April 24, 2026
Maryland State Scholastic Chess Championships 2026 Flash Report
Nearly 600 players in 2026!
April 14, 2026
Chess Student Spotlight: Sachit Rajkumar
Our Elite Academy student Sachit Srinivas Rajkumar is the Illinois State Co-Champion in the K-8 division! We talked to him about his tournament experience, chess favorites, and more.
March 26, 2026
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...
March 24, 2026
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,...
March 20, 2026
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...
March 12, 2026
Silver Knights at the 2026 Virginia State Championship
Schools with Silver Knights before or after school programs won the majority of team trophies
February 24, 2026
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.
February 03, 2026
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.
February 03, 2026
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.
February 02, 2026
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.
February 02, 2026
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.
February 02, 2026
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.