Tampa Chess Clubs, Rated Tournaments, Chess Lessons
​September Chess Tournament
Saturday, September 17th

Tournament was CLOSED/FULL
38 Awesome Players came to our 1st Tournament of the 2022-2023 School Year! 

Tampa Bay Rated

October
Chess Tournament

Saturday, October 8th
10:00 - 5:00pm
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Over 750 different players have played
in one of our tournaments in the
past 8 years!
Thursday Knight's
Small Group In-Person Chess Class
Opened to the Public


Beginner - Intermediate Class
8-14 students
4 Coaches Teaching!!!

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 Next Class Starting Soon ..... In-Person Classes
September 8th - November 17th

Since 2018

Spots Open

Special Deal ... Buy 10  Classes get 1 FREE
​​-Established 2011   -With a Passion for Kids   -Where Christ is Lord

Alton Academy 4 Chess
                   A Family Business​​
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We Bring Chess to the Tampa Bay Area of Florida and Online Chess to the World!!!  


​"You only get good at chess if you love the game" - Bobby Fisher
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Coach Arthur, Coach James, Coach Joshua and Coach Krista

​Now Teaching
​Over 300 Students !!!​

​All of our coaches have been COVID vaccinated!

                                  Fall ..... ZOOM Classes                                                                                                     2 Levels of Classes                             ​​

School Club Registrations:

​Professional, Organized, Competitive, Team Building, and Fun!

We want to welcome our 5 newest schools:
 **Community Montessori School, Gulf Coast Classical Academy, Elisa Nelson Elementary, Tampa Day School and Southeastern University!!!
4th Annual 
Halloween Fun ...
​Chess Event !!!
Saturday, October 29th ........ 6:00 - 8:30pm
Number of Spots Open for This Event

​Costume Contest    
1st, 2nd & 3rd Place Trophies Awarded
Kids had fun playing chess and making new friends!

Registration Open

Students Learning the 
"Trick or Treat" Chess Trap 

Last Year was a ​Big Success!!!
​New This Year:
​Pizza for everyone!​​

Testimonials and Acknowledgements 

Visit our newest page about what others think about us

Florida Chess News:

2020 - 2022 ....... Florida Chess Association

Krista Alton is Elected Again to be a Director on the FCA Board !!! 
​Krista is also our State Representative for the US Chess Woman's Committee

Girls Chess News:

Alton Academy 4 Chess specializes in bringing the great game of Chess to young students.

From US Chess ... Dec. 2021
​These 3 girls are our students,
they are currently ranked in the top
40 best performing 7 year girls in the NATION!!!​

Great Job Kate, Trisha, and Chloe!!!
Every Camp Sold Out This Year (except one) ..... Woo Hoo !!!

 4 Professional Coaches
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​14 Campers Max

6 Years Providing Great Summer Camps!!!

Professional, Instructive, Organized, Affordable, and Fun !!!

5 Summer Camps Offered Every June and July
​2023 Registration Opens in March

US Chess K-6 Grade Nationals in Columbus, OH ... May 2022
Coaches Krista & Arthur are Girls Club Room Directors ... Since 2018

"Empowering Women and Girls Through Chess"

6th Annual Tampa Bay Rated ...
"All Girls"
Chess Tournament
Saturday, February 5th
​10:00 - 5:00pm

Girls in Chess
and
Winning !!!

Chess  Helps  Every  Student  Succeed  !!!

“Chess helps you concentrate and improve logic.”
— Garry Kasparov, Grandmaster
Nothing Improves Chess Skills Faster Than Private Lessons!!!
"Chess is a Discipline of the Mind"
Coach James, age 9, is playing a higher rated player in the money section of a tournament in 2013

CHESS​
is not a game of luck
​it is a game of skill...
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You Control Your Destiny !!!
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This video was filmed at the 2019 K-6 National Event in Nashville Tennessee. Coaches Arthur & Krista worked this event.
Coaches Arthur and Krista are so proud of all their students who attended Nationals!!! 

We had 38 students in attendance!

We were most excited with all the students who attended  Nationals for the 1st time!!! ... Ethan Tyler, Addison Rowe, Easton Rowe, Jailyn Johnson, Alessandro Aledo, Roly Rodriguez Saatvik Dasari, Sanjeev Premkumar, Eric Huang, Kate McDonough, Kai Edgerton, Oscar Wrobleski, and Zachary Hudson
Biggest State Tournament EVER,  244 Players Participated!!!

​2021 HARVEY LERMAN
FLORIDA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
​September 3rd-6th, 2021
Coaches Arthur and Krista worked as Tournament Directors.  We also ran the chess supplies store and we built the trophies.  Our sons Coach Joshua and Coach James played in a higher division and gain rating points.
Helping your student to succeed through the many benefits of Chess.

Chess Helps Every Student Succeed !!
online chess