By Grandmaster Alex Yermolinsky Attacks and Defenses Count Your Attackers and Defenders When the attack outnumbers the defense (which means there is more att…
Sometimes, one side can have more attackers than the opponent’s defenses, but in
Have you ever heard someone brag about winning a chess game in only four moves? – If you have, chances are they were talking about Scholar’s Mate, an Opening Trap
Today Mrs Jessica E Prescott (aka BoundingOwl) will take you to the magical world of Roald Dahl. Do you remember Charlie and the Chocolate Factory? &nb…
) With Halloween coming up, you have to beware the Chocolate Checkmates
16 of the U.S.A.’s top young chess talents will be participating in two new invitational competitions June 8-10: the Chesskid.com U.S. under-12 Invitational …
common at professional levels, so it’s high time that younger American players have
“Good morning, class,” the Professor bellowed out. “Are you ready to take another intellectual journey?” — Zephyr and Lucian nodded…
As you know, chess players have many talents.
Solitaire Chess Quiz: Queen’s Gambit Declined…by, Mrs Jessica E Prescott Hi chess friends! It’s time for another Solitaire Chess Quiz. Get out …
You might have heard the word "tempo" before… 3) Move 17.
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
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
Skylar Chess Fest 2020 will feature many top grandmasters but will also select four Houston-area ChessKids to compete for scholarships in a junior event. Applications are now open!
The scholarships have a combined value of $10,000.
