What We Do

Since 2020, we have been on a journey of growth, providing free online chess education to kids aged 6 to 14. This year marks our 5th anniversary.

We keep the class size to 15 to encourage active class participation. So far, 667 children have benefited from our program, which has boosted their confidence, sharpened their strategic thinking and decision-making, and developed their interest in STEM. Many of them have become competitive tournament players.

In the spring of 2025, we introduced chess at the Chinese New Year celebration held at the Acton Chinese Language School. We continued providing monthly puzzles for students to practice and organized online chess tournaments each month to help students gain tournament experience.  

During the summer of 2025, we will offer a session from July 7 to July 27, which promises to be a valuable learning experience for all participants. 

The session consists of two beginner, two intermediate, and two advanced classes, and each class had six lessons. Seventy-Six students have enrolled in our program. Among them,

• 75% are boys, 25% are girls.
• 76% have some chess knowledge, and 24% have never played chess before. 
• 70% are new to our program.

On June 21, we celebrated chess at Fifer's Day Festival in Boxborough, where we attracted many newcomers as well as established chess players to our booth. 

On June 22, we held a Zoom orientation for enrolled students, providing them with details about our program and discussing the changes and improvements we have made this year. 

Furthermore, we will organize an in-person Awards Ceremony on August 9. This event will be a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the hard work and achievements of our students, and we hope everyone has a great time together. 

In the spring of 2024, we provided monthly puzzles for students to practice and organized monthly online chess tournaments to help them gain tournament experience. 

In addition, we have brought and coached our students to compete in local team chess tournaments. For example, our beginner students formed a U400 team to compete in the Winter Team Challenge in February 2024. It was their first USCF tournament, and we were so proud of them.

In the summer of 2024, we offered a session from 7/8/24 to 7/28/24, which was a great learning experience for all our participants.

The session consisted of two beginner, two intermediate, and two advanced classes, and each class had six lessons. Sixty-nine students enrolled in our program. Among them,

• 70% were boys, 30% were girls
• 83% had some chess knowledge
• 35% were new to our program

On 6/23, we held a Zoom orientation for enrolled students. It provided an opportunity for students to learn more details about our program, and it also allowed us to discuss the changes and improvements we've made this year.

Furthermore, we organized an in-person Awards Ceremony on 8/4. This event was a great opportunity to celebrate the hard work and achievements of our students, and we had a great time together.

In the fall and winter of 2024, we brought chess to local communities by engaging in Westwood Day, along with organizing fundraising events. Additionally, we provided monthly puzzles for students to practice and organized online chess tournaments each month to help them gain tournament experience.

In the spring of 2023, we continued providing monthly puzzles for students to practice and organizing monthly online chess tournaments to help students gain tournament experience and prepare them for real chess tournaments.

In the summer of 2023, we offered one session from 7/5/23 - 8/15/23.

The session consisted of three beginner, two intermediate, and two advanced classes, and each class had six lessons. 162 students from MA, AZ, NH, RI, TN, TX, and WA enrolled in our program. Among them,

• 72% were boys, 28% were girls
• 81% had some chess knowledge
• 70% were new to our program

On 6/25, we organized a Parent & Students Orientation Zoom meeting to introduce our program and instructors to registered parents and students. 

In addition, we held an In-person Awards Ceremony on 8/12 to celebrate the achievement of our students and practice problem-solving skills such as simul with instructors and competing in a blitz tournament.

In the fall and winter of 2023, we continued to provide monthly puzzles for students to practice and organize monthly online chess tournaments to help students gain tournament experience.

In the summer of 2022, we offered one session from 7/5/22 - 8/15/22.

The session consisted of five beginner, three intermediate, and two advanced levels, and each level had six lessons. 171 students from MA, NH, ID, GA, and TN enrolled in our program. Among them,

• 63% were boys, 37% were girls
• 75% had some chess knowledge
• 78% were new to our program

On 6/27, we organized a Parent-Teacher Zoom meeting to introduce our program and instructors to registered parents and students.

In addition, we held an In-person Awards Ceremony on 8/21 to celebrate the achievement of our students and practice problem-solving skills by working on tactics puzzles, simul with Grand Master, and competing in a blitz tournament. Our students had a lot of fun together.

In the fall and winter of 2022, we provided monthly puzzles for students to practice and organized monthly online chess tournaments to help students gain tournament experience and prepare them for competing in the future.

In the summer of 2021, we offered one session from 7/5/21 - 8/15/21.

The session consisted of three beginner, three intermediate, and two advanced levels, and each level had six lessons. 76 students enrolled in our free program and gained hands-on experience learning and improving their chess knowledge and skills. We also organized tactics competitions and online chess tournaments in the intermediate and advanced classes, and students loved them.

In the summer of 2020, we held two sessions in the summer of 2020, one from 7/6/20 to 7/24/20 and the other from 8/3/20 to 8/21/20.

Each session offered two beginner and two intermediate levels and six classes in each level. 129 students virtually participated in our program and learned how to play chess. We had a lot of fun together during the pandemic lockdown.

In the fall of 2020, we offered one session from 10/5/20 - 11/15/20.

The session had two beginner and two intermediate levels, each consisting of six lessons. 60 students joined our program, discovered how to play chess, and sharpened their chess skills.