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Highlights from the CSC Chess Training & some Christmas puzzles ⛄️
Hi everyone. Welcome to my December blog, a little late I know but I’ve been recovering from the Winter flu. This blog is all about the day before. The most wonderful day at the Chess in Schools and Communities Chess training day. The CSC Training was held at the London Emirates stadium, home to Arsenal…
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Teaching Chess: Insights from FIDE Instructor Mark Bryan
This October half-term I visited the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. The Winter sun season is a wonderful time to visit. Cooler but still warm enough to swim and perfect to explore the sights. A lovely trip with gorgeous food, family and friends. Ofcourse I couldn’t visit without seeing some chessy people. This time I got…
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Four Colours Suffice: Engaging Maths for the Primary Classroom
Chessy Maths part 2 Today’s blog is about a wonderful shape and space task called Four Colours Suffice. I recently carried out this task with years 3, 4, 5 and 6 (from 7 – 11 years old) in my North London primary school. Most Fridays I teach chess and strategy games during the 45/50 minute…
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Maths leaders hold the key! Unlocking maths skills through chess…
How do you follow a blog about The Global Chess Festival and my travels to Budapest? My travel blogs will always be my favourite write-ups but October’s second blog is also up there on my top blog list. 🖤 Maths leaders training day 🎲 Last Tuesday I attended a Maths leaders training day in North…
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Highlights from the Global Chess Festival in Budapest, Hungary
I’m back from a wonderful few days in the beautiful city of Budapest where Judit Polgar’s Global Chess Festival coincided with the 45th Chess Olympiad. Chess players from around the world represented their nations. Congratulations to the Indian team who won gold in both the open and women’s section! Today’s blog is all about my…
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Elias Mastoras and the Paralympics Football ⚽️
Happy September! I’m back on English soil after a month in my beautiful Greece. Sun, sea and family and some Greek treats along the way. One of these treats was meeting Elias Mastoras. An hour and half with this wonderful human. It was a pleasure to hear about his work and vision as we sat…
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Chess in Primary Education: Flexible and Accredited Course from the Aegean University
I’m writing my August blog from Greece. A view of the sea and Thessaloniki’s White Tower in the distance. A rook steeped in history. As I take in the view I refocus because today is a big day. It’s an honour to meet Theodoros Tsorbatzoglou the General Secretary of the European Chess Union. Theodoros, a…
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Empowering Educators: Literacy, Maths, and Emotional Skills at Chess Education Conference
Today’s blog is all about Sunday’s online Chess Education Conference hosted by Fide America. A two-day conference, I was only able to join on the Sunday and I’m so glad I did. It was a great success! A good conference has to tick certain boxes. I don’t want to spend my Sunday listening to a…
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London Chess Fest 2024: A Celebration of Chess in Trafalgar Square
On Sunday 7th July we had the biggest chess event of the year. Brought together by the wonderful Malcolm Pein, Chief Executive of Chess in Schools and Communities and sponsored by XTX Markets. More than 14, 000 people visited the event with the theme of ‘Alice through the Looking Glass’ Chess Fest was huge. A…
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Decoding Chess Notation: Language and Flexibility in Chess Learning
A few weeks ago I taught a lesson on chess notation. My 9 and 10 year old students made notes on the symbols read chess notation and recreated the opening to a game. Some children went further and continued the game as they recorded their own moves. Codebreakers I pitched the lesson as a language…
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