The U.S. Chess Federation, is the official sanctioning body for over the board tournament play in the US. With over 88,000 members, they offer something for every player, from beginner to Grandmaster! In addition to rating tournaments, the USCF supports and promotes chess activities throughout the US and publish two national magazines, Chess Life and Schoolmates (for scholastic, new, and novice players).
Operated by National Master Todd Bardwick, Colorado Master Chess, Inc. is dedicated to excellence in chess instruction and promotion in the Denver, Colorado area and the entire front range. Chess lessons and Chess camp are offered.
This book will help the amateur player who wants to improve his or her chess skills. The section on "Choosing a Move" includes a 10 point checklist to utilize in selecting a move.
Chess Tactics for Students is an instructional workbook containing 434 selected problems presented in a worksheet format and has been field tested with elementary, middle-school, and high-school students. According to a book review: "With the movement to introduce chess into schools gaining momentum, there is a real need for usable chess curriculum materials of just this sort. Workbooks alone will not be enough, of course; they are not substitutes for real practice and good teaching. Bain knows this, and on p. viii of the Teacher's Edition he gives a remarkably sensible overview of performance objectives for chess as a curriculum subject which ought to be required reading for every chess coach."
Chess notation is described but not required for learning the moves (drawings are shown instead). The book covers all the basics for each piece, discusses exchanges, special moves, opening moves and tricks and endgames. There is some chess history as well as simple puzzles. Excellent beginners book on chess fundamentals.
A very good book about chess. All you need is a chess board with pieces and a desire to learn.
The College for Kids (CFK) program is offered by the Continuing Education office of St. Louis Community College at Meramec for gifted and talented elementary and middle school youth who have completed kindergarten through eighth grade. Courses offered are designed to challenge and advance a student's skills. Programs are offered in the spring and summer.
Students who are currently in grades 2-6 may attend Challenges for Elementary School Students (CHESS), an academic commuter program for members of the Belin-Blank Exceptional Student Talent Search (BESTS).
USA Chess provides chess activities for children in more than 100 US cities. Activities include a national summer chess camp tour, scholastic tournaments, school chess programs and private/group lessons.
This website offers users an introduction to hundreds of variants of chess -- both modern and historical. Some are truly mind-boggling and the historical development of chess is very interesting. The site also offers links to game programs and other resources for playing many of these variants.
Chessmaster is a comprehensive computer chess program that will help you improve your level of play. You will learn how to master your opponent, how to find the best moves, and how to shut out distractions.
This CD teaches you how to play chess through animation, graphics and interesting moves. Best for beginning players.
This site is home of the International Chess Portal, founded by the GM Chess School. It offers personal online instruction by grandmasters and Russian trainers and coaching via e-mail.
This is a great beginning chess game set to stories created with Lego figures. You can play the computer or your friends and you can set the level of difficulty.
This is a multimedia guide to chess featuring basic rules, strategies and exercises. You can choose to test what you've learned by playing the three-level (easy, medium, difficult) software component… the difficult level appears to be at least master level.
The movie, "Searching for Bobby Fischer," won the 1994 Parents' Choice Award. Based on a true story, it tells about Josh Waitzkin as a 7-year-old chess prodigy. At one point, Josh battles a problem with low self-confidence, fearing to lose; Josh Waitzkin is now an International Master in chess.
World Chess Live provides an online chess community for novice, intermediate, and recreational chess players. A subscription to World Chess Live gets you access to tools, video content, and training materials. Have fun playing against other online players and learning about the game of chess.
Chess Club USA is a one stop for those interested in chess with the latest chess news and a state-by-state directory of all chess clubs in the United States.
Information about chess theory is available on this website. Chess Theory has been advancing and specifying through the last centuries. It is rather convenient, for expressing this evolution, to distinguish, in addition to the contemporary period, two main stages of development. The first one, classical as it is called, includes theoretical and practical works of Greco, Philidor, Staunton and then covers all the rich and productive period elapsing until Leipnitz and finally Tarrasch. Since this time, Chess Theory continues to grow with many contributions, including nowadays, leading to a mature conceptualization; this one is named, Modern Chess Theory.
ChessUp is a free online tool that lets you create chess diagrams and save them as graphic files. You can also create links representing chess positions. This website also contains a blog, chess rules and a chess diagram gallery.
The International Chess University is a website that specializes in chess education. The website offers private and group lessons, as well as lessons for people with special needs, such as ADHD, Alzheimer´s. Offering lessons in group and private classroom settings, all classes are online with a developed Chess Learning Platform and Audio/Video interactive system. This system allows students and coach to literally see and hear each other as they were sitting in the same living room.