A very Happy New Year from all of the team at Chess for Schools!
A very Happy New Year from all of the team at Chess for Schools!
We are delighted that several schools have made enquiries seeking to restart their chess club after the summer break.
We have also had enquiries from schools wishing to start a club.
“A charity is offering a million children the chance to learn chess from tomorrow to give them an “intellectual challenge” during the lockdown.
Chess in Schools and Communities (CISC) along with ChessKid, the world’s biggest online chess platform, is offering primary pupils access to lessons, puzzles and videos about one of the world’s oldest board games.
Malcolm Pein, the scheme’s founder, says he wants to create the world’s biggest online chess club. “The same way Joe Wicks kicks in at 7.30am, let the chess kick in at 3.30 after all the home schooling is done,” he said.
A child who registers on the ChessKid website starts with tutorials on chess pieces and the rules of the game. Invitations to quiz tournaments and other such challenges
See https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/chess-charity-wants-a-million-kids-on-board-rrn9j2pwj for more
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We’re all going on a summer holiday
No more working for a week or two.
Fun and laughter on our summer holiday,
No more worries for me or you
Chess for Schools is taking its 2019 Summer Break during July and August. We will return in mid September, 2019
Have a great time !
John, Ken & Cyril
Hampshire Junior Chess Association is running a Last Chance Saloon for the UK Chess Challenge on Saturday, April 6th at Basingstoke Chess Club. The entry fee will be £5.
This event is for children (primary and secondary aged) who have yet to qualify to the Megafinal stage of the Delancey UK Schools Chess Challenge.
Entry Form is here : Last Chance Saloon : April 6th 2019
The main organiser is Maha Chandar.