Chess Instruction for Kids

Join us for chess instruction @ the Library! You will have a blast! Play with your friends, and make new ones!

Beginners to advanced players are welcome to attend.

Program is intended for children in Kindergarten – Grade 5, but children in higher grades are welcome to attend.

Chess sets will be provided, but children are welcome to bring their own if they wish.

The program will be moderated by Ian Harris. Mr. Harris is a National Chess Master and three-time Connecticut State Champion with over 10 years of experience teaching chess. In 2020, he founded RedBandit Chess, a company dedicated to providing high quality instruction with the goal of using chess as a way to develop students’ Executive Functions.

Registration required.  A limit of 20 children for the program.  Please register on the website.

*Masks optional