Championship Chess of Richmond began instructing school children in Richmond through a systematic study of chess in 2006.

Championship Chess History: Steve Schneider began working with children and chess in 1974. At that time in Georgia, there were no more than 3 tournaments opened to scholastic players per year. Now, there are often more than 3 scholastic tournaments per week. Over the 25 years that he has worked with children and chess, he has developed a system that works well to train players. To encourage more young players, he started after-school chess leagues and team tournaments. Today there are thousands of scholastic players and hundreds of events for them to play in across the state. Over the past few years, Steve has been instrumental in working with his partners to create Championship Chess — a team of coaches, educators and curriculum writers who develop and implement scholastic chess educational packages.

Championship Chess teams and students have been regional, state and national champions. Currently, one of our most successful teams is Dekalb County’s Kittredge Magnet School for the Gifted and Talented. More