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December Tutor of the Month: Lily
Introducing our December Tutor of the month, Lily! Lily is an actor, singer, and dancer who loves to bring her artistic spirit into chess lessons! We took a moment to chat with Lily about her favorite moments with students, how she's staying sane during this crazy...
NYC’s Busiest Female Chess Tutor Reacts to Netflix’s Queen’s Gambit
I have spent over 8,500 hours of my life teaching kids how to play chess! I started working for Chess at Three in 2014 and quickly became New York City’s busiest chess tutor. I spend my after-school hours teaching mini chess players how to move the pieces and love the...
Does Playing Chess Increase Kids’ Test Scores? The Ultimate Guide.
Chess has a great brand; it’s widely thought of as a smart person’s game. But can playing chess actually have a positive impact on children’s test scores? Yes! We want to provide a catalogue of relevant chess studies that have been done over the years. So, at the end...
Story Highlight: Chess is a Sea
Chess at Three exists to tell fun and engaging stories that allow children to discover the world of chess all on their own and learn valuable lessons along the way. If you’ve ever eavesdropped on a Chess at Three story, you know that the lessons we teach extend far...
Chess at Three Statement on In-Home Lessons – June 2020
Hello Chess at Three Parents and Tutors, We in the home office of Chess at Three hope everyone is well and staying safe. We are thankful for everyone continuing to be a part of our Chess at Three Family. As you know for over a decade we have been servicing New York...
The Life of Tutors
Meet Max Berry: Max has been with us for less than a year but has been grinding out lessons since day one. He is consistently doing ten lessons a week. He currently resides in Ohio where he was born and raised. He says he loves being at home but is eager to get back...
3 Reasons Our Digital Chess Lessons Are So Popular
Before March 2020, Chess at Three had never taught a virtual chess lesson before. By the middle of April 2020, Chess at Three had successfully converted all in-person lessons to fun, engaging online lessons, extending our offerings to children all over the world. Our...
New from Chess at Three: School In-Home
With New York City schools closed for the foreseeable future, Chess at Three is offering a new resource: School In-Home. This new initiative will go above and beyond our regular programming to include enrichment activities such as music, crafting, indoor exercise,...
How Chess Can Make You and Your Students Smarter
Does playing chess make you smarter? If it does...then how? In this video, we explore the fascinating concept of thematic interconnectedness.
Parents Told Us What They Thought About Chess at Three
Hello Chess World, Chess at Three exists to provide children with “ah-ha” moments. One of our biggest ways to do this is in-home chess lessons. A couple of months ago, we decided to send our clients a survey about their experience with Chess at Three. We’d like to...