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Limited-time offer for chess coaches
Chessity
on Jan 15, 2017 
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1558 0 We have exciting news for chess coaches, teachers and children around the world. 2017 will be the year in which new chess heroes are created. Thanks to our continued...
Who is your chess hero? (#chesshero)
Today, we officially launched our #ChessHero campaign! (We’ve already done some warming-up, so you may have noticed). There’s a champion in everyone and chess...
Take up the Chessity Diploma Challenge
Chessity
on Jan 11, 2017, updated Dec 3, 2019 1449 0
1449 0 Starting with chess in school is easy: take up the Chessity Diploma Challange.The Diploma Challenge is designed to help children learn the basics of chess and to int...
Why the Tata Steel Chess Tournament is so special
The Tata Steel Chess Tournament is coming up! The event in Wijk aan Zee (Holland), to which Chessity is a partner, is famously known as the 'Wimbledon of chess'.&nbs...
Chessity at the London Chess Conference
We are excited to share that we are participating in this year’s London Chess Conference (10-12 December), on its three-day exploration of the didactics of c...
Meet Chessity’s teaching bots: your one-on-one chess tutor
One-to-one tutoring has long been thought the most effective approach to chess teaching, or any teaching for that matter. In a traditional classroom or group setting, how...
World Champ Match Round 8: Brave Magnus vs Victorious Sergey
The World Championship Match 2016 between Norwegian World Champion IGM Magnus Carlsen and Russian challenger IGM Sergey Karjakin is taking on a new load of excitement. Af...
Chess can rescue a kid from academic failure (the story behind Chessity)
As Chessity celebrates its 5th anniversary, read the story of founder Janton van Apeldoorn. His personal history explains Chessity’s origin and mission.
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A better Chessity to celebrate our 5th anniversary
Chessity
on Nov 11, 2016 2153 2
2153 2 Today is Chessity’s 5th birthday. As we mark this milestone, it’s you we want to celebrate. That’s why we have a special present for you. With our bigge...
Carlsen or Karjakin: who wins the World Championship 2016?
Yesterday I visited the Max Euwe Centre in Amsterdam in order to give a lecture on the upcoming World Championship match between Magnus Carlsen and challenger Sergey Karj...
Why It Is Good To Make Mistakes
Doing is learning and making mistakes is part of the process. More than that: mistakes are a good thing! This is a key concept of Chessity: 'productive failure', making m...
4 Must Know Steps to Avoid Blundering in Chess
Blundering is painful
It happens to everyone - even the best players in the world. One of the worst feelings in chess is when you make a game changing blunder and you ca...
How To Re-Energize Your Chess Teaching With 21st Century Tools
You love chess. You love introducing kids to chess. But more often than you like, your chess classes drain your energy.
You know the feeling, don’t you?
You've pr...
Don't be selfish, share your pieces!
"Don't be selfish, share your pieces? Well here we go!"
No, I don’t mean that you should give your pieces away immediately, but you should try and sacrifice once, ...
Knight Level: It was fun, indeed it was!
I'm a third-grade student, and school takes a break for a week! How should I spend this first free week of my school year? Gaming, sporting, doing nothing, or... finishin...
