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Chess4kids was founded in 2010 by Bea Johner. Her son was diagnosed with ADHD and she was looking for an alternative to classic treatment like Ritalin to support his development. So she started with the first branch in Zollikon and step by step a new interactive and fun methodology was developed for Kids 4 years up.
Why Chess for Kids?
Chess is in many ways like life itself. Life is both, an offensive and defensive battle. It is a great way to teach children how to handle challenges in a focused, calm, and constructive manner. Aside from having loads of fun, your child will receive many benefits from playing chess.
Class & Camp Fees
Here you find all info about our class and camp fees.
Info For Schools & Kindergarden
Chess4kids offers classes and projects for schools and kindergarden.
What Parent say
My kid is very happy every night after the camp. Apart from having lot of fun, he has learned some new things, played many games and improved his overall chess level.
The camp teachers were great. The camp was really well organised and my son looks forward to attending the camps during his school holidays.
He also does weekly lessons and has improved to a great extent, participating in various tournaments which has increased his confidence level a lot.
When our daughter was born, we knew directly that we would like to let her try and see if she likes the concept of chess. Now, she is 3 years old and it seems that she likes it very much. This is thanks to Chess4kids and Mr. Roberto Schenker, who agreed to take her in such a young age under his custody. Rather than teaching directly chess strategies, Mr. Schenker promotes the approach of „first we have to make the child love the game“. We could never have imagined that a child of this young age, could show such affinity to the chess game. Thank you Mr. Schenker, thank you Chess4 kids for creating supportive environment and realizing this potential.
