THE KNIGHT SCHOOL CHESS ACADEMY BLOG
THE 21 CHESS STRATEGIES THAT GOT MY TWO KIDS INTO GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY

“In poker, you play the cards you are dealt; in chess, you are the dealer.”

--by TKS Founder and National Executive Director David Brooks, Ph.D.

David Brooks, Ph.D.

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POST # 1 - HOW THE FIVE STAGES OF A CHESS GAME DICTATED OUR PATH TO UNIVERSITY ADMISSION

Dr. Brooks, The Knight School founder, overviews the 20 steps he and his kids followed to strategically achieve university admission.

David Brooks, Ph.D.

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POST # 2 - CHILDHOOD AND SETTING UP THE CHESS PIECES PERFECTLY - SETTING UP THE PAWNS ♟︎

Pop culture inundates us with reverence for elite universities and an assumption that everyone should go there, but is this a healthy idea?

David Brooks, Ph.D.

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POST # 3 - THE 9 PERSONAL SUPERPOWER CHARACTERISTICS THAT CHESS IMPARTS - SETTING UP THE ROOKS ♜

Learn about the 9 unique ways that chess helps kids with university admission 10-15 years in advance.

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