by EladioChess1218 | Oct 13, 2025 | Opening Plan
A Day of Strategy, Smiles, and Discovery Today was an exciting day for our young chess minds at Firm Foundation!Our students took on one of the most fascinating tactics in the game: the ladder mate — also known as the staircase mate. This classic checkmating pattern...
by EladioChess1218 | Sep 29, 2025 | Opening Plan
Let me share with you a story that truly inspired me.A few decades ago, a Hungarian father named László Polgár made a radical decision: to prove that geniuses are not born… they are built. He chose chess as the tool and started teaching his three daughters from a very...
by EladioChess1218 | Aug 19, 2025 | Opening Plan
Imagine every chess game as a page in your personal diary. At first, that little number next to your name may look like just a score… but in truth, it’s a mirror of your journey: it shows your progress, challenges you to go further, and records the story of every move...
by EladioChess1218 | Aug 5, 2025 | Opening Plan
We’re no longer preparing for the future—we’re living in it. Artificial Intelligence, automation, real-time decision-making, algorithms that learn and evolve… the world is transforming fast. And amidst it all, one essential question echoes for every parent: How do I...
by EladioChess1218 | Jul 18, 2025 | Opening Plan
While “changing history” might be an exaggeration for individual chess moves, some have been so brilliant, bold or unexpected that they’ve left a lasting impact on the game. Here are a few (in my opinion) that stand out: Bobby Fischer’s Queen...