Professor: Hello, class. I see we’ve doubled in size. Allow me to introduce two new classmates. Zephyr and Lucian: Two new classmates? Professor: Zephy…
I even have one. His name is Cecil.
Anastasia’s Wizard’s Checkmate… by Ms Jessica Martin (aka BoundingOwl) One day, I suppose there will be a Harry Potter Checkmate. Did you see that li…
Anastasia Romanov’s Family Have you made your own checkmate yet?
Have you ever played a chess game and gotten nervous? – Sure you have — it’s part of being a chess player!
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
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
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!
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
