CFK in the spotlight
"Thank you for such a wonderful program. It is amazing to see Adam, at age 7, strategize as he learns to play the game. What you are teaching goes beyond the game of chess, it impacts the way the kids learn.
Keep up the great work!
--Connie Kane,
Penngrove Elementary Parent
"CHESS FOR KIDS has really helped improve my daughter's ability to focus, and improved her self-confidence!"
-- Sylvia Matthews, Cali parent.
"Hi Jolie!
My kids had a fabulous time today!! What a great tournament and a nice turn out too! Good job to you and your chess club partners. We appreciate getting to be involved in such an enriching opportunity
Thank you,
--Tracy and Riley and Averie Schmuhl
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Our Chess Teachers
All CHESS FOR KIDS instructors have participated in a training program consisting of shadowing a fully qualified instructor during actual classroom sessions, conducting lessons at our Friday evening chess classes, and attended a training program conducted by a Master level chess instructor.
- Marc Hayman
- Paul Gallegos
- Richard Gentner
- David E. Hill
- Sue Greer
- Mark Barlow
- Eddie Rosenthal
- Mitch Thomas
- Sabe Levy
- Peter van Gorder
- Gary Friedman
- Misha Lipatov
Growing CHESS FOR KIDS together
Any input or suggestions are welcome. For charitable donations or corporate sponsorship, please contact us at 527-6427. All donations are tax deductible, and will directly fund opportunities for children to learn chess.
"A student that I have watched attend the Chess for kids workshops for
several months played me in a simultaneous game with several other
students. He came the closest out of all the kids, some of them several
years older, to beating me. After class, I told his mother this and how
impressed I was with his evolving ability. She thought that chess was
something he liked to do after school, but had no idea he was good at it.
I know of one thing certain in this uncertain world: the look of pride in
a mothers eyes."
Recent Photo Gallery
(with for sale photos)
All Girls Chess Tornament
-Steve Aja (707) 577-8660
Chess News
Our News Page features syndicated column feeds from around the globe and from the New Yort Times, plus additional local news stories that chess children and chess adults will want to go to catch up on the latest chess news.
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Inspiring chess stories from CFK instructors:
"I just taught my 6 year old niece to play chess. The family kept saying.. "I don't know, she's still pretty young!" I said, "Don't worry, she'll understand what she understands and we won't go any faster than that". We played for over 4 hours! I thought "Should I bring out the Demo board for one student?" and I did, I brought it out and gave her the full works - she loved it! Loved the "big teaching board". She even wanted to know about the letters and numbers on the side and then had Heather and I play a game with each other on the Demo board and insisted that we call our moves out loud using the algebraic system so that she could then move the pieces on the demo board for us (she likes to play "teacher")".
Register for classes and Tournaments online
Now accepting NEW schools for
2012-2013 school year
Call 527-6427 or email
jolie.chessforkids@gmail.com
for more information
Save the dates!
• February 11, 2012 - All Girls' Chess Tournament
• May 12, 2012 - All Scholastic Chess Tournament
Previous Tournament Results
April 30, 2011 (3rd Annual)
Join us at the Wednesday Night Market starting May through August 2012
from 5-8:30 each week!
Rohnert Park Friday evening chess IN session. Click here to sign up.
CHESS FOR KIDS has taught in over 70 schools throughout Sonoma County:
CHESS FOR KIDS offers after school chess classes in various schools throughout Sonoma County. Please see our list of participating schools. If you are interested in a program at your site, please contact us at (707) 527-6427
CHESS SETS MAKE GREAT GIFTS!
If you order at Wholesale Chess, through our website, Chess For Kids will receive non-profit points towards the cost of chess equipment for our program. We recommend the "Club" style chess sets. They have a vinyl mat board with the notation letters and numbers that reinforces what we teach. The sets come in different colors with handy carrying bags. The best deal are the sets that come with the "Missing Piece Guarantee". They will replace up to 7 pieces FREE per color. Themed chess sets, such as dragons or characters, sometimes are difficult to determine which piece is which....so think ahead for the holidays, and help CHESS FOR KIDS grow:)
Chess Sets make greate gifts year round.
Jimmy Lively from Spain playing chess with Instructor Marc Hayman at the 2010 Wednesday Night Market
The Tin Man and Dorothy at the 2011 Wednesday Night Farmers Market
