CSC was delighted to be invited to run some chess activities at a fantastic event in Islington, London.

CSC was delighted to receive a global excellence award from the governing body of world chess.

Queen Camilla visited Spellow Lane Library in Liverpool where she met some pupils from a CSC school.

Our Merseyside team held a get-together recently to prepare for a busy year ahead.

The Parliamentarians played a match against the members of CSC’s chess club at the West London prison.

The final event of ChessFest 2026 took place in a rather damp Lancaster on Monday 17th August.

CSC supported the Mayor of Bewdley’s Junior Chess Tournament which attracted a famous chess fan.

The first ChessFest Coventry took place in the heart of the city centre.

The sixth annual event attracted visitors from across the North West for a day of fun, free, family-friendly chess activities.

CSC celebrated World Chess Day by playing City workers during their lunch breaks to raise the profile of the charity.

The UK’s largest chess event welcomed thousands of visitors in the heart of the capital.

Our living chess set performed this famous game in front of the crowds in Trafalgar Square.

The second Portishead ChessFest was a huge success, welcoming visitors from across the region.

CSC was happy to see a new tournament in Lewisham added to the spate of summer-term tournaments which mark the year’s finale.

12th July saw the fifth ChessFest event at Princes Quay Shopping Centre in Hull.

Over 400 children took part in our annual event at St George’s Hall, Liverpool.

Ukrainian teams achieved great success at the International Schools Chess Festival in Romania.

IM Richard Palliser and CM Aaron Rich took on several children at once from several schools at St Wilfrid’s in York.

On Tuesday 7th July, teams from six primary schools gathered at Gildersome Primary School for the annual Leeds Primary Schools Chess Competition.

The Great Merthyr Schools Chess Tournament returns in 2026, featuring GM Michael Adams.