Students from Rainbow Elementary in Madison, Alabama returned from the State Chess Championship in March where they won first place in the E…
A student does not have to be of a certain USCF level or even be very good at chess
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.
Hi Chess Coaches! In addition to answering questions from parents or teachers, I also like to show some lessons that chess coaches or teache…
Here is an example of a very basic combination which you can teach to kids who have
This summer, I played in the 2015 U.S. Girls Championship. The tournament was a 10-player round robin event consisting of the top 10 girls under 20 who accep…
This year, there are eight girls who have already earned their national master titles
Buon giorno, ChessKids! It’s Mrs. Jessica E. Prescott (aka BoundingOwl). Today I was looking at the Ask Coach Jessica Forum and I saw that Bird909 was…
There have been whole books written about them!
Guten Tag! It’s time to practice pinning again, with Mrs Jessica E Prescott (aka BoundingOwl). These pin positions are not super easy so be sure …
These pin positions are not super easy so be sure you have learned about pins before
With the new school year upon us, it’s the perfect time to explore the latest developments at ChessKid and the new Back to School promotion!
Faster We’ve just released new Bots for Fast Chess to guarantee kids always have
Buenos dias! Today is another use your imagination day. Mrs Jessica E Prescott (aka BoundingOwl) will show you how to clear out unnecessary piece…
In the following puzzles, you have a job. CHECKMATE.
A lot of kids don’t like seeing their opponents play 1. d4 when they are black. Why? It’s slower and less exciting than 1. e4, plus it’s less common, so most…
slower and less exciting than 1. e4, plus it’s less common, so most people don’t have
