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Minor Piece Checkmates – Part 1
Mr. C. explains how to deliver minor piece checkmates.

Damiano’s Mates
National Master Steve Colding Shows the 4 Damiano’s Checkmates


Monthly Scholastic Chess Calendar
Neot Doron- Repa’s Monthly Chess Calendar on scholastic chess.

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

Blackburne’s Mate
National Master Steve Colding explores Blackburne’s Checkmates in an article and video for Chess for Children kids.

Rook and Bishop Checkmates
Rook and Bishop Checkmates are examine by Mr C.

Morphy’s Mates
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 Checkmate patterns are explored and explained by Chess for Children instructor National Master Mr.C.

Back Rank Checkmates
Back Rank Checkmates will be the subject of this article. Mr C brings his usual and entertaining style to one of chess’s most common mates.

Gueridon and Epaulet Mates
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 is defined, explained and explored by Chess for Children instructor Mr C., in this article

King and Queen Checkmate
Checkmate with the King and Queen is demonstrated in this quick and entertaining video by NM Tyrell Harriott.

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

The Ladder Checkmate
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 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
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 Song for Chess for Children
Chess Song written by composed and written by Michael Joseph III and performed by Glad Habits.

Monthly Chess Calendar Revised 7/20/2020
Neots Monthly Revised Scholastic Chess Calendar brought to you by Chess for Children.com. Chess for Children – We make children smarter!

Your Chess Pieces, How to Keep Them!
NM Steve Colding ( Mr. C.) gives the students his 5 step plan on how not to lose your chess pieces.

Monthly Scholastic Chess Calendar
Neot Doron- Repa’s Monthly Chess Calendar on scholastic chess.

Chess Notation – A History
In Chess notation – a History, NM Steve Colding looks at the history of chess notations and explains the system that most players use today.

Crushing the Scotch Game
National Master Steve Colding give a chess lesson on how to crush the Scotch Game. His article gives a little history and his video shows one of his games.

Trash Talking in Chess
Trash Talking in Chess is not new but who started it? Maybe it could be the subject of this video Legal De Kumuer

Franklin Knowles Young : Worst Chess Author of all Time
National Master Steve Colding, explores the exemplary badness of easily the worst chess author of all time, Franklin Knowles Young.

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
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 4 Knights Opening: Chess Snacks , Blunders and Traps
National Master Steve Colding (Mr.C) shows you that booby traps can exist in even the quietest of openings including the quiet the 4 Knights Opening

Professor Pownall’s Oversight Part 2
Part 2 of Professor Pownall’s Oversight by H.R. Wakefield brought to you by Chess for Children

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

How To Behave at the Chess-board
How to behave at the Chess-board is a book written by National Master Steve Colding about how his student Jonathan won a game by sitting.

Castling in Chess
This article is about castling. Its history, when and if you should do it and when and if you should attack a castled position.

Teach Your Child Chess In 10 Easy Lessons
In my book… I share with you the secrets of teaching children chess in a fun, effective and efficient way.

The Copycat Game – Part 2
The Copycat Game – Part 2 – Here is the continuation of the copycat Game -Part 1

J.R. Capablanca – Third World Chess Champ
My name is Capablanca and I was the 3rd World Chess Champion


Emmanuel Lasker
I am Emanuel Lasker and I was a German chess player, mathematician, and philosopher. I was World Chess Champion for 27 years.

Chess for Children Chess Comic
Chess Comic from Eerie Adventures #1 Published by Ziff- Davis

Chess Lesson: Attack the Uncastled King on F2 & F7
This chess lesson shows how to attack the f2/f7 square

3 minute chess lesson #1
Chess for Children’s new 3 minute chess lesson. Learn a lot quickly

Professor Pownall’s Oversight
Professor Pownwall’s Oversight is a spooky chess story about a man’s biggest blunder.

Attack the Uncastled King
Attack the King: Intro
One of the things we must decide when we attack the King is whether or not the King is castled.

Mikhail Tal – The Wizard of Chess
My name is Mikhail Tal and I…the eighth World Chess Champion from 1960 to 1961.


The General & The Kid
When General Winfield Scott went to play chess in New Orleans he got a little more than he bargained for…

Paulo Boi & the Devil
Paulo Boi plays a beautiful woman but when strange things begin to happen…

Philidor
Hi, my name is Philidor, I was a great chess-player and composer. Read about my life, my music and my chess.

The Copy Cat Game: Part 1
Jose Capablanca demonstrates in decisive manner why it is not a good idea to copy your opponents moves.

The First Chess Book
The First Chess Book:
Books in chess have always been a vital part of progress for a chess-player.