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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...

Chess at Three Tutors Care…A LOT!
Hello Chess World, Chess at Three hires the best tutors in New York City. This last Friday, one of amazing tutors, Amanda, reached out to our tutor base asking for advice. We were thrilled to see our network of tutors share their teaching strategies and tips. We...

Have Chess at Three at your Event
Here at Chess at Three, we love sending our world-class tutors to events! Here’s former tutor of the month, Mateo, at a fun event in Union Square. What kind of events does Chess at Three love to do? Birthday parties, block parties, company events, or any party where...

How to Talk to your Children about Video Games
Your child loves video games. Your household probably has some limitations regarding your child’s video game playing/screen time, because if you didn’t have those limitations, it’s very possible your child would play video games...all day. It might mean the world to...

Story Time Music, A Chess at Three Sister Program
Book Your Child’s MUSIC Lesson for this Fall Chess at Three is thrilled to announce our sister program: Story Time Music! Story Time Music is the best way to get your child loving music! Amazing tutors, telling fun and engaging stories that get your child loving...

The Drawbridge Story Pt. 2
Welcome back to the Chess at Three Blog! This is part two of our “Drawbridge Story.” This “Drawbridge Story” is an essay from one of our co-founders, Tyler Schwartz, and it’s one of the first things we share with new Chess at Three tutors. It’s a powerful story about...

The Drawbridge Story
Hello, and Welcome Back to the Chess at Three Blog. Over the next two weeks, we’re going to share one of our favorite anecdotes that we share with all our tutors. The anecdote comes from one of our co-founders, Tyler Schwartz. The Drawbridge story is a powerful lesson...