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🎯 Does your child need a chess coach? There’s a big difference between learning chess and being coached to think like a chess player. 💡 Meet Coach Jorge — the heart and mind behind the Checkmate Ninja Chess Dojo and the brand-new Skool community where children across the RGV are learning to play, think, and grow through chess. With over 15 years of experience teaching kids in the Rio Grande Valley, Coach Jorge has helped thousands of students fall in love with the game — not just for trophies, but for the life lessons it teaches: 🧠 Focus. ⚔️ Strategy. 💪 Discipline. 💭 Confidence. Every child starts as a Ninja Pawn, learning the basics… and with every lesson, they level up — all the way to Ninja King. 👑 This isn’t just another chess class. It’s a movement. A dojo where your child learns to think before they move — on the board and in life. ✨ Inside Coach Jorge’s Skool community, your child will: ✅ Learn through interactive video lessons and fun mini-games ✅ Earn badges, rank up, and track progress like a ninja in training ✅ Join a safe, positive online space designed just for young chess players ✅ Be part of an RGV-based community that celebrates effort, not just wins If you want your child to develop critical thinking, patience, and problem-solving — chess is the answer. And if you want them to love learning chess — Coach Jorge is the coach you’ve been looking for. 🔥 Limited spaces available! Join the community today — and let’s build the next generation of thinkers, one move at a time.

👊 Coach Jorge will be at the tournament all day supporting our RGV players! He’s also putting together a group registration form — if you’d like to join, message him directly to be included! Let’s represent the Rio Grande Valley chess community and show our Checkmate Ninja spirit! 🥋♟💪 🎉♟ La Feria ISD Chess Tournament – Saturday, October 25th, 2025! ♟🎉 📍 Location: La Feria ISD – 901 N Canal St, La Feria, TX ☎️ (956) 797-8345 This is an official USCF-rated tournament — all players must have a current USCF membership. Sections include: K-1 K-3 (U800) K-5 (U1000) K-12 (U1400) Open 1400+ (Non-Scholastic) 🕐 Time Control: G/25; d5 — 5 rounds 💵 Registration Fee: $20.00 🗓 Deadline: 5 PM Wednesday, October 22nd — no refunds after Oct 21st 🕔 Schedule: Check-in / Pairings – Saturday, Oct 25 from 8 AM – 8:45 AM Round 1 begins at 9 AM Awards to follow final round 👉 Register early! Visit the tournament website listed on the flyer for USCF membership assistance and payment details or ask Coach Jorge! #RGVChess #CheckmateNinja #LaFeriaChess #EveryMasterWasOnceABeginner

🧠💪 Consistency beats intensity. Just 15 minutes of chess practice a day equals 91 hours a year — that’s more time than most players ever dedicate to real improvement. You don’t need marathon study sessions. You need a habit. Sit down. Move the pieces. Think. Learn. Repeat. Because every grandmaster was once the kid who practiced a little… but did it every single day. ♟️ #CheckmateNinjaChessDojo #ChessNotVideoGames #EveryMasterWasOnceABeginner #ChessMotivation #DailyPractice #ChessLife

💔 “Many children quit chess… not because they lose, but because no one teaches them how to lose well.” 💔 The greatest challenge isn’t teaching a child how to move the pieces… it’s teaching them not to give up when everything seems lost. Because behind every child who quits chess, there’s a heart that feels defeated…. And that hurts more than any checkmate. A good coach, father, or mother shouldn’t only applaud victories, but also effort, mistakes, and the courage to play again after crying. ✨ That’s where a true champion is born. Motivating a young chess player isn’t about shouting, “You can win!” It’s about saying: — Losing also makes you stronger. — Every move teaches you something no one can take away. — And as long as you love the board, you’re already winning. Help them see defeats as lessons, not failures. Teach them that even Magnus Carlsen and Fischer cried at some point. That patience is more powerful than talent, and that chess is a mirror of life: you win by moving with your heart, not just your mind. A motivated child doesn’t need trophies… they need to feel that every move they make matters. 💬 What would you say to a child who’s about to give up on chess? ♟️

Schedule change Group lessons are canceled until further notice. Please reach out to schedule private lessons.