseball games and popsicles and chess! Today I will answer a question by SpotlessStar who wants to know what is…
The pieces all have things they’re good at, but they are best when they work together
In order for you to play the Giuoco Piano as White, you have to develop your king’s
IS your child thinking about weekend tournaments? They’re fun and exciting but you might wonder what to expect. Here’s a quick primer! Is my child read…
Easy — touched pieces have to be moved if possible, and when you let go, your move
This week, ChessKid CEO Carey Fan ponders the challenges of 2020 and highlights two amazing enrichment programs at opposite ends of the globe. N…
Online is the new normal Hundreds of after school programs across the country have
It’s rare to meet your hero, let alone get a lesson from him. But, thanks to the generosity of GM Vishwanathan Anand, 1000 lucky kids from India will get to …
You may even get to ask him a question and have him answer directly to you!
Devious Discoveries: Living in the Danger Zone… by, Mrs Jessica Prescott aka BoundingOwl Aloha delightful friends! Ready for some tactics? &nbs…
By now, you have seen several videos on scintillating skewers, piercing pins, and
I can’t imagine there is anyone out there that doesn’t know what The Amber is, but just in case, The Amber is Blindfold and Rapid Chess at it&rsq…
You can check with computers and have your own personal opinion of the position,
Ready to get a chess masterclass from a 5-time World Chess Champion? Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand has recorded these masterclasses just for ChessKids! Take your chess to the next level and watch these videos from Vishy, the ChessKid Chief Mentor of India.
chess is usually when one side wins in fewer than 20 moves, so you know he must have
Mikhail Botvinnik, the sixth champion of the world, wasn’t made out of metal and wires like a robot. But he sure could play like one! When he played, he did …
He snatched that pawn on c7, but could it have been poisoned?
Many people think of chess as an individual sport, driven by the individual player’s ability, work ethic, and ambition to succeed. Certainly, in…
I have seen team esprit de corps fuel individual success, and that is a winning combination
