New Year, New Experiences! Recap 2023, Welcome 2024
Happy New Year, ChessKids! We've had such an amazing year filled with incredible growth and success, with so many exciting events and collaborations. Recap the best of 2023 and look ahead to what's to come in 2024.
2023 Highlights
2023 kicked off with the grand final of the ChessKid European Team Festival—Team Turkey for the win! This was one of our largest events, with over 100 kids from 40 countries competing.
Continuing our efforts to support rising chess players, we've hosted several annual events, including the ChessKid Girls USA Championship, Youth Speed Chess Championship, and All-Star Finals.
We've also teamed up with older chess personalities and colleges to help promote chess of all ages. The first of the 'generation battles' started with the ChessKid Stars vs. Streamers series, including Fausti vs. GothamChess, expanding to Harvard vs. ChessKid.
As one of our goals, we continue to strive to grow the game of chess among young people, releasing many new chess resources and features, including infographics, the "Beginners' Guide to Chess" ebook, and new bots to help make learning the game more entertaining.
2024 Chess Goals
What better way to ring in the new year than by setting chess goals you want to achieve?
Here are some of ChessKid's new year goals:
- Welcome a new ChessKid Ambassador program to expand the game among ChessKids worldwide.
- Roll out even more new bots to make learning chess fun and exciting!
- Give ChessKid TV a glow-up, giving new up-and-coming ChessKids more moments in the spotlight.
- Gear up for more epic tournaments, including the inaugural ChessKid National Festival K-8 Tournament in Charlotte, NC.
- Dive into chess adventures with Online Summer Camps – fostering fun, learning, and new achievements!
Experience ChessKid National Festival
The ChessKid National Festival is almost here! Grab your tickets and join one of the largest chess festivals in Charlotte, NC, taking place during President's Day weekend.
Experience chess with family and friends! Play K-8 tournaments, bughouse, blitz, and more. Meet and battle top chess masters and learn tactics with the legendary GM Judit Polgar. There may even be a surprise guest appearance by two very popular chess sisters!
(Early-bird sale ends January 15, 2024)
Thank you all for the tremendous support and love of chess. Here's to making 2024 one of the best years yet!
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