Chess Resources

Highest Recommendations
Checkmate Ideas for Students
Chess Rules for Students
Chess Tactics for Students
Chess Training Pocketbook II
Elliott's Chess School - Pawn Level Workbook
How to Reassess Your Chess
My System - Nimzovich
Opening Preparation - Dvoretsky
Practical Rook Endings - Mednis
School of Chess Excellence 2 - Tactical - Dvoretsky
Silman's Complete Endgame Course: From Beginner to Master
Technique for the Tournament Player - Dvoretsky
Test Your Chess I.Q. Vol I
Think Like a Grandmaster - Kotov
Tips for Young Players
Training for the Tournament Player - Dvoretsky

Courses/Additional Material
Art of Attack
Combination Challenge
Comprehensive Chess Course Vol. I
Comprehensive Chess Course Vol. II
Course in 21 Lessons - Kopec
Isolated Pawn
Sharpen Your Tactics
Winning Chess Endings, 4th Ed. - Seirawan
Winning Chess Openings, 4th Ed. - Seirawan
Winning Chess Strategies - Seirawan
Winning Chess Tactics 4th Ed - Seirawan

Great Videos and DVDs
Elliott's Chess School DVD 1, Pawn Level
Elliott's Chess School DVD 2, Knight Level
Rook & Pawn Endgames (DVD) - Mednis
Searching for Bobby Fischer (DVD)

Highest Recommended Software

Chess4Life Scholarship Application Form
Chess4Life Scholarship Application Form

Chess Position Trainer
A great free chess program that helps visualization.

Chess Puzzle Games

Chess Tactics Training
Over 23,000 Chess tactics puzzles.

ChessGames.com
An online chess database and community.

ChessTube
Record, replay and analyze your games online!

Research in Scholastic Chess Education
A lot of fantastic information about the benefits an education in chess can have.

WA State Elementary Championships 2010
Information for State 2010!

Washington High School Chess Association
A great link for Scholastic chess in Washington state.

Why Chess?
An excellent article on the history of chess and several ways it can impact your life positively

Why Play Chess?
It's one of the best secrets of how to improve one's mind academically