At Silver Knights Chess Academy (formerly Magnus Chess Academy), we teach all levels from beginners to students rated over 2200 USCF. We have coaches rated up to 2605 FIDE. Some of our coaches include GM Lazaro Bruzon, GM Johan Hellsten, WGM Dorsa Derakhshani, IM Adarsh Tripathi, FM Gustavo Cadena, and many more.

Our mission since our founding in 2006 has been to make chess learning fun for kids! We have taught more than 100,000 kids chess including state and national champions!

Our academy includes:

Semi-private weekly classes (levels from complete beginners to kids/teenagers rated 2200)
Weekly bonus activities (like tactics classes, a chess book club, and online practice tournaments)
Special events with famous chess stars like Magnus Carlsen and Judit Polgar!
Awesome coaches!

Want to see what class level is best for your child? Take a trial class here to get an assessment!

Questions? Message us here or email online@chessacademy.com.

Some of our coaches include:

GM Johan Hellsten
GM Lázaro Bruzón
WGM Dorsa Derakhshani
IM Adarsh Tripathi
FM Gustavo Cadena
WFM Uthra Pakkirisamy
WCM Savetha Chitrakala Haribaskar
WCM Rachelle-Mari Voges

What do parents have to say?

"Our family has been with Magnus Chess Academy for many years. We are so happy that we discovered such a wonderful professional team! Both of our children love the school! Magnus Chess Academy team became our family -- such responsive, supportive, loving and caring people, who are ready to individualize, expand, help and so much more! All classes (big and small groups) are professionally prepared and make a great impact on a child's development. Our son currently participates in Kings mini group classes. He loves it and looks forward to each one of them. The tournaments are a big hit -- a great stimulation for a child to further develop chess skills, look forward to new challenges and also -- to make friends!"

"My daughter has been a member since early on in the pandemic. I've always been impressed at how passionate the organizers and teachers are at Magnus Chess Academy. They put together a really well thought out set of materials, and do a terrific job with interactive lessons. My daughter loves it and it has been a terrific springboard for helping her feel comfortable with in-person games as well. Strongly recommended!!!"

"I tried to find a good chess program for my son for years! After a few dramas/ scams, finally and accidentally found Magnus Chess Academy, the ideal one. All the coaches my son met are extremely knowledgeable and professional, with humble, respectful and friendly attitude. The bonus classes are beyond my expectations, which makes the value of the Academy package extremely high, affordable for everyone. Definitely my kiddo can reach his potential on chess in Magnus. I wasted a couple years to find a good one,- my son might not be able to catch up, so I don’t want other parents go through the same trouble like I did. That is the reason I write this review."

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