Best Of: Gift of Chess

Best Of: Gift of Chess



Join The Gift of Chess for a Chess For Freedom conference in Chicago on May 17-20, 2023. See the attached flyer for registration information! 

The Gift of Chess aims to expand the universal language of chess, creating opportunity and connections through giving access to a physical chess set, educational chess technology, and inclusion into a supportive chess community.

Together, Edovo and the Gift of chess aim to provide an equal opportunity to learn chess and benefit from the many life skills the game cultivates.  Playing chess provides incarcerated men and women a positive way to spend their free time, the chance to improve their decision-making skills, and ultimately aid in rehabilitating and reintegrating back into society. Some courses include: 
  1. Game strategies such as: 
    1. Starting the Game 
    2. Middle Game Ideas
    3. Fighting for Control of the Center
    4. The Four Move Checkmate

  2. World famous chess matches: 
    1. Bobby Fischer
    2. Anatoly Karpov
    3. Vasily Smyslov
    4. Magnus Carlsen
In addition to providing over 20 chess courses that cover all skill levels, Gift of Chess has partnered with Edovo to provide chess sets to our facilities to help provide a hybrid learning experience. These boards are safe for use in a correctional setting and are currently in use at many facilities across the country. 

Interested in receiving free chess boards for your facility? Fill out this form and we'll contact you with next steps.