Blog entries matching: chess
How to successfully get schools hooked on chess in just one hour
Chessity
on Jan 25, 2019 9566 3
Do you want to introduce chess to your local school? Do you want children and teachers to experience how fun and easy it is to learn chess with Chessity? Or would you lik...
It's raining chess certificates in São Paulo
by catamara1 on Jan 2, 2019 5512 4
After a year of hard work, students from Colégio Catamarã (São Paulo, Brazil) are awarded Chessity Certificates. Students who are in the same class r...
Chessity diplomas at the Santa Cruz School
by santacruz1 on Jan 1, 2019, updated Jan 2, 2019 1931 7
The Santa Cruz School in São Paulo, Brazil, adopted "Chessity" for the chess class. Students learn Chess with joy and receive diplomas each time they reach a...
Why all Formula 1 drivers should play chess
by JacquelineW on Mar 23, 2017 4779 3
When three-time Formula One World Champion Lewis Hamilton was asked to name a second favorite sport, the Mercedes driver's answer surprised many: "Do you know that I have...
Why It Is Good To Make Mistakes
by JacquelineW on Nov 2, 2016 4015 0
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
by Katerina on Oct 29, 2016 21484 4
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...
Don't be selfish, share your pieces!
by lennartm on Oct 17, 2016 1308 0
"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, ...