Schools

Do you want your students to have an after-school activity besides video games, something that exercises their minds more than their trigger fingers?

Chess would do it, if only it could be fun. If you want to capture the imagination of younger players, what better way than to allow them to play a MegaChess game? — with pieces that take two hands to lift? MegaChess will attract participants from across the school yard.

Do you want great newspaper coverage for your school?

Send a press release with a picture of a MegaChess game in progress.

Do you want your chubby intellectuals to get more exercise?

A MegaChess game can't be played sitting down.

Do you want to promote school spirit without the cost and liability of athletic teams?

Field a chess team and challenge a cross-town rival, or a senior center. You'll have no trouble with recruitment if chess team members get to play on a MegaChess set.

What is the best MegaChess for a school?

Don't forget the alumni When looking to gather funds for a MegaChess set, don't forget that alumni like a reason to visit their alma mater, for example, to play a quiet chess game with a teacher they admire. And remember that alumni are financially better off than when they were students.

1.) Go with the big plastic set— it's less expensive and rugged enough for orangutans. As far as a chessboard, paint the squares on the playground asphalt somewhere near a utility closet where you can store the pieces. For rugged portability, go with RolaBoard.

2) For the artistic crowd, go with the unfinished plaster set— kids can give it a faux finish like our examples and then play with them.

3) If you would like to pit the 3rd grade against the 4th grade, try our chess hats. An innovative fund raiser that will beat a bake sale any day.

4) For colleges and universities (but not grammar schools) looking for an inexpensive way to enhance a quiet recreation area, consider the resin. MegaChess set.

MegaChess at the 2005 NSBA Conference. Purchase Orders Fill out our credit application. Once approved, we'll show you an easy way to produce a sales invoice to attach to your PO.

Need help paying for a MegaChess set? MegaChess is teamed to help with Chess Tutors. Better than just a discount, we administer an online pledge program that gathers contributions to defray the cost of MegaChess sets, as well as funds to pay for chess training, facilities, equipment, etc. In fact, you don't even need to buy a MegaChess set as part of your pledge drive. Either way, this is our free community service program. It is available only to schools and chess clubs with a community support mission. Learn more about it at Pledge Meister where you'll find the application form.