Chess Grows Kids Minds
Chess helps develop critical thinking, cognitive function & decision making.
These skills help kids through the rest of their life.
Chess Power Coaching Programmes
Our Coaches are trained and certified FIDE chess trainers and accredited professional chess coaches. We are all passionate about chess and the benefits it can bring, and are experienced at inspiring and bringing the best out in kids.
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We run Free Chess Open Days at schools inspiring all kids within a school to learn, play and enjoy Chess
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We Coach Chess within a number of schools in Auckland, New Zealand through our School Chess Coaching Programmes
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We deliver more personalised and focussed coaching through Private Coaching in Auckland and Wellington
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We provide coaching to students all across the world through on Online Coaching program
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We run the New Zealand Chess Academy - a targeted chess learning environment for passionate kids wanting to excel in Chess.
Chess Power Tournaments
- We run a number of fun tournaments including Zombie Chess Tournaments, Bughouse Chess Tournaments and lightning Chess Tournaments
- We run hundreds of cluster School Chess Tournaments in both Auckland and Wellington to find qualifiers for our regional events.
- We run Chess Power Regionals Chess Tournaments across all major towns in New Zealand twice each year. Over 1000 students participate each term!
- We run the annual invitation-only Chess Power Interschools National Finals Chess Championships for winners of our regional events
- We run the Chess Power Champions Trophy - an invitation-only annual event consisting of the most talented junior Chess players across New Zealand
- We run the Sarapu Cup in both Auckland and Wellington, a highly popular tournament held on every month designed for kids at all levels
- We run the Sarapu Cup Championships, an invitation-only and open annual event in both Auckland and Wellington to find the Sarapu Cup Champion
Chess City
We Sell Products that help kids learn
Visit Chess City for great products
to help you play, learn and have fun with Chess
We Create, We Innovate
Zombie Chess™ - a very cool Chess variant that teaches kids to think ahead even better than normal Chess + the get to play with Zombies!
We are publishers. Our first publication is the Step-by-Step Chess learning system. The system provides full support to parents, teachers and coaches to guide kids in learning Chess - it is fun, interactive and progressive.
Chess Champs™ Romantic Era, Cold War Era and the Modern Era - fun card-games that help kids find their Chess Heroes and learn about them.
The Chess Power badge system recognises kids achievements in chess and also rewards positive leadership behaviours and values.
Fun Chess Power Rating Wristbands colour-coded to a childs chess rating - kids get new coloured bands as their Chess rating improves.
Junior Chess Scorebooks - a colourful range of scorebooks designed just for kids to help them record their games. Recording games and reviewing their game afterwards is an essential skill in improving Chess.
We train people to coach Chess
Our Coach Training is world class
Our APCC (Accredited Professional Chess Coach) programme
provides all the education, tools and resources
you need to become a confident
Chess Coach or Chess Class Facilitator.
What people say about us
"Chess Power has done a great job promoting chess in schools around New Zealand. It takes a lot of drive & dedication to be able to achieve." Read more
"Joseph Teofilo was awarded Wairarapa Maori male Junior Sportsman of the Year and the Peoples Choice trophy for his achievements in chess both regionally and nationally. Thanks for all you do Paul, you and your team do a fantastic job, and Joseph is certainly looking forward to the 2016 tournaments!" Read more
"Chess Power provide a fantastic opportunity for school children to develop their chess skills and to take part in many exciting and well-run tournaments throughout the country." Read more
