A Step Ahead Chess

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What are some benefits of playing chess 🤔 #astepaheadchess #chessmatters #chess #chessnotcheckers #checkmate

Happy Spring Chess Season! Registration is currently open for our winter chess sessions. Classes begin on April 18th, 2023, and end on June 22nd, 2023. Early registration ends on April 11th. 😊 🔗 to register: astepaheadchess.org/registration

Hey ASAC Family! Registration is currently open for our winter chess sessions. Classes begin on April 18th, 2023, and end on June 22nd, 2023.Early registration ends on April 11th. 🔗:astepaheadchess.org/registration #ASTEPAHEADCHESS #CHESS #CHECKMATE

Our recent trip to the K-8 State Championship was a huge success, and we're proud to have met our team point goal. Here's to many more wins to come. Thanks to all our students and parents for making this a memorable trip!

Hooray to yet another successful @chicagochessfnd Tournament! Be on the lookout 👀 because we will be sharing results from the tournament soon😊 #ASAC #CCF #ChicagoChessFoundation #AStepAheadChess #Chessnotcheckers #Chesstournament

Here at ASAC, we are always happy to ask the question, "Why Chess"🤔 Please take a quick look as we work to answer that question and understand the merits of this exciting game! #ASAC #ASTEPAHEADCHESS #CHESS #CHESSNOTCHECKERS

Weekly Chess Tip!😁 #ASAC #ASTEPAHEADCHESS #CHESS #CHESSNOTCHECKERS #VIRTUALLEARNING

Weekly Chess Joke😊 #ASAC #ASTEPAHEADCHESS #CHESS #CHESSNOTCHECKERS

Happy TBT!!!! This week's trip down memory lane takes us to 8.13.22's Chess Champ's tournament. Let's continue to celebrate our stormer's breaking NORMS🤞From more girls and POC in the game, the students you see here are the future of chess #ASAC #ASTEPAHEADCHESS #CHESS

Today's chess fact is about Dr. James McCune Smith. James McCune Smith was an American physician, abolitionist and first African American to hold a medical degree from the University of Glasgow in Scotland. He is also known for his elegant essay on the art of chess.😊 #ASAC

Maurice Ashley is a Jamaican-American chess player who earned the FIDE title of Grandmaster, which is said to make him the first Black person of this rank. However, Ashley himself challenges this idea, given the limited documented history of Black chess players. #ASAC #CHESS

"It's not a loss, it's a Lesson" -Coach Sorsby At ASAC, we emphasize that mistakes can be a learning opportunity. If you find yourself coming across a blunder, whether on the board or in line, remember that one makes it through life mistake-free😁 #ASAC #ASTEPAHEADCHESS #CHESS

Chess Joke✨ #ASAC #ASTEPAHEADCHESS #CHESS #CHESSNOTCHECKERS #VIRTUALLEARNING

Happy Black History Month!😊 Historically, there have been some 40 bona fide black chess masters. The earliest is Theophilus Thompson, who put together a book of chess problems (albeit not a very good one, to the taste of bookseller Fred Wilson). Copies of the book are rare.

This week's chess quote is brought to you by William Napier. William Ewart Napier was an American chess master of English birth. #ASAC #ASTEPAHEADCHESS #CHESS #CHESSNOTCHECKERS

Did you register? Make sure you mark your calender for this weekend’s Friends and Family Tournament! #ASAC #ASTEPAHEADCHESS #CHESS #CHESSNOTCHECKERS #VIRTUALLEARNING

This week's tip is a great lesson on space. The image from Chess.com shows White has more space than Black. The side with a space advantage controls more squares with more freedom to move their pieces. #ASAC #ASTEPAHEADCHESS #CHESS #CHESSNOTCHECKERS

Chess joke! Chess joke! Chess joke! #ASAC#ASTEPAHEADCHESS #CHESSNOTCHECKERS #CHESS #VIRTUALLEARNING

Happy TBT! Due to the chilling weather❄️, it feels pretty appropriate to take a trip done memory lane to a warmer time(8/12/22 to be exact). Please enjoy these pictures from ASAC's very own tournament😊 #ASAC #ASTEPAHEADCHESS #CHESS #CHESSNOTCHECKERS #VIRTUALLEARNING