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Chess.com's Danny Rensch Is Coming to the Maryland State Championship

Chess.com's Danny Rensch Is Coming to the Maryland State Championship

Chess.com co-founder, International Master, and three-time national scholastic chess champion IM Danny Rensch is coming to the Maryland State Championship! He will be giving a talk for students and parents...
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Chess Student Spotlight: Dylan Kovacs

Chess Student Spotlight: Dylan Kovacs

Dylan is the newest Colorado State Champion in the K-5 division! To celebrate, we talked to Dylan about his most memorable games from the tournament, his chess journey, chess favorites,...
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GM Susan Polgar Visits Silver Knights

GM Susan Polgar Visits Silver Knights

Multi-time world chess champion GM Susan Polgar stopped by to teach a special guest lesson and answer student questions. See some of the key positions from the lesson, as well...
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Silver Knights at the 2026 Virginia State Championship

Silver Knights at the 2026 Virginia State Championship

Schools with Silver Knights before or after school programs won the majority of team trophies
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Chess Lesson With Grandmaster Susan Polgar, Author of "Rebel Queen"

Chess Lesson With Grandmaster Susan Polgar, Author of "Rebel Queen"

Learn all about legendary chess player, coach, author, and former world champion GM Susan Polgar ahead of her visit on March 15. 
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Chess Basics: Smothered Mate

Chess Basics: Smothered Mate

Learn what a smothered mate looks like and how it can be achieved when a king has yet to be completely boxed in by material. 
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Chess Basics: Windmills

Chess Basics: Windmills

See a famous example of a windmill, a special type of discovered attack that can be used to win large amounts of material through repeated discovered checks.
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Chess Basics: Discovered Attacks

Chess Basics: Discovered Attacks

Learn what a discovered attack looks like and see how it can be used to deliver a particularly tough blow to an opponent: double check. 
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Classic Chess Games: Spassky vs. Fischer

Classic Chess Games: Spassky vs. Fischer

Every chess player makes mistakes, even world champions. See how a miscalculation turned into a loss in one of the most important games of Bobby Fischer's career.
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Classic Chess Games: Bobby's Brilliant Opening

Classic Chess Games: Bobby's Brilliant Opening

See how Bobby Fischer used the opening principles to start a game off on the right foot and propel himself into a winning position.
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Classic Chess Games: Bobby Fischer Develops With Tempo

Classic Chess Games: Bobby Fischer Develops With Tempo

See how Bobby Fischer outplayed an opponent by using piece development to gain tempo.
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Chess Basics: Fried Liver Attack

Chess Basics: Fried Liver Attack

Learn the steps of this popular attack and what makes its key sacrifice worthwhile.
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