Having a chess club in your school is so valuable for your students. Playing chess daily can lead to amazing strides in academic achievement. But before you’re able to see these benefits, you need to take the first leap and set up your new chess club! Starting a chess club requires you to ask yourself […]
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Jul
Jul
Understanding chess analysis as a beginner will be the best thing to accelerate your improvement. Reviewing games critically is the best way to improve, and it’s a skill that is used from beginner to GM. Starting out, it’s important to focus on making analysis as easy as possible for yourself, so you don’t get bogged […]
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Jul
Jul
All of us at some point in our chess journey reach a plateau. It can seem like it’s impossible to improve at chess anymore than you have. We all get caught at a certain ELO, lose a series of games, or just cannot seem to crack a tournament. For times like these, it’s important to […]
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Jun
Jun
Chess is a unique, powerful tool for healthy growth. Many countries around the world have begun to recognize the benefits of chess for a growing brain. Armenia and parts of India even have chess as a mandatory part of their curriculum, and for good reason. What are these communities seeing in chess that we might […]
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May
May
Choosing the right chess training tools is confusing. We’re flooded with different options of apps, sites, and software. Especially for a beginner, it’s important to value your time. Moderate practice with the right tool will give you better results than lots of training with a bad tool. After all, perfect practice makes perfect. We’ve compiled […]
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May
May
Learning chess is just like learning any other game or sport. Trying to remember every strategy and opening you’ve read about it is a mammoth task. Especially for a beginner, the game quickly takes the reins from you, and you’re reacting to your opponent more than employing your plan. That’s when it pays off to […]
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May
May
There is nothing more vital when learning chess than learning to keep your king safe. An exposed king means you could be wasting turns trying to get out of check while your opponent develops their pieces. But that’s not the worst case. You could be in for a very short game. There are a few […]
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Apr
Apr
Over the past few years, transitioning to learning chess online had become a necessity for most people. Today we have the option of returning to traditional, in-person lessons. But what have we learned over these past few years? It’s become apparent that chess education can be seamlessly transitioned to online tools, which can actually enhance […]
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Mar
Mar
Losing – arguably the most effective and frustrating tool for learning chess. Every chess great has experienced the feeling of racking up losses at one point or another, it’s inevitable. Losing is just a fact of the game. Once we learn to live with this, we can turn our attention to a more productive question: […]
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Feb
Feb
Many of us love chess as an irreplaceable pastime, and many others consider it a competitive hill to climb and conquer. Contrary to popular belief, a good chess coach is not just vital to competitive play, but rather a good coach can help you enjoy chess as a pastime just as well. We have gone […]