WFM Elizabeth Spiegel, the 2019 Chess Educator of the Year, talks about her transition to remote learning.
might use TPS by posting a mate in two sheet on Google classroom and then kids have
Young chess prodigy NM Brewington Hardaway (aka Brewmaster) shares three of the top chess openings he used on his way to obtaining the title of National Master.
I’ve played this opening almost every time against d4 and I have had some pretty
This is a quick guide to a video series: This series starts out with material appropriate for beginners but over the course of 8 videos begins to delv…
The Fearsome Fork 5: Clash of Two Brothers – Now that the students have learned three
FM Tani Adewumi won his section at the 2022 New York Spring Invitational with 7.0/9. With it he earned his first IM norm, and got his rating over 2300. He now needs only two more norms and 100 rating points to become an international master.
Note that you have to use this knight.
By Grandmaster Alex Yermolinsky Attacks and Defenses The Basics While checkmating the king is the ultimate goal in chess, it is hard to accomplish this unles…
All good players have the ability to keep their pawns and pieces protected.
NM Brewington Hardaway (aka The BrewMaster) shares how he won the 2022 Barber Tournament! Check out this blog post for some clever tactics and a review of some of the top games Brew played in the competition.
I allowed black to win a pawn, because I will have lots of compensation with the
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
The contest is now over . Congratulations to all who participated. Lakemonster, who played more than 600 eligible games, will get to play Magnus! How cool wo…
Now one lucky ChessKid will have that chance! No, we’re not kidding.
Discover chess forks on ChessKid! Explore tactics with each piece, enhance your skills, uncover royal forks, and dominate your chess games.
Games are often lost by players who have missed a potential fork that they could
Klein explains how to calculate in your games, which is the most important skill to have – how to use the clues of the chessboard to solve tactical puzzles you might not have
