School chess teams around the UK (and further) are getting their chess club members playing online via the Lichess platform.
To get involved sign-up (for free) your child to Lichess (https://lichess.org/)
and then look for your schools team (https://lichess.org/team/all) and join !
John
“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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All of our school chess clubs are now paused for the duration.
During this period there are superb places for children to play chess against other children !
We recommend
for your child.
Please help them create an account and let them play !
A very merry Chessmas to all of our schools and chess juniors and parents !
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
Everyone at Chess for Schools wishes a Happy Chess Easter to all members of our school chess clubs.
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.
From everyone at Chess for Schools, we’d all like to wish you a very Merry Christmas !
John, Ken, Cyril and the CfS gang !
Chess for School is closed for Christmas. All of our school chess clubs have completed for the Autumn Term.
We will re-open our clubs in the second week of the 2019 Spring or Lent Term.
Have a great Christmas and remember to keep playing chess !
John, Ken and Cyril
All of our schools have entered the Delancey UK Schools Chess Challenge for 2019.
All members of every CfS school chess club will take part during the Spring or Lent Term in this exciting tournament with an opportunity to qualify for the Hampshire or Surrey or Berkshire Megafinal (as appropriate) in April / May 2019.
John Upham, Founder of Chess for Schools