Back-rank checkmates happen more often than you may realize. Once you learn about castling, you’ll see kings resting snugly behind their blanket-pawns, but d…
. – Here we have a back rank check followed by a back rank mate.
Most chess tournaments are
But have you ever been asked to play in an „invitational“ tournament?
A first chess tournament is a big deal and something to celebrate. Take a moment to observe what is happening on tournament day—a bunch of kids …
Take a moment to observe what is happening on tournament day—a bunch of kids have
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
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
ChessKid CEO Carey Fan and Vishy Anand, ChessKid chief mentor of India. Photo: ChessKid.
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