Patriots’ Path Chess Club
Safe, Fun, No Charge, Online Chess
- Are you just getting started or would you like to become a better player?
- You can learn to play chess, solve chess puzzles, and play chess games.
- You can play games with your fellow scouts.
- You can play in club tournaments with other scouts.
- Easy steps to join:
Sign up for the Patriots’ Path Council Chess Club.
1) Click the link below to join the Patriots Path Council Chess Club group on the Chesskid.com website. Please follow the steps to log in or sign up for Chesskid.com, and then click “join”. Remember your username.
https://www.chesskid.com/groups/register/UM67BT
2) Click the link below and register for the club with the Scouting America, Patriots Path Council. Please include your Chesskid.com username when completing the form.
Everybody can have fun with Chess
- The Magic of Chess (video)
- How to play chess
- Chess Videos for Parents and Scouts
Chess Merit Badge
Chess Merit Badge Workbook.
Some important pages from the Chess Merit Badge pamphlet
Chess Information for Parents
- Introduction (video) to Chesskid.com
- FAQ for Parents on Chesskid.com
Calendar of Events
Patriots’ Path Council Meetings
1) Online Chess Tournament – On the website, https://chesskid.com , must have a club logon. Typically, the fourth Saturday of the month at 9 am.
- This will be an unrated tournament with a max time of 20 minutes per game with three to five rounds.
Register here. All youth of scouting age are welcome to join the club! For online tournaments, we use a friendly chess website. After you register, you will receive website information, a username, and a password.
