We are a group of chess enthusiasts who help people in the Kansas City area build community and develop their chess skills.

Upcoming Events

Mondays - KC Knights Causal Play, 6:00 - 8:00, Johnson County Central Resource Library. First Monday of the month is Chess group exercise.April 26 - 1st Topeka Open
Register HereMay 15 - KC Knights End of School Free Tournament.
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We have consolidated various club and organization websites to find events within driving distance of the Kansas City area on the right. Not all of these events are sponsored by us, but we hope you will find something that catches your eye. Details for each event are in the event description.

Help Me Get Better

Casual Play: We have free casual chess every Monday at the JoCo Central Resource Library where we get together to play. All skill levels are welcome.Free Tournaments: Fairly short (30-45 minutes for each player), these games are USCF rated and last a single day.Paid Tournaments: Longer time controls (90 minutes per player) that typically last two days and have prize money!Coaching/Tutoring: We provide coaching or tutoring for all levels up to master. We provide teaching to individuals, groups and schools at sliding scale.Adult Study Groups We have adult Study Groups for you to study with other people and make new friends.Tournament Directors If you want to have your own USCF rated tournament, we have USCF tournament directors.See the upcoming events page for scheduled events. And here are some of our favorite web sites

Pairings

Standings

Entry List

The easiest way to contact us is via email. We are two groups come together, but you can email either of us and expect a quick response.

There is a lot of great chess material online. One of the best ways to improve in playing chess is to play chess. And two sites where you can do it online include:lichess - Free to play and tons of free content including game analysis, puzzles and free studies.
Chess.com - Free to play, but a tiered subscription plan for game analysis, puzzles and online lessons.If you are going play over the board (OTB) there are a few organizations you should be aware of including:United States Chess Federation. All rated tournaments will require a USCF membership. You can buy one on the website or at the tournament.Kansas Chess Association - The Kansas Chess Association is required for certain tournaments include the Kansas Open and The Kansas Class Championship.KS Scholastic Chess Association - Scholastic chess tournaments and information for grades K-12Free Chess Clubs:
Westport Chess ClubManhattan Chess Club - MHKKansas Chess Facebook Group

Some of our favorite study sites include:Chessable - Premier site for online chess books
Chess Tempo - play chess, do puzzles, buy books
Opening Tree - Analyze opponent lichess and chess.com games
Chess tree - Chess Opening Explorer
Aim Chess - an AI powered training and analytics suite that delivers personalized insights and exercises based on users' own games
LiStudy - free site to do puzzles, visualization, training