Silver Knights Chess Academy

Silver Knights Chess Academy is an in-person and online chess education organization serving the Baltimore-Washington Metro Area and students nationwide. Founded in 2004, it operates chess clubs in 350 elementary schools across Northern Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, DC, runs week-long summer and school break camps, and offers an online academy that has produced 11 scholastic state champions in 2025. The organization emphasizes making chess accessible through a need-based scholarship program that distributes over $50,000 annually in free and discounted classes.