Let's Celebrate National Chess Day!

ChessKid is pleased to celebrate National Chess Day! We want to share the joy of chess with all the world so we are unlocking our Gold features for a whole week! Unlimited lessons! Unlimited Puzzles! Unlimited Bots! Unlimited Videos for 7 days!

Starts October 8th!

CHESSKID UNLOCKED- Let everyone play!

Upgrade to Gold and Save!

In addition to unlocking FREE GOLD, we will be offering a special discount on one-year GOLD memberships to ChessKid.com. By using promo code UNLOCK2022, you can get $10 USD off, giving you unlimited access to tactics, lessons, videos and more for a year!

First annual "ChessKid National Chess Day" Tournament

Live-streamed!

Want to celebrate National Chess Day? If you do, then you might want to spend the day playing in our first annual "ChessKid National Chess Day" Tournament!  

To join, simply log in to your ChessKid account and make sure you're a part of the ChessKid Official Club. Click on ‘Play vs Kid’ and look for the "ChessKid National Chess Day" Tournament on the right side menu. Make sure to click on “JOIN”. 

Tournament Details

When: Saturday, October 8th at 8:00 am PT/ 11:00 am ET/ 4:00 pm UK/ 5:00 pm CET

Time Control: 6 Round Swiss System with a time control of 5min +3sec increment.

Prizes: The top 100 players in this event will receive three months of FREE Gold membership and the top 10 players will receive a full year of FREE Gold membership! 
Also, a new chess book for kids is being released on National Chess Day, by Victoria Winifred, called “The Princess, the Knight, and the Lost God: A Chess Story”. 25 lucky players will get a free Amazon gift card to receive a copy.

Fair Play

ChessKid expects that all children and their families will abide by the rules governing fair play. Both the child and the parent/guardian will have to agree to our fair play policies when registering for the event.

This is what will be agreed to upon registering for the event:

• ChessKid will run this event with the highest level of integrity and ethics. All players must play fairly and use good sportsmanship.
• We strictly forbid cheating of all kinds. ChessKid will use its own algorithms to monitor games and also will manually analyze select games at its discretion.
• All of your moves must be your own. You will not get help from anyone or anything else, including coaches, friends, parents, chess engines, or any other software of any kind.
• You will also not have a phone, tablet, or any other electronic device in the same room.
• You are only allowed to have one browser tab open and no other programs running on your computer. Violating this rule is a “technical forfeiture” and you will be disqualified, with no chance at prizes.
• You agree that ChessKid will make the final determination on any fair play issue.
• If you violate the ChessKid Fair Play Policy, then ChessKid will close your account and label it as having violated the Fair Play Policy.
• If you are not willing to agree to the above policies, you will not be allowed to play in the event.

Technical Details

• All games will be played on ChessKid.com's live server. Just make sure to join the ChessKid Official Club to participate!
• Each section will be open for kids to 'join' the tournament about 30 minutes before the first round. Here's a video on how a child joins a live tournament on ChessKid. If you try to join after the starting time, you may not be able to play. It is required that you 'join' before the tournament starting time.
• ChessKid highly encourages playing on a laptop/desktop computer and not a tablet. Wifi is usually stronger and the site functions better. If you can plug in to an ethernet port, that is best. The reality of online play, even with the world champion, is that Wifi failures can impact an online tournament.
• If you must play on a tablet, the web site version is the only way (opening a browser on your device). The app will not work for this.
• Preferred browsers are Chrome, Firefox, or Safari.
• Clearing your browser's cache before the tournament is another great protective measure.
• If you experience issues in the middle of the game or the tournament, clicking 'refresh' on your browser is the first thing to do. If you 'refresh' in the middle of a game, it will never kick you out of the game and can only help.
• Two kids cannot play at the same time on the same device.

For any questions about the event, please email [email protected]

Hour of Chess Week starts on National Chess Day!

Looking for a great way to kick off your school's chess club this year? 'Hour of Chess Week' is back this fall, just in time to celebrate National Chess Day! Whether your school is meeting in person or virtually (or a combination), 'Hour of Chess Week' is a fun way to connect your students with each other and to the benefits of chess!

All schools taking part will go in the draw to win a main prize worth up to $5,000 USD (500 annual ChessKid Gold memberships) as well as three more prize packages of 20 ChessKid Gold memberships (a $700 USD value). Click here to see how to join.