How to Read and Write Algebraic Chess Notation

How to Read and Write Algebraic Chess Notation

In a few minutes, you will understand how to read and write chess moves using the chess notation, also known as algebraic chess notation. This is the standard method of recording the moves in a che...

New perspectives on proven tools

New perspectives on proven tools

Joanna and I watched the sun lower this week across the Haro Strait near Lime Kiln lighthouse. Several times a year, Orca whales breach during the sunset in this spot. This evening, smoke enhanced...

14 Tips to Starting a School Chess Club

14 Tips to Starting a School Chess Club

Starting a chess program for students in a school can be a rewarding and intellectually enriching endeavor. Chess is known to enhance critical thinking, problem-solving, and strategic planning sk...

Chess Facts32 Interesting Chess Facts to Impress Your Friends

32 Interesting Chess Facts to Impress Your Friends

Do you enjoy chess? If so, you'll love these 32 interesting chess facts! These facts will impress your friends and make you seem like a chess expert. Did you know that... - chess is the most popula...

Students with varied chess skill levels in the same class

Students with varied chess skill levels in the same class

Have you ever found it challenging to lead a chess class because it included both beginners and advanced players? Elliott Neff of Chess4Life easily breaks down this question that has recently surfa...

Reward kid's progress in class with small prizes and incentives

Reward kid's progress in class with small prizes and incentives

Often all that's needed to elicit extra effort from students is this simple tool - the prize box. The "prize box" can be that creative motivation for children when teachers set clear, mini-goals th...