Daniel Vellotti has been helping children fall in love with the game of chess for the past fifteen years.
Using games, challenges, and story-telling, Coach Vellotti has mastered the art of teaching to students of all ages and abilities.
Watch him explain the famous "Spider-Web Trap" in this cool video!
How to Beat a GRANDMASTER in Less than 10 MinutesDaniel Vellotti visiting with chess friend Frank Brady, Professor of Communication Arts and Journalism at St. John's University. They have a shared a passion for the game of chess, its rich history, and the Marshall Chess Club - America's oldest chess club - right in the heart of New York City!
Read Frank Brady's latest book: "Endgame: Bobby Fischer's Remarkable Rise and Fall".
Click to LOOK INSIDE!Many individuals and teams coached by Daniel Vellotti win top honors at tournaments around the country.
This year, he will be taking 40 families on the chess adventure of a life-time to the 2013 Chess SuperNationals in Nashville, Tenn.
Watch a video from one of our popular "TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS" here!
Welcome
State and National Chess Champion Daniel Vellotti is the Founder and CEO of the successful and popular Vellotti's Chess School. Established in 2004. his company offers the most comprehensive children's chess coaching systems in the U.S. Coach Vellotti has developed his own very fun and original kid-friendly curriculum for every age group from preschoolers through teens!
His signature "Little Chess Masters" and "Young Chess Masters" programs are offered in a variety of venues from preschool elective classes to elementary and after school enrichment programs. Coach Vellotti's proprietary "Teaching and Learning" storytelling method allows all children to feel comfortable in playing and improving their game. He is also the proud trainer and dad of 17 year-old International Master Luke Vellotti, a rising chess star and one of the best youth players in the world!
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Building Young Chess Masters
Daniel Vellotti has taught thousands of children how to play and improve their chess.
Chess exercises memory, concentration and logical thinking, and studies show that kids who play increase all those skills.
Vellotti's classes, camps, and tournaments all present chess in fun and creative ways, and the school has been named the 1st Place winner of the Nickelodeon's Parents Picks Award for Best Children's Program, Read an Idaho Statesman article below!
Meet Team Vellotti
After a chance discovery, Coach Vellotti found a chess set & learned to play from his grandmother.
He went on to become a State & National Champion, built a successful and popular business, and taught his two sons to master the game.
Now Carl is a 2x High School Champion & International Master Luke is one of the nation's highest-rank titled player.
What a huge difference one person can make!
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