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 Notation – A History

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

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.

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.

How To Behave at the Chess-board

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

Castling

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

Emmanuel Lasker

Chess for Children article on Emmanuel Lasker 2nd World Champ

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