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Setting an Intention for 2023: Play More Chess!
Happy New Year! It’s 2023, and we know many of you are already hard at work accomplishing your New Year’s resolutions. The tradition of starting the new year with self-improvement in mind actually dates back over 4000 years to ancient Babylon. Just like our forebears,...
Clip and Clop Save the Holidays
It was late December in Chesslandia and that meant King Chomper and Queen Bella’s gift-a-thon was coming soon! Every year, the king and queen would ride a rook around the kingdom, hand-delivering presents to one and all. “Are you ready to go?” Queen Bella asked as she...
The FIRST Black Grandmaster shares his secret
Grandmaster Maurice Ashley is a living legend. The first Black American Grandmaster, he's been an inspiring ambassador for chess throughout his illustrious career. GM Ashley recently took to the airwaves with a powerful message about the many benefits of chess and how...
How Chess Can Reverse Academic Setbacks
On October 24th, the U.S. Department of Education announced that American public school students regressed sharply in math and reading scores between 2019 and 2022. The data, known as the "Nation's Report Card," wasn't wholly surprising; COVID-19 has caused widespread...
Earl the Squirrel’s Halloween Chess Challenge
It was Halloween night in Chesslandia and Clip and Clop were getting ready to go trick-or-treating with the pawns! They put the finishing touches on their dinosaur costumes and galloped outside. “I hope we get treats!” Clip neighed. “Especially my favorite: candy...
My child begs to play Story Time Chess
Parents the world over love Story Time Chess because it brings families together and offers a brain-boosting challenge that kids can’t get enough of. But don’t just take our word for it. Read on to see what a few of our many satisfied customers have to say about Story...
International Day of the Girl!
In 2012, the United Nations dedicated October 11th as the International Day of the Girl to promote girls' empowerment and bring awareness to the human rights that still aren't granted to all girls everywhere. As educators, we believe that every child deserves respect,...
Story Time History: Hispanic American Players Who Changed the Game
Every day, the game of chess is played with gusto and brilliance by people all over the world, especially in Spanish-speaking countries and Hispanic communities here in the United States. Right now, millions of Americans are observing National Hispanic American...
Our co-founder’s interview with Good Morning Arizona
We'd like to thank Good Morning Arizona for sitting down with our CEO and co-founder Jon Sieber to chat about Story Time Chess. They dove deep on all the ways our award-winning game set can benefit your child academically, socially, creatively, and more! Check out the...
Introducing…Story Time Learning! Tricky Subjects Made Simple Through Stories
Way back in 2006, our co-founder Tyler Schwartz found himself in a bit of a jam. After teaching chess in New York City for several years, he’d landed a gig at a prestigious preschool in Lower Manhattan. It was the first time he’d ever introduced three-year-olds to the...