Happy New Year! It’s 2023, and we know many of you are already hard at work accomplishing your New Year’s resolutions. The tradition of starting the new year with self-improvement in mind dates back over 4000 years to ancient Babylon. Just like our forebears, we’re...
It was late December in Chesslandia and that meant King Chomper and Queen Bella’s gift-a-thon was coming soon! Every year, the king and queen would ride a rook around the kingdom, hand-delivering presents to one and all. “Are you ready to go?” Queen Bella asked as she...
We love our Tutors and want to celebrate the many gifts and talents they bring to their chess lessons! Check out our interview with our October Tutor of the Month, Merlin! Where are you from and where do you live nowI’m from Oregon, but I live in Brooklyn now....
It was Halloween night in Chesslandia and Clip and Clop were getting ready to go trick-or-treating with the pawns! They put the finishing touches on their dinosaur costumes and galloped outside. “I hope we get treats!” Clip neighed. “Especially my favorite: candy...
In 2012, the United Nations dedicated October 11th as the International Day of the Girl to promote girls’ empowerment and bring awareness to the human rights that still aren’t granted to all girls everywhere. As educators, we believe that every child...
Chess is in the news this week: Recently, the reigning world champion, Magnus Carlsen, accused a competitor, Hans Niemann, of cheating during a tournament earlier this year. A few days ago, Carlsen resigned after just a single move in a highly anticipated rematch with...
