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50 Chess Games for Beginners
50 Chess Games for Beginners is an animated chess tutorial website written by beginners for beginners. It is aimed at players who already know the basics but now wish to improve their game. We provide a step-by-step analysis of 50 chess games providing tips and advice for beginners.

Academic Chess
We are an organization solely devoted to promoting chess among children. Using songs, stories, and dances, we teach the chess rules to your children in a fun and exciting way. This wonderful learning experience not only teaches children to play chess now, but also prepares them for life later by enhancing their critical thinking skills, mental discipline, problem solving and self-esteem.

American Scholastic Chess Federation
The American Scholastic Chess Federation is a division of a privately held LLC that is in the business of rating scholastic tournaments, publishing and marketing a national scholastic magazine for amateur scholastic players (titled The Chess Scholar), and promoting chess products across the Americas. We hope to encourage scholastic involvement in chess by creating an exciting forum and network for children and youth to play the game we love.

America's Foundation for Chess
America's Foundation for Chess (AF4C) is committed to the education of our children. It is our hope and mission to see that First Move will soon become a regular part of every child's classroom experience.

Anatoly Karpov International School of Chess
Seven-time World Chess Champion Anatoly Karpov established his first U.S. school in Lindsborg, Kansas. Anatoly Karpov has numerous chess schools throughout the world.

Be Someone
Be Someone, Inc. is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization that uses numerous tools, including the game of chess, to promote self-esteem, responsibility, and analytical thinking among at-risk kids.
The mission of Be Someone is to build character, hope, and inspiration so that kids can set and achieve lifetime goals, realize their full potential, and Be Someone.

Berkeley Chess School
The Berkeley Chess School is a non-profit corporation that gives chess instruction to over 7,000 children in kindergarten through high school in 164 schools throughout Northern California. It was founded in 1982 by Elizabeth Shaughnessy, former Irish Women's Chess Champion and former president of the Berkeley School Board.

The Case for Chess
This article surveys educational and psychological studies to examine the benefits for children of studying and playing chess.

C&O Family Chess Center
The C&O Family Chess Center began in 1990 as part of the C&O Family Learning Center, a Gaithersburg based, family run business which provided early childhood and pre-school education, tutoring, and chess instruction to area families for nearly 30 years. In addition to individual and group chess instruction for all ages, we currently offer scholastic and summer chess programs to public and private schools, as well as home-school families.

The Chess Academy
Chess Academy Tutoring (Ho Math and Chess of Illinois) is an innovative and successful tutoring program that specializes in teaching reading and math for students in grades 1-8. Chess is used as a learning tool to improve studentsÕ problem-solving abilities and critical thinking skills in the areas of logic, pattern recognition, perception, coordination, spatial relations, decision-making, and visualization

A Chess Apologia
Robert Morrell's excellent article about the benefits of playing chess. Not directly aimed at scholastic aged, but still relevant.

Chess Association for Arkansas Schools
CAAS is dedicated to promoting chess as an extra-curricular activity sanctioned by the Arkansas Activities Association. Since 2001, CAAS has been promoting chess in Arkansas schools by organizing and conducting the regional and state interscholastic chess championships.

Chess Center of NY

Chess Doctor Annotated Games
54 games annotated move by move. Highly instructive examples of the principles of good chess. (in German)

Chess4Life
Chess4Life LLC was founded by National Master Elliott Neff. Through his 16 years of coaching chess, Elliott recognized the great lessons for life that the study of chess provides - lessons that must be learned if one is to become successful in life, such as the value of perseverance through adversity and the priceless experience of achievement after putting in consistent effort.

Chess in the Schools
Chess-in-the-Schools is a nonprofit educational organization dedicated to improving academic performance and building self-esteem among inner-city public school children.

ChessKid.com
Free Online Chess for Kids

Chess Kids Academy
chessKIDS academy offers online interactive lessons, quizzes and games for kids, five 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.

Chess Magnet School
Chess Magnet School is produced by a partnership consisting of Harlan Lee (curriculum), Marty Hirsch (technology) and Hal Bogner (operations). Launched in September, 2005, Chess Magnet School is used by thousands of chess students throughout the world.

Chess Odyssey
The mission of Chess Odyssey is to equip our students with useful tools and strategies for increasing success at the complex game of chess, while developing creative, intellectual and life skills. Our instruction is designed to enhance enjoyment, as well as help the student win more games. Students are provided with continuing opportunities for playing chess, whether just for fun or in competition.

Chess Player
Chess Academy is dedicated to providing high quality and affordable chess instructions to young students in the Washington State. The game of chess is known to enhance the development of valuable critical thinking and creative problem solving skills in children that later can be applied in math and science. Chess is a universal learning tool; it offers a rare combination of learning and playing.

Duif's Guide for Chess Fans : Tips for Parents of Young Chessplayers
If you're the parent of a young chessplayer, you know both you and your child face special challenges. Chess is a game without any luck at all, so how do you maintain a child's interest while they're going through the novice stage? What's a fair way to play against children? Is your child ready for tournaments? Any itps on starting a club at our school? Whether your child is just beginning to learn the Royal Game, or is already an established tournament player, on this page we discuss some of the issues that parents face.

Finite Chess
Dedicated to those who love chess but have little time to "study" the game, and also for those who are just starting to open the books. This site is also intended to provide useful material for those who teach chess at a scholastic level. My site presents conceptual instruction, selected core principles, and a practical survey of openings and endgames.

Guide to Scholastic Chess
Our publication provides a person with information that will help them organize a chess club in a school. Other organizations would also benefit from this free booklet.

Illinois Scholastic Chess
Illinois Scholastic Chess was created by the Renaissance Knights to provide resources where educators, parents, and kids can find information on chess tournaments, events, and more. With interest in scholastic chess growing, Illinois Scholastic Chess is a indispensable tool for the chess community.

International Chess Academy
Scholastic chess in New Jersey

Kansas Scholastic Chess Association

Kasparov Chess Foundation
Founded by World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov, our mission is to bring the many educational benefits of chess to children throughout the United States by providing a complete chess curriculum and enrichment programs.

Kid Chess
Kid Chessª teaches chess to Atlanta Area children in a fun and educational environment, on campus at various schools, with homeschool groups, other locations, and also at Chess Place, our modern facility in East Cobb County.

Lincoln Chess Foundation
Scholastic chess in Nebraska

Michigan Chess Academy
Michigan Chess Academy is a young and premier chess organization for children and adults in Michigan. We offer a full range of chess services for all levels and ages, such as special classes for Beginners, Intermediate and Advanced chess players, rated and unrated tournaments, simuls, friendly matches, group lectures, and individual lessons.

National Scholastic Chess Federation
The National Scholastic Chess Foundation (NSCF) is a non-profit foundation organized for educational purposes under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The NSCF was created in 1991 as a merger between the Westchester Chess Foundation (founded in 1985) and the Fairfield County Chess Foundation. The Executive Director of the NSCF is FM Sunil Weeramantry.

New Jersey Children's Chess School
Chess Master Arkady Geller invites you to join him on a journey of exploration and learning in the world of chess. The study of chess builds confidence, encourages concentration, fosters a lifelong love of intellectual exploration, demonstrates cause-and-effect relationships, teaches strategy, and promotes the setting and achieving of goals.

New Mexico Scholastic Chess

New York Chess Kids
NYChessKids was organized by International Master Saudin Robovic to improve communication between educators, parents, and kids involved in scholastic chess. With interested in scholastic chess growing more every day around the country, NYChessKids is
a resource for courses, camps, tournaments, media, and fun.

Northwest Washington Scholastic Chess
This website is a volunteer effort to share information regarding chess playing and learning opportunities for youth in Northwest Washington and beyond.

Oklahoma Scholastic Chess Organization
Oklahoma Scholastic Chess Organization is a statewide organization, operated by a large group of service oriented volunteers, with the support of Donors and Members, to effectively promote and improve Oklahoma Scholastic Chess for our youth, so that more can experience the benefits of chess.

Professor Chess
The exercise materials offered at this site help chess players do what soccer players do before a World Cup match, what grandmasters do before a tournament: practice the basic skills of their sport. The material have received outstanding reviews from top scholastic chess teachers. You're invited to take a took at tips, quizzes, and stories for chess instruction, and to download some material you can print and copy yourself!

Rapid City Scholastic Chess (South Dakota)
Rapid City Scholastic Chess is a collection of students attending public, private, and homeschools in the local area, who meet on a weekly basis to enjoy the game of chess.

Renaissance Knights
RKCF is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit educational organization dedicated to improving academic performance, building self-esteem, and developing life skills in ChicagolandÕs youth while keeping them safe and active by facilitating supervised educational and enrichment activities in the dangerous after school hours.

The Right Move Chess Foundation
The Right Move Chess Foundation, Inc. is a charitable organization whose purpose is to serve the New York City community through chess, the world's preeminent intellectual game. The Right Move provides free chess tournaments, chess instruction, literature, and equipment at schools, community centers, libraries, and hospitals.

Rockford Chess Instruction
Free instructional material to any non-profit organization.

Scholastic Chess of Indiana

School Chess Association (Minnesota)
The School Chess Association is dedicated to providing chess activities for students in Kindergarten through Grade 12.

Space Coast Scholastic Chess
Space Coast Scholastic Chess is a USCF registered affiliate (H6017288). During the school year we hold monthly tournaments that typically attract over 100 players from Brevard and Orange County in grades K-12. Our tournaments include players from beginner level up to the top 10% in the nation. Our mission is to provide the best quality chess tournaments available anywhere in Central Florida.

Think Like a King
Think Like A King¨ is a comprehensive software system that lets schools or families use chess to help kids build the critical thinking skills they'll need for learningÉ and for life. The official scholastic software of the USCF.

USA Chess
USA Chess is the largest and premier chess camp organizer for children in the United States. Founded in 1997 by National Master Noureddine Ziane and Katie Stone, USA Chess has grown from one camp in Dallas, TX to more than 90 camps across the United States!

US Chess Center
The U.S. Chess Center teaches chess to children, especially those in the inner city, as a means of improving their academic and social skills. In our fifteen years we have taught tens of thousands of children the rules, strategy and etiquette of the game. We teach more than 2,000 kids in our weekly classes and expose thousands of others to chess through our exhibitions and outreach programs.

USCF Chess in Education
Many studies have linked chess programs to improved scores in reading and math, as well as improved self-esteem. We believe that chess instruction should exist in all schools. With the USCF Chess in Education Committee recently having created a website for K-12 educators wishing to incorporate chess into the school curriculum, teachers are now able to download chess lesson plans and use them in the classroom. These lessons are designed for use in the classroom as part of the regular instructional curriculum. They may also be used as part of an after-school chess program.

Vermont Chess Camp
Continuing in the tradition of excellence created by our founder John Balch, Vermont Chess Camp offers each camper an opportunity to improve Chess skills while having a challenging and wholesome experience.

Washington High School Chess Association

Western PA Youth Chess

Winston-Salem Scholastic Chess Association
The objective of the association is to promote the education of chess among the children in schools and homes in the Winston-Salem area

Wisconsin Scholastic Chess Foundation
The Wisconsin Scholastic Chess Federation (WSCF), formerly Milwaukee Area Scholastic Chess Association (MASCA), is a 501(c)(3) non profit association dedicated to promoting chess for our youth in greater Milwaukee and Wisconsin.

Wizards of the Mind
Our school was founded in Springfield, New Jersey in 2001 as a Math and Chess School and has grown over the years into a full Enrichment Center, where we develop every child's special interests and talents. Our primary goal is to boost every child's intellectual ability while improving his/hers academic performance.

Canada

British Columbia Junior Chess
Welcome to "Junior Chess", a web site to provide information about junior chess players (from Kindergarten to Grade 12), junior events and tournament results in the Province of British Columbia, Canada.

Chess Academy of Canada
The Chess Academy of Canada provides high quality instruction and professionally run competitions for young chess players of all skill levels. Founded by Roman Pelts, Canada's premier chess coach, the academy offers a wide range of activities for school age children. The Chess Academy of Canada has a full staff of experienced professional teachers.

Chess Institute of Canada
Chess Institute of Canada is a non-profit organization with the singular goal to use the game of chess to teach kids essential life skills and improve the world.

Chess'n Math Association of Canada
The Chess'n Math Association (CMA) is a non-profit organization with provincial coordinators dedicated to bringing the game of chess to schools across Canada.

Manitoba Scholastic Chess Association
The mandate of the Manitoba Scholastic Chess Association is to improve student's academic and life skills by getting as many students as we can to play chess. We believe strongly in the value of chess as a learning aid for children. Chess has been proven to enhance concentration, patience, problem solving, critical thinking, memory, creativity, and visualization skills. It is an excellent tool that will allow children to develop many skills that will naturally carry over into other areas of life and will be of use for students no matter what vocation they should choose.

Nova Scotia Scholastic Chess Association
The Nova Scotia Scholastic Chess Association (NSSCA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting youth chess in Nova Scotia. Established in 1998, our association includes parents, educators and chess players from across the province.

Roving Chess Nuts
For the past six years, The Roving ChessNuts have been teaching chess to hundreds of young people in schools, public libraries, community halls and residences. Results have included sending some young players to provincial and national competitive events, having hundreds of children involved in individual or scholastic teams matches, and having children feel proud that they can properly play one of the world's oldest and respected games with people of any age. Parents, principals and teachers give praise for positive results in getting children to focus, plan, concentrate, improve memory and practice sportsmanship through chess.

Saskatchewan Scholastic Chess Association

Victoria Junior Chess Society
The Victoria Junior Chess Society is comprised of a group of volunteers and is registered under the B.C. Societies Act as a non-profit society (established 2000). We promote chess in the Greater Victoria Area and its various School Systems (K-12).

Europe

Children's Chess Club
Oldham, England

English Counties Girls Chess Federation
Promoting chess for girls throughout the English Counties.

The Steps Method
The step-by-step method has been developed by Rob Brunia and Cor van Wijgerden to teach children to play chess. A large number of schools and chess clubs in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland and Austria use this method for their chess lessons.

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