Folsom Chess Academy

Trying out something new on facebook - we'll post situations from actual games I see my students play. Here is a puzzle to solve - Black to play. What is the best move for Black at this stage?

We are hiring again.

Folsom Chess Academy is hiring for various positions. We are looking for part-time tutors to teach chess to kids at local elementary schools. We will provide our teachers with syllabus, teaching plan and training to assure their success with our program. If you know the rules of playing chess, and have a strong passion for working with kids (grades 2-5) in an elementary school location, have a valid means of transportation and more essentially, have a pleasing attitude and an intention to excel in your job assignment, please contact us with your resume. You may email your resume to folsom.chess.academy at gmail.com

Happy Holidays and Wish you a very happy new year 2016. By popular demand, we are preparing to open yet another series of sessions for our Level 2 of the chess curriculum. Level 2 is ideal for beginners and early intermediate players who have just mastered the rules for each piece, and are looking to further their knowledge in chess. Please let us know asap if you are interested - enrollment is on a first-come-first-serve basis only.

We have started operations on September 7th, and in two days, we are almost on the verge of closing enrollment for our first batch of students. We'll start enrolling for the next batch soon. Please enroll at http://folsomchessacademy.wix.com/chess and we'll contact you as soon as the second batch opens up.

Announcement: Folsom Chess Academy is happy to announce commencement of operations from September 9, 2015. We intend to use the first 10 days for book-keeping and getting our house in order and our first class starts on Sep 19, 2015. Enrollment: To enroll in the Folsom Chess Academy, please visit us at our website at http://folsomchessacademy.wix.com/chess and we’ll get in touch with you. ... Help Us: Please help us in spreading the word about our academy and it does not cost you a dime. Please like our facebook page and your like could introduce our academy and the game of chess to a budding chess player.