Unlock the intellectual benefits of chess at your school with Progress With Chess. We offer customizable, affordable, and fun chess programs for grades K-8. With experienced, background checked instructors, we’ve been conducting chess programs in 60+ schools in NE Ohio for over 15 years. Join us to enhance critical thinking skills, provide social learning, and engage a diverse range of students.

Progress With Chess is a local, Cleveland-based non-profit organization started over 20 years ago by National Master Michael Joelson.  We employ experienced players, teachers, and tournament directors who align with our long-standing passion for advocating for chess education throughout our community.

Through our programs, students will go beyond learning the rules — we provide our students with all the tools needed to put them on the path to participate in our popular monthly scholastic in-person tournaments, held throughout the Greater Cleveland Area!

Progress With Chess provides the most fun, highest quality chess learning experience available in Northeast Ohio, and we want YOU to see what it’s all about!