The Maths Nuts

‘I lost to a very strong eight-year-old’: how chess is capturing the imagination of a new generation in Ireland Set to feature in a new Sally Rooney novel, the game is officially having a moment. But what makes it so appealing to young players?

Sliding Rooks ♖♜♖♜♖
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Today's strategy game is called Sliding Rooks.
It's game number 13 in the LogiqBoard strategy games list! Yes we have many games for you to choose from!

Aim of the game:
to be the last player to move.

How to play:
White starts with eight rooks on the a-file, while Black lines up their eight rooks along the h-file.
White starts the game.

Players take turns to slide a rook horizontally an arbitrary number of squares in a single direction. (White rooks move East and black rooks move West.)

All rooks stay in their starting ranks and capturing or jumping over other pieces is not allowed.

If you're the last player that moves because your partner has no available moves then you win! 🏆

A really quick game but wonderful to explore at a deeper level. ⚡

Is there a winning strategy? 🤔💭

Created by John Foley from ChessPlus and recently shared at the wonderful FIDE América Chess Education conference as part of the maths presentation by Rita Atkins
Logiqboard and Chess in Education Commission - FIDE

Spare 5 minutes? Give it a go! ⚡
https://logiqboard.com/boards/clone/DhdumygYOT
Rookies are you ready?
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The Grazing Knight Puzzle 🟢 🐴 🟢
The knight wants to graze on the green pasture but must never return to the same square twice or gallop into the water.

Can you solve the puzzle?

The knight moves in L shapes, 2 squares straight and 1 to the side

https://logiqboard.com/boards/clone/MpDFblRFP7

Our 'increase automatically' button means you can place a numbered counter every time your knight lands. Make a mistake just reverse 🔙

Track your moves ⤵️
Trial and error ✅❎
Visualise 👀

♟️ Check-mate this out! ♟️

We're going to be installing fabulous tables in , & this summer as part of a project partly funded by the Levelling Up Fund.

Know your way around the board?
Prove you're the King/Queen of the 🏰!

ChessFest Sunday 7th July 2024ChessFest Returns to Trafalgar Square More details coming soon ChessFest 2023The UK's largest chess event took place on Sunday 16th July in London's Trafalgar Square. Now in its third year, the annual open-air chess festival saw over 15,000 people attend the free event organised....

A gratitude post… we R.I.S.E. together! New website for an education magazine! Today’s blog is about R.I.S.E. a brilliant online education magazine and their brand new website. Two years ago I wrote my first ever article about ches…

LogiqBoard joins the Joint Maths Conference! Just over a week ago LogiqBoard and Chessplus joined together to present at the Joint Maths Conference in the English town of Stratford-upon-Avon. The ‘Shape Up’ Conference brought toge…

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📣My eggscellent Easter blog is out now! 🐣 please like & share 😉🐰🐣🌷
Jampacked with Springtime puzzles!

http://blog.logiqboard.com/2024/03/31/7-tasks-on-logiqboard/

ChessPlus London Chess Conference Chess in Education Commission - FIDE ECU Education Commission Chess in Schools and Communities Chessforedu Maria Anna Stefanidi Educasite Curious Maths

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Have you played Breakthrough?
LogiqBoard is a treasure trove of strategy games! 🟠🟤🟠🟤🟠🟤🟠🟤🟠🟤🟠

This is a pawn-like game.
Each piece can move forwards straight or diagonally one square (i.e. NorthWest, North, NorthEast for White). 🧭🧭🧭
Captures are made diagonally.
Captures are not obligatory.
The winner is the first person who reaches the opposite side with a piece.

Click on the link and play with a friend.
We ❤ strategy games that are easy to learn and fun to play. But LogiqBoard games also allow you to think strategically. 💭🤔

How did I play?
Was there a winning strategy?
Was there a turning point, a key move that changed the course of the game?
What might I try next time?

Strategy games keep our brains in top top shape! 🧠

https://logiqboard.com/boards/clone/4wz1bLyAix

What do you do to train your mind?

Have fun 🙂

Talking about hobbies I’m typing up this blog before I head out for a movie night. I’m a huge film fan you see. As well as going to the movies I love music, travel, yoga and of course chess. I used to love p…

Connect with Connect Four 🔴🟡🔴🟡
Did you know you can find a range of classic strategy games on LogiqBoard?

Connect Four is a game for absolutely everyone!
I think we've all played it at some point in our lives 😍

Many Connect Four pros who study the game say that a great move for Player 1 is the bottom middle square. Do you agree? Do you have any top tips?

Copy the link below, text it to a friend, meet them on the board and find out if square d1 gives you the advantage.
Don't tell them 🤫

https://logiqboard.com/boards/clone/sps625bZFV

ooh I can feel a lesson coming... 🤯🌟 🤔

When things add up Lesson spotlight: Point values Today’s blog is a spotlight on a recent lesson. It might not sound like a pivotal moment in a student’s chess journey but it’s an important one. We …

Mazes Happy new year everyone! My new year started with a little break to Wales, with its rugged coastlines, rolling valleys and rich history. I loved the breathtaking views and the warm welcome of the W…

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Happy 2024! 🎉🎊🥳🥂
Wishing all our LogiqBoard friends a happy new year!
May 2024 bring you health, happiness and many moments to celebrate in this game of life 💛

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The Candlestick Puzzle 🕯◾🕯◾🕯

The Candlestick puzzle by Hungarian player, Paul Benko, caught my eye in a recent article by Chessbase.

Paul Charles Benko was a Hungarian and later American grandmaster, author and composer of endgame studies and puzzles.

White to move. Can you find checkmate in 5? 👀

Click below to solve on LogiqBoard:
https://logiqboard.com/boards/clone/tXrseotgu7

Solution to be shared in comments on NYE.🎉

For the article:
https://en.chessbase.com/post/a-christmassy-delight?fbclid=IwAR0L-TP4jLQ7CnHMLYC2ieoBpWoh3yp3BLAUa0yLxhYc_M50lKln9uIygxM

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This time last year… The final blog of 2023 is a happy anniversary kind of blog. I’m taking you back to a special school visit and celebrating my new position at LogiqBoard. A year ago today This time last year, …

Can you solve the 999 puzzle? 🔴🔵🟣☎️
This time with HINTS included.
Place the balls into the column addition to make the column addition correct! ⏳

Use the numbers 1-9 to create three 3-digit numbers which add up to 999
You cannot use the same number twice! 🤨

https://logiqboard.com/boards/clone/2Ewh1gWGiQ

This Christmas version of the 999 puzzle is suitable for younger primary school children or for children who need a little more support.

The empty circles reminds students that they need to create three 3-digit numbers.

The HTO headings (hundreds, tens and ones) allow us to have a better maths discussion...which column must total 9 and not 19? Why?

Which column must not have a 9, why do you think that is? We talk about it creating a 4-digit number which isn't allowed.
Which columns might need a 9 or 8, why do you think that is?
If the tens column must total 19, what should the 3 balls add up to?

We also looked at 'smart addition' skills, if you need to add 6 + 3 + 4 then I'd like to see 6+4 making 10 then +3=13 We.don't always need to count in ones.

A confident learner asked for numicon which I loved. This helped them with their number sense and addition to start with.

⭐ Finding the solution is wonderful but I'm interested in how children explore and reason about numbers. 💭🤔🙂

Maths ❤
Click on the link & add it to your lessons or life!

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