Beginners welcome! This session highlights innovative ways school counselors can use chess to support academic, social-emotional, and behavior within a comprehensive school counseling program. Participants will explore how chess promotes executive functioning, self-regulation, conflict resolution, perseverance, and peer relationships as young as kindergarten. The session will explore small group interventions, lunch bunch, restorative practices, and after school club opportunities aligned with ASCA Mindsets & Behaviors. Attendees will leave with practical resources and strategies for incorporating chess into their counseling services.