Hey Jims, that's great! I teach chess in the public and private school systems here in San Francisco. find a safe Internet site for my kids to join is sometimes a problem. It is good to know that you have a program. I checked out your link and it looks great. Thanks for the posting and I'll spread the word!
A Free and Safe Chess Club For Kids (Hosted on ChessKid.com)
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I am glad to hear that the ChessKid.com site is working for you. It's really hard to find a site that is safe for kids. By safe, I mean the chat and commentary/forum areas. I think you're going to improve your game so much by becoming involved with a chess group. My game improved greatly after I started teaching. The great thing about teaching chess is that it forces you to explain complex idea in the simplest of terms. Too often, we read a chess book, playing through the examples and thinking we fully understand them. Then when asked by another chess player for a brief explanation of what we've learned, we find it difficult to present the information. Teaching is the fastest way to improve. Keep us posted about how your club is doing!
Hi Jim, Just read your post. I have a 10 year old who is looking for playing games in long duration format (45 mins and above).
Its really difficult to find opponents for anything beyond 30 mins at chess.com.
Please let me know if this is possible to play such games at your club.
Thanks,
Raghav
(update: club is short of 1300 mmbers (stupendouscheese from ckid))
how old are you?