New England Chess School

New England Chess School NECS operates chess camps, and local chess clubs year round. Visit our site today to sign up for a chess class!

If you're looking to sharpen your intelligence by learning the art of chess, you've come to the right place. Founded in 2015, New England Chess School offers camps, classes, and clubs to people of all ages and skill levels. Our classes focus on tournament participation and team building. Classes include a lecture, supervised playtime, and occasional homework assignments to supplement in-class lear

ning. Additionally, group lessons consist of looking at games, puzzles, and strategies in all stages of the chess game. Whether you want to learn basic strategy or develop your tournament tactics, New England Chess can help.

Unlike other children who spend their days studying in school, watching TV or playing cricket in the park, Aarit Kapil s...
06/17/2026

Unlike other children who spend their days studying in school, watching TV or playing cricket in the park, Aarit Kapil spends his time competing against chess grandmasters. The 10-year-old kid from New Delhi has already got his first IM norm in Menorca Open 2026 and how he achieved that is causing waves in chess circles around the world...

Visit our website to keep reading: https://chessne.com/blog/aarit-kapil-10-years-old-already-beating-grandmasters/

Chess is not merely about making moves but it’s also about knowing when to ponder and when to go with instinct. If you’v...
06/12/2026

Chess is not merely about making moves but it’s also about knowing when to ponder and when to go with instinct. If you’ve found yourself pondering over a chessboard while the clock ticks, deliberating over whether you should analyze a position for 20 minutes or simply make a move, then you know this choice is essential. Scientifically speaking, it has been proven that the decision to contemplate or not is equally crucial as the move itself...

Visit our website to keep reading: https://chessne.com/blog/science-of-chess-when-to-think-when-to-move/

Let’s talk a about Vaishali Rameshbabu who recently won the FIDE Women’s Candidates Tournament 2026, scoring 8.5/14 (+5−...
05/12/2026

Let’s talk a about Vaishali Rameshbabu who recently won the FIDE Women’s Candidates Tournament 2026, scoring 8.5/14 (+5−2=7), in Cyprus. With this success, she secured herself the right to compete for the title of World Champion against current holder Ju Wenjun this year.

The coolness and accuracy of Vaishali’s style of playing were once again highlighted in her last-round encounter with Kateryna Lagno, where Vaishali played White and squeezed the game from her opponent using her white pieces...

Visit our website to keep reading: https://chessne.com/blog/meet-vaishali-rameshbabu-24-year-old-woman-grandmaster-woman-candidates-winner/

Sindarov Javokhir has done it! This 20-year-old Uzbekistani grandmaster claimed victory at the Candidates’ tournament of...
05/06/2026

Sindarov Javokhir has done it! This 20-year-old Uzbekistani grandmaster claimed victory at the Candidates’ tournament of 2026 in Cyprus ahead of schedule. He had won six games and drew eight to seal his place as challenger to the current world champion, D Gukesh, with a game still to go.

Starting from the very first round, the tournament became very interesting. Fabiano Caruana won an exciting game in the endgame position from Hikaru Nakamura, while Javokhir Sindarov and R Praggnanandhaa won their first games of the tournament. However, it was Sindarov who managed to impress everyone by making a record-fast start in the history of the Candidates, collecting 3.5/4 points...

Visit our website to keep reading: https://chessne.com/blog/sindarovs-big-win-at-candidates-sets-up-gukesh-clash/

Theory in chess is the collective knowledge that we have gathered over the centuries. It is the body of knowledge that h...
04/29/2026

Theory in chess is the collective knowledge that we have gathered over the centuries. It is the body of knowledge that helps us to develop our pieces in the opening stage of the game, build our plans in the middlegame, and follow precise rules in the endgame. It is clean and logical and is usually laid out in books or databases that make it seem obvious.

The reality of practice is rather different. It is the time when the clock is running against us, when we are tired and when our opponents are making every attempt to make things complicated. The difference between theory and practice is that theory is what we know and practice is what we can actually do...

Visit our website to keep reading: https://chessne.com/blog/the-difference-between-theory-and-practice-in-chess/

Many parents wish to install confidence in their children when it comes to math, and many methods of doing this create a...
04/21/2026

Many parents wish to install confidence in their children when it comes to math, and many methods of doing this create anxiety in kids. Chess, however, is a fun and organic way to develop math skills. Studies done in recent years indicate that playing chess actually enhances skills that children use when it comes to math, such as logic, pattern recognition, memory, and problem-solving...

Visit our website to keep reading: https://chessne.com/blog/how-chess-builds-math-confidence-in-kids-a-real-life-case-study/

The 2026 FIDE Candidates Tournament is now underway in Cyprus, and the chess world is abuzz with excitement. This is the...
04/16/2026

The 2026 FIDE Candidates Tournament is now underway in Cyprus, and the chess world is abuzz with excitement. This is the tournament that will crown the challenger to the reigning World Champion, Dommaraju Gukesh, later this year. For chess players, coaches, and fans, the Candidates is not just another tournament. For them, it is the gateway to history, where reputation is put to the test, and champions are made...

Visit our website to keep reading: https://chessne.com/blog/2026-fide-candidates-tournament-who-will-face-gukesh/

There will be no classes next week. Enjoy April Recess!
04/13/2026

There will be no classes next week. Enjoy April Recess!

Castling is generally the king’s best insurance policy. It puts him in a safe place behind the pawns, and the rook gets ...
04/10/2026

Castling is generally the king’s best insurance policy. It puts him in a safe place behind the pawns, and the rook gets to join the action for a change. However, the catch is that castling can become the worst move under certain circumstances...

Visit our website to keep reading: https://chessne.com/blog/4-times-you-should-not-castle-in-chess/

Many parents are concerned about what activities can help their child stand out for university admissions. Among the few...
03/31/2026

Many parents are concerned about what activities can help their child stand out for university admissions. Among the few activities that help students improve their academic performance, discipline, leadership skills, and a special personal story is chess. Universities want to admit students who can think critically, solve problems, and commit to long-term goals. These are all qualities that are naturally fostered through the game of chess.

In this blog, we will discuss how chess helps improve university applications, backed by research and a true story about a young chess prodigy who got into MIT...

Visit our website to keep reading: https://chessne.com/blog/how-chess-opens-doors-to-top-universities-the-chess-prodigy-who-entered-mit/

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50 Kearney Road
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Tuesday 9am - 7pm
Wednesday 9am - 7pm
Thursday 9am - 7pm
Friday 9am - 7pm
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