Chess in Schools and Communities

This is our team in action at the aforementioned Evelyn Partners City Chess Tournament.

They won all of their matches on week one, but there are two more weeks to go, so they had better not relax their efforts.

It may come as a surprise to some, the CSC Head Office staff really do play chess!

Here are the details of a brand new event, featuring the CSC team in action.

'Evelyn Partners are proud to launch the Evelyn Partners Cup – our firm’s inaugural annual City Corporate Chess competition.

It is hosted in partnership with the City Chess Association and Chess in Schools and Communities, which brought a team led by International Master Malcolm Pein.

The event runs for a further two weeks - next week it is “Masters Monday” as several matches are expected to see titled players pitted against each other.'

Tutor training days are for prospective CSC tutors and any non-school staff interested in teaching chess to children.

These courses run from 10.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. at various locations around the country and online.

The first London tour date has just been announced and the details can be found via the link.

Tutor Training Day, London, Wednesday 9th October 2024 — Chess in Schools and Communities Tutor training days are for prospective CSC tutors and any non-school staff interested in teaching chess to children. These courses run from 10am to 4pm at various locations around the country and online.

More on the mighty Bodhana.

FYI: Chess prodigy makes history FYI meets incredible 9-year-old girl making chess history. Bodhana has been chosen for the England women's chess team to play at the International Chess Olym...

'Smile, please!'

Chess players, from orbiting cosmonauts to the Wu-Tang Clan – in pictures An incredible collection of photographs documenting the intersection of chess and culture is published by FUEL, in the year FIDE (the International Chess Federation) celebrates its 100th anniversary. Artists, actors, musicians and more all show their love of the most cerebral of games in Chess Playe...

♟️ Mad about chess and want to share your passion with the community? ♟️

We're teaming up with Chess in Schools and Communities to offer chess sessions in Crosby Library, starting soon, but we need your help! If you'd like to volunteer to support sessions with children as well as adults, message us or email at [email protected]. We'll provide informal training and support you in developing your chess skills further!

If you're completely new to the game, and want to dip your toe in the water, stay tuned for more information about when sessions will be taking place!

The final Blenheim Palace Terafinal and Northampton Challengers places will be determined this weekend with the online gigafinal ! ♟️

✅Top tip - take your time !

Follow the action live from 10am - https://lichess.org/team/uk-chess-challenge-2024-online-gigafinal

Good luck to all players 👍🏻

CSC Staff CPD sessions are exclusively for teachers and teaching assistants looking to support and run chess clubs within their schools.

These sessions take place online and are held after school, from 4.00 - 6.00 p.m.

We have one such session coming up very soon.

Please follow the link for further details.

Staff CPD session, Online, Tuesday 24th September 2024 — Chess in Schools and Communities Staff CPD sessions are exclusively for teachers and teaching assistants looking to support and run chess clubs within their schools. These sessions take place online and are held after school, between 4pm and 6pm. CSC can also deliver bespoke in-person training for schools and multi-academy trusts,

Congratulations to the winning schools!

Follow the link for further details.

BCET Awards 2024 The Chess Trust are pleased to announced that four awards have been made to the following: North Cardiff Junior Chess Club; Park End Primary School Middlesbrough; St William of York Catholic Primary School Liverpool; Stepney Park Primary School London Congratulations to them all on receiving their

ECF Book of the Year shortlist The four books selected this year illustrate the richness of chess. Two show the intricate and amazing complexity of the game itself; the other two show that the human approach of the players is just as interesting. In Black and White Paul van der Sterren New in Chess pp754 £38.95 There have b

Before you start to be deluged with school homework, take some time to check out the free sample pages of CHESS Magazine.

https://chess.co.uk/collections/new-chess-products/products/chess-magazine-september-2024

The weekend starts here!

1,000,000 chess sets!

The Gift of Chess Initiative aims to distribute 30,000 chess sets in India - ChessBase India "The Gift of Chess" is a non-profit organization whose aim is...

With the new school year fast approaching, we have news of our first scheduled training session.

Follow the link for the full details.

https://www.chessinschools.co.uk/training/staff-cpd-session-online-tuesday-24th-september-2024

Grandmaster spotted! GM Stuart Conquest lurking in our historical section. Hasting International tournament is still going strong, visit the website for more info.

Jools Holland, no doubt demonstrating the art of Squeeze play.

Perhaps he will finish the game...Later.

Were you one of the award winners?

We have just announced our awards for 2024. See the list of winners, citations etc at https://www.englishchess.org.uk/ecf-awards-2024/

With ChessPlus – I just got recognised as one of their top fans! 🎉

For a Saxon, some of the pictures are at strange angles...

This event has now been postponed.

Further details to follow.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeMZxC9JqB9Cpyba02fE-xGPRYn1EOrwyAdQ-rClcjPx1d2dA/viewform

Three weeks into the Summer holidays.. and you’re looking for something to do 😊❤️♟️👍

https://forms.gle/YusSTQb3fswT244w5

Chess in Liverpool is going from strength to strength.