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academy March 9, 2003 "chessKIDS academy offers FREE online interactive lessons, quizzes and games for kids, two chess computers for you to play, and a resource center for parents and teachers of kids who play, or would like to play, chess, including a scholastic chess download pack to enable any school to run a chess club." So says the "About Us" page; let's take a closer look... chessKIDS is well organized and easy to navigate, with links to different sections within the site always on the left of the page. Although the home page uses white text on a black background, which I found a bit hard on the eyes. On other pages though the site switches to a white or gray background with black text - much easier to read! The syllabus describes the learning objectives of each "grade" (these have nothing to do with grades in US schools). Grade one's objectives include: (1) How to set the board up the right way round; (2) How to set the pieces up correctly; (3) The names of the pieces; (4) How the pieces move and capture; (5) Understanding that White moves first and the players then take it in turns to move. There are separate pages with advice and resources for parents (with recommendations about how to use chessKIDS, as well as other resources along with book and software suggestions) as well as for schools ("chessKIDS academy's Scholastic Chess Package is specially designed to provide YOUR school with everything it needs to run a successful chess club" along with free lesson material. The free lesson material is a great interactive online way to teach kids the rules of chess, as well as help them hone their skills with endgame drills, tactics puzzles, etc. "Chess Movies" demonstrate Fool's Mate, Scholar's mate, and mate with two rooks. The library contains chess books, like "Chess Lessons for Schools", "chessKIDS Guide to the Openings", and so forth. All this and more is in the Kid's Zone, including a pair of java-based chess program the kids can play against, and another on which kids can play against each other. Links, privacy policy, terms of use, contact information, and a message board round out this excellent site. This is one of the best chess sites designed expressly for kids that I have seen on the internet, and I highly recommend it to kids, parents, and coaches alike. Visit the
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