Lolli’s Mate

A picture of Lolli's book which includes Lolli's Mate

National Master Steve Colding discusses Lolli’s Mate and the Modena School of Chess

Morphy’s Mates

Paul Morphy Mates explained by Mr. C.

Hello, Chess for Children kids, this is National Master Steve Colding and today’s subject is Morphy’s Mates.

Rook and Knight Checkmates

Rook and Knight Checkmating Patterns explored by Mr. C

Rook and Knight Checkmate patterns are explored and explained by Chess for Children instructor National Master Mr.C.

Gueridon and Epaulet Mates

Gueridon and Epaulet Mates by Mr C

Gueridion and Epaulete Checkmates will be explored by Mr C. for the chess for children kids. Chess for Children- we make children smarter!

Smothered Mate

smothered Mate

Smothered Mate is defined, explained and explored by Chess for Children instructor Mr C., in this article

The King and Rook Checkmate

King and Rook Checkmate by NM Tyrell Harriott

National Master Tyrell Harriott shows us his technique for implementing Checkmate with the King and The Rook.

The Ladder Checkmate

Ladder Checkmate by Mr C.

The Ladder Checkmate – Part 3 – Checkmates you need to know – National Master Mr C takes you through the plans of how to checkmate with 2 Rooks

The Protection Checkmate

The Protection Checkmate

The Protection Checkmate is one of the easiest checkmates in a players arsenal. Here Mr C. shows a couple of different plans you can use.

2 Queen Checkmate

2 Queen Checkmate

The 2 Queen Checkmate is the first video in the series – The 5 Checkmates you need to know. Mr C form Chess for Children shows you how to win simply.

Chess Prodigy?

Chess Prodigy

10 signs your child might be a chess prodigy – Mr C gives a list of 10 things to look out for to determine if your child is a chess prodigy. Funny.

Steve Colding- National Master

Steve Colding

Meet Master Steve Colding is an article an video about the founder of Chess for Children. Mr. C, to his students, tells a little about what makes him tick.

The Morra Gambit Lives On

The Morra Gambit Lives!!

The Morra Gambit lives on is Mr C’s response to an article of his friend, Andre Harding’s article on the Morra Gambit from his site Chess Essentials.

My Biggest Chess Blunder

My Biggest Chess Blunder

This is about the biggest mistake that I made in chess and how a little boy taught me a big lesson.