Tag: london
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Wrapping up the Autumn term 🎁
Hi Everyone, I’m wrapping up the Autumn school term with a late blog. It’s been busy across my three schools and like many teachers right now I’m hanging on! First of all, welcome to our new users Our LogiqBoard family continues to grow in numbers. Thank you to everyone who supports, shares and likes our…
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Why chess and…?
‘Why is it chess and maths, chess and this, chess and that? What happened to just playing chess?’ This was a question posed at an online discussion group last year. It was a question that, for a few seconds, made me pause. Not because I didn’t know how to respond but I had forgotten that…
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LogiqBoard news & upcoming courses 🔥
Hi Logiqboarders I hope you all had a wonderful break. It’s the last day of August here and I’m grateful for three weeks by the sea. Sunshine, swimming, fresh food and friends. Cyprus was wonderful. A time to rest and make family memories. Did I work? Ofcourse I did, but I loved every second! Reuniting…
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Happy International Chess Day!
Photos by Chess Fest Hi everyone and happy international chess day for the 20th July! 🖤🤍🖤 Summer holidays have arrived and the six week ‘reset and renew’ break has begun. At the moment I’m at the in-between stage teachers often find themselves. I can’t switch off completely. Maybe I need to reflect on the year…
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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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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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The Life-Changing Magic of Chess: Maurice Ashley’s Inspiring Journey
The Life-Changing Magic of Chess, by Maurice Ashley is a little gem of a book. Last week on my visit to London’s famous Chess and Bridge shop I finally bought my copy. It’s a delightful book that belongs in all three classrooms where I teach chess. The World’s First black grandmaster Maurice Ashley is the…
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