Summer vacation brings ample free time and during this time you can do a lot of things — create or make crafts, do online courses, learn languages and learn how to play a board game that you haven’t played before.

Today, we will learn how to play chess on a website, www.chesskid.com, that makes the game simple and fun to learn.

The website is super fun with animations that you would love to see and learn from. Once you open the site, listen to the introduction from Pawn (one of the chess’ piece). You can learn about other pieces of chess and their functions and all the dos and don’ts of the game in similar cute animations from the pane given at the right side of the homepage with the Rook, King, Bishop, Knight, Pawn and Queen.

And when you think you have understood enough from the introduction, you can start the game by creating a free account. Then click the ‘Take your first lesson’ at the left side of the page, the new page opens with a chess board where you are asked to choose your gender, name and player picture.

Apart from that, you can access videos, puzzles and, of course, chess games against other children from around the world. The site boasts a fully curated curriculum, video content and a level progression system that keeps you motivated to keep improving and moving up. So whether you are an eager knight or an experienced queen, you will notice an immediate difference in your over-the-board quality and game results!

More importantly, learning chess will give you skills that you can take throughout your life like strategy, tactics, creativity, perseverance and calculated risk-taking. The website is great for it provides brain-stimulating challenges and hours of entertainment against computer robots or other kids online. So don’t waste the precious time learn and master this board game in a super easy and fun way.

Master the royal game of chess and become an all time winner at www.chesskid.com

Published in Dawn, Young World, June 9th, 2019

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