Schools Projects North West Merseyside CSC Annual Merseyside Tournament in St. George's Hall Nearly 400 children coming from 35 schools from Merseyside and beyond gathered in the beautiful surroundings of St. George Hall on Monday 25th June to compete in the 4th Chess in Schools and Communities Merseyside Junior Chess Tournament. The Mayor of Liverpool chancellor Joe Anderson presented the prizes. Mr Anderson revealed as a child he had been taught chess and was a keen player and indeed; he helped to adjudicate one of the unfinished games in the top match. Mr Anderson is one of many leading political figures in Liverpool to play the game. Others most notably are the Eagle Sisters Maria and Angela who are both champions. The Chief Executive of Chess in Schools and Communities Malcolm Pein, himself from Liverpool commented; “Thanks to the support of the Mayor, the tournament has been able to go ahead and be a tremendous success, it provides a focus for the all rear round chess lessons the charity provides each week in Merseyside across 23 schoools. Chess is booming on Merseyside with lots of new talented players attending Liverpool’s Chess Clubs Junior evening each tuesday above The Crown Pub near Lime Street. In cooperation with the council a proposal is being formulated to hold the British Chess Championship once again in the city." You can view a fantastic photo album of the chess filled day HERE. A school visit from Maria Eagle MP, the Hon. Member for Chess! May 15, 2018 The Member of Parliament for Garston and Halewood, Maria Eagle visited CSC chess lessons in progress at Bishop Martin School in Liverpool on Friday. Maria is a former England Junior Chess Champion along with her sister Angela, both of whom played on the same team as CSC Executive Malcolm Pein. She came along to the school to test her mettle against Liverpool's up and coming young chess talent. Maria took on the best chess players at the school and soon started to play some seriously good attacking chess. Our thanks to the school’s Headmistress Sue Aspenal and our regional coordinator Bob Clark for arranging this fantastic experience. The pupils enjoyed chess instruction by Nick Hawkins and at the end. The schoolchildren were lucky enough to have their very own Question Time session with Maria Eagle where they pulled no punches! Looks like one pupil managed to give both Maria and Malcolm a good pause for thought. Latest News: Visit from International Chess Master March 15, 2018 Our school today welcomed a visit from, Malcolm Pein, International Chess Master & CEO of Chess in Schools. Malcolm has supported our children by providing equipment and helping a group attend the London Chess Festival before Christmas. He visited our Key Stage 2 classes with our weekly Chess Tutor, Bob Clark. Malcolm gave an inspirational master class and provided lots of valuable top tips to the children to help them improve their game. We would like to thank Malcolm for taking time out to visit our school and for his continued support. We are now looking forward to our next tournament at St George's Hall and to taking part in the London Festival later in the year. More photos here Success for CSC Players at EPSCA Championships Two CSC players attended the championships and won prizes in their sections. Read more... Schools Supported by United Way Worldwide and The Ford Britain Trust Bishop Martin C. E. Primary School Nick Hawkins Greenbank Primary School Natasha May Kirkdale St Lawrence Primary School Nick Hawkins Malvern Primary School Ian Hadwin Monksdown Primary School Graham Carr New Brighton Primary School Natasha May Northway Primary School John Gorman Sacred Heart Primary School Andrew Legge St. Bridget's Cof E Primary School Graham Carr St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary and Nursery School John Gorman St Sebastian's Primary School John Gorman Wavertree Primary School Andrew Legge. Bishop David Sheppard CofE Primary School Peter Garrett Green Park Primary School Andrew Legge Hatton Hill Primary School Bob Clark Kings Meadow Primary School Andrew Legge Lander Road Primary School Andrew Legge Netherton Moss Primary School Andrew Legge St. Teresa's Catholic Infant & Nursery School Nick Hawkins St William of York Catholic Primary School Bob Clark Bruche Primary School Academy Natasha May Evelyn Street Community Primary School Natasha May St Andrew's CofE Primary School Natasha May