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At the All-Girls Chess club we are developing critical thinking skills and building self-confidence which will serve them well in all future endeavors. Each chess move contributes practice at determining what makes a positive choice in accumulating an advantage and avoiding a pitfall on the board and in life. The small accumulation of advantage is what creates winning positions. These girls are winners and are learning to win even bigger.
With so many possibilities, no one can always make the best choice. Not even chess grandmasters. Sometimes you must consider making the right moves from an inferior position. With practice and study, our Chess Queens are prepared to overcome small setbacks and achieve better positions in every aspect of life.
UPCOMING EVENT
2024 KCF All-Girls Nationals Championship, April 12-14
Hyatt Regency McCormick Place
2233 S Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr
Chicago, IL 60616
HR: $184 single/double/triple/quad
Click the link below to find out about our upcoming tournaments.
Girls Chess Club starts back July 16th!
For girls in grades 1-8.
Meets on alternating Sundays between 9:30 pm -11:00pm.
Next meeting July 16th and July 30th
Come back for more information about Girls Chess Club II
The Queens of Chess of Kings County are developing critical thinking skills and building self-confidence which will serve them well in all future endeavors. Each chess move contributes practice at determining what makes a positive choice in accumulating an advantage and avoiding a pitfall on the board and in life. The small accumulation of advantage is what creates winning positions. These girls are winners and are learning to win even bigger.
With so many possibilities, no one can always make the best choice. Not even chess grandmasters. Sometimes you must consider making the right moves from an inferior position. With practice and study, our Chess Queens are prepared to overcome small setbacks and achieve better positions in every aspect of life.
Wednesdays
Meetings scheduled at varying locations in Brooklyn, NY
6:30 pm - 7:45 pm
This blog will chronicle information of general interest as well as specific to girls and achievement not only in chess but in other endeavors. Here we will explore the potential for chess to complement personal, academic and professional development.
Winning Chess Puzzles For Kids Volume 2 is a fun and instructive workbook for children ages 7 to 13. Full of imaginative drawings, it combines standard chess problems with a variety of insightful chess-related puzzles. Slightly more advanced than Volume 1, its aim is to further develop a student s tactical skills. The main part of the book consists of exercise sheets with more than 1000 positions, covering basic mates and simple tactics such as forks, pins, and discovered checks. There are also 100 pages of additional material with names like Lily s Puzzlers, Switcheroos, Who's The Goof, Chess Mazes, and Double Whammys. This book can be studied by itself or used as a supplement to the author s earlier works: Winning Chess Strategy For Kids and Winning Chess Exercises For Kids. Taken together, they make a complete course of instruction for the aspiring player.
Enna is a girl who doesn't believe in herself and often utters the phrase "I can't do that!"
One night in a dream she sees all the possible future versions of herself, discovering that she can be any of those versions with time, knowledge and dedication. She develops a growth mindset throughout her journey and instead of saying "I can't do that," she learns to say "I can't do that YET!”.
Codes can carry big secrets! Throughout history, lots of good guys and lots of bad guys have used codes to keep their messages under wraps. This fun and flippable nonfiction features stories of hidden treasures, war-time maneuverings, and contemporary hacking as well as explaining the mechanics behind the codes in accessible and kid friendly forms. Sidebars call out activities that invite the reader to try their own hand at cracking and crafting their own secret messages. This is the launch of an exciting new series that invites readers into a STEM topic through compelling historical anecdotes, scientific backup, and DIY projects.
An entertaining and eye-opening look at the power of the "gonna get it done"mindset. Amelia is her name and conquering new challenges is her game! She's an up-for-any-adventure second-grader who's eager to try new things, provided nothing can go wrong. She takes up skateboarding with gusto and feverishly builds a swing set for her kid brother. But at the first sign of trouble- tumbling off her skateboard and whacking her thumb with a hammer-she's done. Her confidence shattered, Amelia frets she's a failure. But after a little self-reflection and some loving advice from dear-old Dad, Amelia learns she needs a "gonna get it done" mindset. With her new outlook, she discovers success has many definitions... more than she ever imagined.
What makes this book different from the many other tactics books on the market is that it was written by a classroom teacher for other teachers. All the pages are formatted with a heading and perforated for easy use. Materials in this book have been arranged to teach chess tactics in a progressive fashion (How often do your students overlook simple mates?) and the ability to search for good moves. Young students need to learn how to add layers to the depth and width of their search, hence the orderly increase in difficulty of the problems presented.
The ultimate guide for unleashing students’ potential through creative lessons, empowering messages and innovative teaching. The Growth Mindset Coach provides all you need to foster a growth mindset classroom, including:
Studies show that growth mindsets result in higher test scores, improved grades and more in-class involvement. When your students understand that their intelligence is not limited, they succeed like never before. With the tools in this book, you can motivate your students to believe in themselves and achieve anything.
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