Yesterday, we had the incredible opportunity to be part of the OSCF Co-Ed State Team Championship in Portland, Oregon! This unique annual event, organized by the Oregon Scholastic Chess Federation (OSCF), brought together teams from across the state to compete in a one-of-a-kind format—each team could have a maximum of three…
The Winter Wonderland II 2025 (February) Puddletown Chess Tournament was a resounding success! Among them, 8 players were attending their first USCF-rated tournament, and 31 were girls. This was one of our biggest event at Puddletown so far. We hope to keep serving the community with high quality chess tournaments and…
We recently finished another successful training term at Puddletown (8 AMAZING terms in 2 years so far!). So we decided to throw our first-ever summer training party, to celebrate with our students. But it was also about the coaches bonding with their students in-person. You see - our training program is…
In the last 18 months, we observed over 700 Puddletown training students and players very closely and created this playbook for how to improve your chess game and rating consistently. Like everything else in life, you have to work hard. But that doesn't mean you have to be miserable doing it.…
Hi everyone, this is Neev - I am one of the founders at Puddletown and I am teaching Level 2B class this Winter term. Have you ever wanted to help your community more? Well, now you can hear my story of how I helped out today and how you can help…