Silver Knights Chess Academy
Brambleton Corner Clubhouse, 42255 Palladian Blue Terrace, Brambleton, VA 20148
About
Silver Knights Chess Academy offers chess through online chess classes, in-person chess programs, school-based chess clubs, week-long chess camps, and tournaments. The program has taught chess to more than 100,000 children in classes and camps, and serves students in all 50 states and in 40+ countries on 6 continents.
• Schedule: 150 week-long chess camps
• Price: $5 trial chess class
Silver Knights Chess Academy runs school-based chess clubs in 350 elementary schools throughout Northern Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, DC. The program also offers in-person chess programs, week-long chess camps, and tournaments for players of all skill levels throughout Northern Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, DC, along with an Online Chess Academy for kids all over the world. Its Online Academy program serves as a home for children of all skill levels who love chess and want to improve, and its Elite Academy program is for students rated over 1400 and features three Grandmaster coaches. The program has a need-based scholarship program that gives out more than $50,000 of free and discounted classes each year. The mission statement of Silver Knights Chess Academy is “More than a game - chess builds skills kids carry for life.”
Adam Weissbarth founded Silver Knights Chess in 2006, and in the 2006–2007 school year he taught chess in 16 schools and community centers. In 2008, he was joined by his brother Daniel, who was also his first student, and later in 2008 two of their students won national championships. In 2020 they added online chess classes. From 2021–2024 they were part of Magnus Carlsen’s Play Magnus Group of Companies and later part of chess.com. In October of 2024, ownership and operations transitioned back to Adam and Daniel, and in March of 2025 the company name changed back to Silver Knights. Adam Weissbarth earned his National Master title. More than 50 of their students have become state or national champions, and the program has produced 11 scholastic state champions around the country in 2025.
Parent feedback includes reports of children starting as newcomers to chess and learning enough to get checkmate in their first season of classes, with weekly status updates sent to parents on what was covered and which students achieved checkmate. Parents describe using both after-school programs and the online academy and seeing their children’s chess playing skills improve further than they expected. One parent reports that a chess summer camp experience included learning, practice with other campers, and regular updates from Coach Brandan on progress throughout the day. Another parent states that Silver Knights Chess Academy has instilled a life-long love of chess in their son over two years, with strong communication from coaches. A parent whose child has been in the academy for around 3–4 years reports that the child’s online rating went from 1400 to almost 2000. Parents also describe first-time players feeling welcome at chess camp and coming home each day talking about what they learned.
Last updated July 18, 2026.
• Schedule: 150 week-long chess camps
• Price: $5 trial chess class
Silver Knights Chess Academy runs school-based chess clubs in 350 elementary schools throughout Northern Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, DC. The program also offers in-person chess programs, week-long chess camps, and tournaments for players of all skill levels throughout Northern Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, DC, along with an Online Chess Academy for kids all over the world. Its Online Academy program serves as a home for children of all skill levels who love chess and want to improve, and its Elite Academy program is for students rated over 1400 and features three Grandmaster coaches. The program has a need-based scholarship program that gives out more than $50,000 of free and discounted classes each year. The mission statement of Silver Knights Chess Academy is “More than a game - chess builds skills kids carry for life.”
Adam Weissbarth founded Silver Knights Chess in 2006, and in the 2006–2007 school year he taught chess in 16 schools and community centers. In 2008, he was joined by his brother Daniel, who was also his first student, and later in 2008 two of their students won national championships. In 2020 they added online chess classes. From 2021–2024 they were part of Magnus Carlsen’s Play Magnus Group of Companies and later part of chess.com. In October of 2024, ownership and operations transitioned back to Adam and Daniel, and in March of 2025 the company name changed back to Silver Knights. Adam Weissbarth earned his National Master title. More than 50 of their students have become state or national champions, and the program has produced 11 scholastic state champions around the country in 2025.
Parent feedback includes reports of children starting as newcomers to chess and learning enough to get checkmate in their first season of classes, with weekly status updates sent to parents on what was covered and which students achieved checkmate. Parents describe using both after-school programs and the online academy and seeing their children’s chess playing skills improve further than they expected. One parent reports that a chess summer camp experience included learning, practice with other campers, and regular updates from Coach Brandan on progress throughout the day. Another parent states that Silver Knights Chess Academy has instilled a life-long love of chess in their son over two years, with strong communication from coaches. A parent whose child has been in the academy for around 3–4 years reports that the child’s online rating went from 1400 to almost 2000. Parents also describe first-time players feeling welcome at chess camp and coming home each day talking about what they learned.
Last updated July 18, 2026.
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