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Chess Nuts is a laughing, dancing, zany video, chess-tourney, clock-slapping show introduction to chess and being the smart kid in the room. Kids report Chess Nuts to be the favorite part of their week, because kids love our infectiously-fun thinking activities are developmentally-targeted to be compelling, exhilarating, and gratifying.

Guaranteed to delight, Chess Nuts is the perfect way to instill enthusiasm for chess and help your kindergartener gain academic confidence while learning the basics of the game and having a blast.

Upon enrollment, new students receive a TKS T-Shirt, chess set, chess bag, and all the colorful TactixBands they can earn!

Did you know that Kindergartners get four special privileges in their The Knight School Chess classes? Yep. In fact, our kindergarten division is so important to us that it is a completely different The Knight School division called “Chess Nuts.” While kindergartners and elementary kids enjoy the gags and movies and prizes and excitement of chess class together every week in order to maximize the fun for kindergartners and also to accelerate the chess learning for kindergartners, Chess Nuts kindergarten chess is wholly different from our purple-shirted The Knight School elementary program. Here are the four big differences:

1) Our Chess Nuts kindergartners wear an orange shirt; The Knight School Elementary kids wear purple. That way there is no mistaking who needs the extra attention!

2) Our Chess Nuts kindergartners are the “students” during our recurring activity, “Yes, Junior?” in which veteran kids teach newbies specific tactics.

3) Our Chess Nuts kindergartners always enjoy a beginner’s lesson each week on the floor with their School Coach until they are ready to enter the general population.

4) Our Chess Nuts kindergartners are generally mentored by the older kids, which we have learned after thirty years of experimenting is the fastest way for kindergarteners to learn chess and be assimilated with established elementary chess players. Our kindergartners have reported for decades that mixing with the big kids is far more fun than being separated from them in a different room. Our mixing/mentor program is how we get fledglings on their feet, and we invite your kindergartner to join us this fall!

Class meets weekly for 60 or 75 minutes (depending on the location).

Chess Nuts Kindergarten Chess

Program Days/Times Action

All Nations Community School - The Knight School Elementary Chess

Monday 3:15 pm - 4:30 pm Enroll through TKS

Allen Academy - The Knight School Elementary Chess

Wednesday 3:15 pm - 4:15 pm Enroll through TKS

Annunciation Orthodox School - Chess Nuts Kindergarten Chess (Spring Semester)

Friday 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm JOIN WAITLIST

Arabic Immersion Magnet - The Knight School Elementary Chess (Spring Semester)

Friday 3:30 pm - 4:45 pm Enroll

Atascocita Springs - The Knight School Elementary Chess

Friday 3:30 pm - 4:45 pm Enroll through TKS

Austin Parkway - The Knight School Elementary Chess

Wednesday 3:45 pm - 4:55 pm JOIN WAITLIST

Best in Class Education - The Knight School Elementary Chess

Wednesday 5:30 pm - 6:45 pm Enroll through TKS

Bhuchar - The Knight School Elementary Chess

Thursday 3:45 pm - 4:55 pm JOIN WAITLIST

Brazos Christian School - The Knight School Elementary Chess

Tuesday 3:10 pm - 4:25 pm Enroll through TKS

Briargrove - The Knight School Elementary Chess

Monday 3:30 pm - 4:45 pm Enroll through After3

Bush (Conroe ISD) - The Knight School Elementary Chess (Spring 25)

Monday 3:15 pm - 4:30 pm JOIN WAITLIST

Bush (Houston ISD) - The Knight School Elementary Chess

Monday 3:30 pm - 4:45 pm Enroll through After3

Colony Meadows - The Knight School Elementary Chess

Thursday 3:45 pm - 4:55 pm JOIN WAITLIST

Commonwealth - The Knight School Elementary Chess

Thursday 3:45 pm - 4:55 pm JOIN WAITLIST

Cornerstone Christian Academy - The Knight School Elementary Chess

Friday 2:00 pm - 3:10 pm Enroll through TKS

Cornerstone Elementary (FBISD) - The Knight School Elementary Chess

Wednesday 3:45 pm - 4:55 pm JOIN WAITLIST

Divine Savior Academy - The Knight School Elementary Chess

Friday 3:15 pm - 4:30 pm Enroll through TKS

Drabek - The Knight School Elementary Chess

Monday 3:45 pm - 4:55 pm Enroll through FBISD

Durham - The Knight School Elementary Chess

Tuesday 3:30 pm - 4:45 pm Enroll through After3

Esprit International School - The Knight School Elementary Chess

Thursday 4:00 pm - 5:15 pm Enroll through TKS

Faith Academy Bellville - The Knight School Elementary Chess

Thursday 3:30 pm - 4:45 pm Enroll through TKS

Ferguson - The Knight School Elementary Chess

Wednesday 3:45 pm - 4:55 pm Enroll through FBISD

Field - The Knight School Elementary Chess

Tuesday 3:00 pm - 4:15 pm Enroll through TKS

Forge For Families - The Knight School Elementary Chess

Thursday 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Enroll through FORGE

Frostwood - The Knight School Elementary Chess

Wednesday 3:30 pm - 4:45 pm Enroll through After3

Harvard - The Knight School Elementary Chess (Spring Semester)

Wednesday 3:15 pm - 4:15 pm Enroll through TKS

Hines - The Knight School Elementary Chess

Wednesday 3:10 pm - 4:25 pm JOIN WAITLIST

Jack Segal Academy of Beth Yeshurun - The Knight School Elementary Chess (Spring Semester)

Thursday 3:30 pm - 4:45 pm Enroll

Jewish Community Center - The Knight School Elementary Chess

Monday 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm Enroll through EJRCC

The John Cooper School - Chess Nuts Kindergarten Class (Spring Semester)

Monday 3:15 pm - 4:30 pm JOIN WAITLIST

Lakeview - The Knight School Elementary Chess

Thursday 3:45 pm - 4:55 pm Enroll through FBISD

Legacy Preparatory Christian Academy - The Knight School Elementary Chess (Spring Semester)

Friday 10:30 am - 11:30 am Enroll through LPA

Leonetti - The Knight School Elementary Chess

Monday 3:45 pm - 4:55 pm JOIN WAITLIST

Lexington Creek - The Knight School Elementary Chess

Monday 3:45 pm - 4:55 pm JOIN WAITLIST

Madden - The Knight School Elementary Chess

Thursday 3:45 pm - 4:55 pm Enroll through FBISD

Malala - The Knight School Elementary Chess

Tuesday 3:45 pm - 4:55 pm JOIN WAITLIST

Mandarin Immersion Magnet - The Knight School Elementary Chess

Friday 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm Enroll through TKS

Mark White - The Knight School Elementary Chess (Spring Semester)

Monday 3:30 pm - 4:45 pm Enroll

Meadow Wood - The Knight School Elementary Chess

Monday 3:30 pm - 4:45 pm Enroll through After3

Memorial Drive Elementary - The Knight School Elementary Chess

Thursday 3:30 pm - 4:45 pm Enroll through After3

Memorial Elementary - The Knight School Elementary Chess

Friday 3:30 pm - 4:45 pm Enroll through After3

Montessori Preschool @ Copperfield - Little Geniuses Preschool Chess

Tuesday 2:30 pm - 3:15 pm Enroll through TKS

Montessori Preschool @ Cypress Creek - Little Geniuses Preschool Chess

Tuesday 9:15 am - 9:45 am Enroll through TKS

Montessori Preschool @ North Cypress - Little Geniuses Preschool Chess

Tuesday 10:15 am - 10:45 am Enroll through TKS

Neill - The Knight School Elementary Chess

Tuesday 3:45 pm - 4:55 pm JOIN WAITLIST

Oak Forest - Chess Nuts Kindergarten Chess (Spring Semester)

Tuesday 4:30 pm - 5:15 pm Enroll through Kidventure

Oakland - The Knight School Elementary Chess

Tuesday 3:45 pm - 4:55 pm Enroll through FBISD

Our Savior Lutheran School - The Knight School Elementary Chess

Monday 3:30 pm - 4:45 pm Enroll through TKS

Powell - The Knight School Elementary Chess

Monday 3:15 pm - 4:30 pm Enroll through TKS

River Oaks (Spring - TUES) - The Knight School Elementary Chess

Tuesday 3:15 pm - 4:15 pm Enroll through TKS

River Oaks (Spring - THUR) - The Knight School Elementary Chess

Thursday 3:15 pm - 4:15 pm Enroll through TKS

Rummel Creek - The Knight School Elementary Chess

Tuesday 3:30 pm - 4:45 pm Enroll through After3

Sally K Ride - The Knight School Elementary Chess

Tuesday 3:15 pm - 4:30 pm Enroll through TKS

Scanlan Oaks - The Knight School Elementary Chess

Wednesday 3:45 pm - 4:55 pm Enroll through FBISD

Settlers Way - The Knight School Elementary Chess

Monday 3:45 pm - 4:55 pm Enroll through FBISD

Sienna Crossing - The Knight School Elementary Chess

Tuesday 3:45 pm - 4:55 pm Enroll through FBISD

Sinclair - The Knight School Elementary Chess

Wednesday 3:30 pm - 4:45 pm Enroll through After3

Snyder - The Knight School Elementary Chess

Thursday 3:15 pm - 4:30 pm Enroll through TKS

St. Mark's Episcopal School - The Knight School Elementary Chess

Thursday 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Enroll through St. Mark's

St. Stephen's - The Knight School Elementary Chess

Tuesday 3:45 pm - 5:00 pm Enroll through SSESH

St. Thomas More Parish School - The Knight School Elementary Chess

Thursday 3:30 pm - 4:45 pm Enroll through After3

St. Vincent de Paul Catholic School - The Knight School Elementary Chess

Friday 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Enroll through SVDP

Sugar Mill - The Knight School Elementary Chess

Thursday 3:45 pm - 4:55 pm JOIN WAITLIST

Sullivan - The Knight School Elementary Chess

Monday 3:45 pm - 4:55 pm JOIN WAITLIST

Tough - The Knight School Elementary Chess

Monday 3:30 pm - 4:45 pm JOIN WAITLIST

Walker Station - The Knight School Elementary Chess

Wednesday 3:45 pm - 4:55 pm Enroll through FBISD

Westlake Lutheran Academy - The Knight School Elementary Chess

Friday 3:20 pm - 4:35 pm Enroll through TKS

Wharton Dual Language Academy - The Knight School Elementary Chess

Friday 4:45 pm - 5:45 pm JOIN WAITLIST

The Woodlands Christian Academy - The Knight School Elementary Chess

Wednesday 3:30 pm - 4:45 pm Enroll through TKS

The Woodlands Methodist School (SPRING) - The Knight School Elementary Chess

Friday 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Enroll

Yeshiva Torat Emet - The Knight School Elementary Chess

Wednesday 4:00 pm - 4:55 pm Enroll through TKS

Strategy Squad - The Knight School ONLINE Elementary Chess

Tuesday 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Enroll through TKS