The Knight School Denver

Chess Nuts is a laughing, dancing, any video, chess-tourney, clock-slapping show introduction to chess and being the smart kid in the room. Kids report Chess Nuts to be the favorite part of their week, because kids love our infectiously-fun thinking activities are developmentally-targeted to be compelling, exhilarating, and gratifying.

Guaranteed to delight, Chess Nuts is the perfect way to instill enthusiasm for chess and help your kindergartener gain academic confidence while learning the basics of the game and having a blast.

Upon enrollment, new students receive a TKS T-Shirt, chess set, chess bag, and all the colorful TactixBands they can earn!

Did you know that Kindergartners get four special privileges in their The Knight School Chess classes? Yep. In fact, our kindergarten division is so important to us that it is a completely different The Knight School division called “Chess Nuts.” While kindergartners and elementary kids enjoy the gags and movies and prizes and excitement of chess class together every week in order to maximize the fun for kindergartners and also to accelerate the chess learning for kindergartners, Chess Nuts kindergarten chess is wholly different from our purple-shirted The Knight School elementary program. Here are the four big differences:

1) Our Chess Nuts kindergartners wear an orange shirt; The Knight School Elementary kids wear purple. That way there is no mistaking who needs the extra attention!

2) Our Chess Nuts kindergartners are the “students” during our recurring activity, “Yes, Junior?” in which veteran kids teach newbies specific tactics.

3) Our Chess Nuts kindergartners always enjoy a beginner’s lesson each week on the floor with their School Coach until they are ready to enter the general population.

4) Our Chess Nuts kindergartners are generally mentored by the older kids, which we have learned after thirty years of experimenting is the fastest way for kindergarteners to learn chess and be assimilated with established elementary chess players. Our kindergartners have reported for decades that mixing with the big kids is far more fun than being separated from them in a different room. Our mixing/mentor program is how we get fledglings on their feet, and we invite your kindergartner to join us this fall!

Class meets weekly for 1 hour and 15 minutes.

 

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2025-2026 Registration Is Now Open!!!

We are still waiting on some of our partner schools to confirm class details for the 2025-2026 school year. All listed classes open for enrollment have all details confirmed - time, day, start/end dates, etc. If you do not see your school listed below, we likely have the class confirmed but cannot open enrollment until all details are final. Feel free to reach out to us directly for more information or to see about setting up a new program!

Monday Classes

Program Days/Times Dates Action

Marshdale Elementary Full-Year Program, The Knight School Elementary Chess -- MONDAYS

Monday 2:35 pm - 4:00 pm Sep 08, 2025 - May 11, 2026 Enroll Now!

Maple Grove Elementary Full-Year Program, The Knight School Elementary Chess

Monday 2:35 pm - 4:00 pm Sep 08, 2025 - May 11, 2026 Enroll Now!

Sunrise Elementary Full-Year Program, The Knight School Elementary Chess

Monday 2:45 pm - 4:00 pm Sep 08, 2025 - May 11, 2026 Enroll Now!

Louisville Elementary Session 1, The Knight School Elementary Chess

Monday 2:55 pm - 3:55 pm Aug 25, 2025 - Oct 06, 2025 Enroll with BVSD!

Ryan Elementary Session 1, The Knight School Elementary Chess

Monday 2:55 pm - 3:55 pm Aug 25, 2025 - Oct 06, 2025 Enroll with BVSD!

Evergreen Country Day School Quarter 1, The Knight School Elementary Chess

Monday 3:30 pm - 4:45 pm Aug 25, 2025 - Oct 06, 2025 Enroll with ECDS!

Mitchell Elementary Full-Year Program, The Knight School Elementary Chess

Monday 3:35 pm - 4:35 pm Sep 08, 2025 - May 11, 2026 Enroll Now!

Mammoth Heights Full-Year Program, The Knight School Elementary Chess

Monday 3:35 pm - 4:50 pm Sep 08, 2025 - May 11, 2026 Enroll Now!

Flatirons Elementary Session 1, The Knight School Elementary Chess

Monday 3:40 pm - 4:40 pm Aug 25, 2025 - Oct 06, 2025 Enroll with BVSD!

Tuesday Classes

Program Days/Times Dates Action

Pine Ridge Elementary Full-Year Program, The Knight School Elementary Chess

Tuesday 2:45 pm - 4:00 pm Sep 02, 2025 - May 12, 2026 Enroll Now!

Coal Creek Elementary Session 1, The Knight School Elementary Chess

Tuesday 2:55 pm - 3:55 pm Aug 26, 2025 - Oct 07, 2025 Enroll with BVSD!

Eisenhower Elementary Session 1, The Knight School Elementary Chess

Tuesday 2:55 pm - 3:55 pm Aug 26, 2025 - Oct 07, 2025 Enroll with BVSD!

Aurora Academy Full-Year Program, The Knight School Elementary Chess

Tuesday 3:30 pm - 4:45 pm Aug 26, 2025 - May 12, 2026 Enroll Now!

Parker Performing Arts School Full-Year Program, The Knight School Elementary Chess

Tuesday 4:00 pm - 5:15 pm Sep 02, 2025 - Apr 28, 2026 Enroll Now!

Wednesday Classes

Program Days/Times Dates Action

Park Lane Elementary School Full-Year Program, The Knight School Elementary Chess

Wednesday 2:30 pm - 3:45 pm Aug 20, 2025 - May 13, 2026 Enroll Now!

Wilmot Elementary Full-Year Program, The Knight School Elementary Chess

Wednesday 2:35 pm - 3:50 pm Sep 03, 2025 - May 13, 2026 Enroll Now!

Crest View Elementary Session 1, The Knight School Elementary Chess

Wednesday 2:55 pm - 3:55 pm Aug 27, 2025 - Oct 08, 2025 Enroll with BVSD!

Mesa Elementary Session 1, The Knight School Elementary Chess

Wednesday 2:55 pm - 3:55 pm Aug 27, 2025 - Oct 08, 2025 Enroll with BVSD!

Kendallvue Elementary Full-Year Program, The Knight School Elementary Chess

Wednesday 3:05 pm - 4:20 pm Sep 03, 2025 - May 13, 2026 Enroll Now!

Sacred Heart of Jesus School Full-Year Program, The Knight School Elementary Chess

Wednesday 3:15 pm - 4:30 pm Sep 03, 2025 - May 13, 2026 Enroll Now!

Thursday Classes

Program Days/Times Dates Action

Mount Carbon Elementary Full-Year Program, The Knight School Elementary Chess

Thursday 2:35 pm - 3:50 pm Sep 04, 2025 - May 14, 2026 Enroll Now!

Harmony Ridge P-8 Full-Year Program, The Knight School Elementary Chess

Thursday 2:35 pm - 3:50 pm Sep 04, 2025 - May 14, 2026 Enroll Now!

Heatherwood Elementary Session 1, The Knight School Elementary Chess

Thursday 2:55 pm - 3:55 pm Aug 28, 2025 - Oct 09, 2025 Enroll with BVSD!

Wulf Recreation Center Session 1, The Knight School Elementary Chess

Thursday 3:15 pm - 4:30 pm Aug 28, 2025 - Oct 16, 2025 Enroll with EPRD!

Foothills Elementary Full-Year Program, The Knight School Elementary Chess

Thursday 3:20 pm - 4:35 pm Aug 28, 2025 - May 14, 2026 Enroll Now!

Arma Dei Academy Full-Year Program, The Knight School Elementary Chess

Thursday 3:45 pm - 5:00 pm Aug 28, 2025 - May 07, 2026 Enroll Now!

Aspen Creek K-8 Session 1, The Knight School Elementary Chess

Thursday 3:50 pm - 4:50 pm Aug 28, 2025 - Oct 09, 2025 Enroll with BVSD!

Friday Classes

Program Days/Times Dates Action

Elk Creek Elementary Full-Year Program, The Knight School Elementary Chess

Friday 2:35 pm - 3:50 pm Sep 05, 2025 - May 15, 2026 Enroll Now!

Marshdale Elementary Full-Year Program, The Knight School Elementary Chess -- FRIDAYS

Friday 2:35 pm - 4:00 pm Sep 05, 2025 - May 15, 2026 Enroll Now!

Adventure Elementary Full-Year Program, The Knight School Elementary Chess

Friday 3:30 pm - 4:45 pm Sep 19, 2025 - May 15, 2026 Enroll Now!

Flagstone Elementary Full-Year Program, The Knight School Elementary Chess

Friday 4:00 pm - 5:15 pm Sep 05, 2025 - May 15, 2026 Enroll Now!