First Move was created by America's Foundation for Chess. Founded as a non-profit in 2000, AF4C invested three years developing a method of teaching chess that was worthy of classroom time, easy for teachers to implement, and made learning a wonderful experience for kids. The result was FIRST MOVE.

Since 2003, AF4C had over 1.5 million kids go through the First Move chess program.

First Move began as an in-school program. Being part of the school day was the only way we could reach all kids. After receiving many requests from homeschools and parents, we decided to modify our model so that First Move could be used beyond the traditional classroom. The end result is more kids will learn chess, and that is a good thing!