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
“I’m glad to see you’re both here in class together,” ProfessorPando said to Zephyr and Lucian. — “Also, I want to tell…
“Do you have a question about the position?”
This article is by WIM Alexey Root In this endgame, you (white) want to promote your pawn. If you promote to a queen or to a rook, you can win the game…
Or, if you don’t have a sibling (or don’t like your sibling), the white pawn is your
In my 10 years as a scholastic chess player and professional coach to young players, the most common mistakes children make during their games are almost alw…
Nervousness and mental exhaustion have proven to be the origin of moves made too
Learn everything about the chess clock and how it keeps the game more exciting!
Thankfully we now have chess clocks to speed things up.
Chess NYC, a program in New York City that teaches chess to thousands of ChessKids, played an online match with a school in Fuxin, China this week. No, not C…
Chess NYC organized the players for the match by having one of its partner schools have
It’s that time of year again!!! The ChessKid Fall Photo Contest! ChessKid will pick six winners (3 from Facebook, and 3 from Twitter) to receive FREE ChessKi…
If you already have an active gold membership of any kind, then winners will receive
WCM Claudia Munoz is a new Ambassador for ChessKid.com. You’ll read about her chess career here, learn tips, and be on the way to following in her footsteps….
The tournament information said that each state should have a qualifier in order
Professor: Well class, it’s all over. Zephyr: You mean life itself? Professor: No, just the class tournament. Zephyr: Oh that. Hale: I thought it was a prett…
Thomas: And she did have to beat Wei in the last round.
Devious Discoveries: Boa Constrictor Attack…by, Mrs Jessica E Prescott (aka BoundingOwl) So, hello friends! I hope you are enjoying the outdoor…
You might have to watch out for snakes though…garden snakes are totally harmless
