Fairfax County Chess

Silver Knights Chess Academy (formerly Magnus Academy) has been teaching chess in Fairfax County since 2008. Over that time period we've taught more than 50,000 students in after school clubs, before school clubs, and camps. They include kids who've won eighteen state championships (including this chess champion in 2025) and four national championships, but most of our students are beginners looking to learn a fun new game. That's how all the champions start out, too!

We run regular chess tournaments on Saturdays throughout the year in Fairfax.

We've run programs at most of the elementary schools in the county.  We also run a ton of camps on days when students aren't in school, and summer camps.

If you don't see your school below you can go here to set up a chess club!

• Aldrin Elementary
• Aquinas Montessori School
  
• Audrey Moore RECenter (external registration)
  
• Bonnie Brae Elementary
  
• Browne Academy (register through school)
• Camelot Elementary School
  
• Canterbury Woods Elementary (external registration)
  
• Cardinal Forest Elementary
• Centre Ridge Elementary
  
• Centreville Elementary (external registration) 
• Chesterbrook Elementary
  
• Cherry Run Elementary (external registration)
  
• Colin Powell Elementary (external registration)
• Cub Run Elementary
  
• Cub Run RECenter
• Cunningham Park Elementary (external registration)
  
• Dranesville Elementary
• Eagle View Elementary
  
• Fairhill Elementary School
  
• Fairview Elementary School
  
• Falls Church Recreation and Parks (external registration) 
  
• Flint Hill Elementary (external registration)
  
• Flint Hill School (register through school)
  
• Floris Elementary (external registration)
  
• Forestville Elementary School
  
• Fort Hunt Elementary (external registration)
  
• Fox Mill Elementary (external registration)
  
• Franconia Elementary 
  
• Franconia ReCenter (external registration)
  
• Franklin Sherman Elementary (external registration)
  
• Freedom Hill Elementary (external registration)
  
• Frying Pan Park (external registration)
• George Washington Rec Center
• Great Falls Elementary School (external registration)
  
• Green Hedges School (register through school)
• Greenbriar East Elementary
  
• Guidepost Montessori Chantilly
  
• Halley Elementary School
• Haycock Elementary School
• Hayfield Elementary School
  
• Hollin Meadows Elementary
  
• Holy Spirit Catholic School
  
• Hunt Valley Elementary
  
•  Hunters Woods Elementary (external registration)
  
• Inquisiminds Academy
• Island Creek Elementary (external registration)
• Kenwood School
• Kings Glen Elementary
  
• Kings Park Elementary
  
• Lake Anne Elementary (external registration)
  
• Lane Elementary (external registration)
• Laurel Hill Elementary
  
• Laurel Ridge Elementary
  
• Lees Corner Elementary
  
• Lemon Road Elementary (external registration)
  
• Little Run Elementary
  
• London Towne (external registration)
  
• Mantua Elementary (external registration)
• Marshall Road Elementary (external registration)
• Mason Crest Elementary
• McLean Community Center (external registration)
• Montessori of McLean (register through school)
  
• Mosaic Elementary (external registration)
  
• Nativity Catholic School
• Navy Elementary (external registration)
• Newington Forest Elementary (external registration) 
• Oak Hill Elementary (external registration)
• Oakmont RECenter 
• Oak Street Elementary (external registration)
• Oak View Elementary
• Olde Creek Elementary
• Our Lady of Good Counsel School
• Pinecrest School (register through school)
• Poplar Tree Elementary
• Potomac School
• Providence Elementary
• Providence RECenter
• Sangster Elementary 
• Saratoga Elementary
• Shrevewood Elementary (external registration)
• Silverbrook Elementary (external registration)
• Sleepy Hollow Elementary (external registration)
• South Run RECenter SUMMER SESSION! (external registration)
• Spring Hill RECenter SUMMER SESSION!(external registration)
• St. Ambrose Catholic School
• St. Anthony of Padua Catholic School
• St. James Catholic School
• St. Mark Catholic School
• St. Timothy Catholic School
  
• Stenwood Elementary (external registration)
• Stratford Landing Elementary
• Sunrise Valley Elementary
• Terra Centre Elementary (external registration)
• Timber Lane Elementary (external registration)
• Union Mill Elementary
• Vienna Community Center (external registration)
• Vienna Elementary (external registration)
• Virginia Run Elementary
• Wakefield Forest Elementary (external registration)
• Waples Mill Elementary (external registration)
• Waynewood Elementary
• West Springfield Elementary (external registration)
• Westbriar Elementary (external registration)
• Westgate Elementary
• Westminster School (register through school)
• Wolftrap Elementary (external registration)