Hello Chesskids, Parents, and Coaches! This is Paul Swaney or ThinkAhead on www.chesskid.com! I’m going to get your team even more ready for big events. In m…
Eventually, these players simply would run out of gas and have a tough time finishing
Join ChessKid on December 18th for the year’s final showdown between the ChessKid Stars and Streamers as FM Fausti Oro faces off against IM Levy Rozman (GothamChess)!
However, he’ll have his hands full as FM Faustino Oro steps up on behalf of the ChessKid
If you’re a parent, teacher or coach on ChessKid.com, you’ve probably noticed some differences recently in the way the site looks. We don’t want you to miss …
miss out on any of the new features, so here’s an overview of a few things that have
We are learning how to teach the ending with king and pawn against king. Last week we left off at the point where the typical beginning Chesskid has mad…
So, if you have the opposition, you can either block your opponent (defense) or outflank
Hello Coaches! In this sample lesson, I will show you how to teach a method of attacking the opponent who fianchettos his bishop on the kingside and castles …
I have used it many times, in order to illustrate the plan of attacking the fianchettoed
Chess is an international game played all over the world with different tournaments and approaches to the game. In Australia, junior chess competitions are s…
to provide chess tournaments to children in regional areas who may not otherwise have
The chess merit badge requirement 4.a. indicates that scouts should “demonstrate scorekeeping using the algebraic system of chess notation.” Ches…
pawn captures on b3, g4; king captures pawn on c6; knight captures pawn on e5 Have
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
