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Chess Insights & Academy News

Coaching tips, tournament recaps and ideas to help your child (or you) think a few moves ahead.

Coaching Tips

5 signs your child is ready to start chess coaching

What to look for before enrolling — and why age 5–7 tends to be the sweet spot.

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FIDE Prep

Understanding your first FIDE rating

A plain-language guide to how rated events work and how to prepare for your first one.

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Tournament Recap

Inside our latest district championship

Highlights, results and lessons from the academy's most recent tournament outing.

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Coaching Tips

Openings every beginner should learn first

Three simple opening principles that build a lifetime of good habits on the board.

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Parents

How chess builds focus beyond the board

What parents notice at home after a few months of structured coaching.

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Academy News

Announcing our next summer camp dates

A two-week intensive for ages 6–15 — details on batches and enrollment.

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