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More chess in Nepal
More from CSC’s gap year student, Joe, who is now running a daily chess club while volunteering at a school in rural Nepal.
Chess webinars, Season Two
Our free chess webinars resume on Monday 28th April, aimed at children aged between 7 and 13 who want to take the next steps to chess mastery.
Chess at Old Spitalfields Market
CSC will be running a community chess club at Old Spitalfields Market in east London for the summer months. Please join us!
Raising money for CSC
We were delighted to hear from keen chess player Nick Prior who is raising money for CSC by undertaking Yorkshire’s Three Peaks Walk.
CSC lands in Nepal
CSC gap year student, Joe, was invited to make the ceremonial first move in a FIDE rated event in Kathmandu.
Chess in Staffordshire Libraries
CSC ran a tournament at City Central Library, Stoke-on-Trent, for members of our blossoming Staffordshire library chess clubs.
Classroom Management Course for New Tutors
On Saturday 29th March CSC held a session to develop the classroom management skills of our tutors.
Schools Tournament at Kensington Town Hall
In collaboration with the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Council, CSC was delighted to host a chess tournament for the borough’s primary schools at Kensington Town Hall on Tuesday, 25th March.
GLF Schools Chess Tournament
CSC organised a tournament for GLF Schools featuring 85 players from 17 different schools.
Inaugural Boleyn Trust Tournament
On Tuesday 18th March CSC helped organise The Boleyn Trust’s inaugural inter-school chess tournament.
Training and Recruitment Days
CSC has a busy schedule of Training and Recruitment Days in March, with a few spaces left on our Manchester course.
Fourth Annual BPET Schools Chess Tournament held in Reading and London
CSC has been proud to support annual ‘Queen’s Gambit’ tournaments for the Bellevue Place Education Trust since 2022 and this year’s event took place on Wednesday 12th March.
Rushanara Ali MP visits CSC’s Stepney League
Rushanara Ali, MP for Bethnal Green and Stepney, paid a visit to the latest round of our Stepney Primary Schools Chess League.
Chess at the Guildhall
CSC was delighted to return to the Guildhall to run the 6th City of London Schools’ Chess Tournament.
Whitefield Primary visits Anfield
Following its success at the London Chess Classic, held at the Arsenal stadium, Whitefield Primary got the chance to visit Anfield too.
Schools report on success of DfE grants
The Times Educational Supplement recently reported on schools’ positive experiences in CSC Schools Programme.
CSC CEO delivers chess lecture in Durbanville, South Africa
Malcolm Pein delivered a masterclass on positional chess to students from the academy, taking a break from a holiday in South Africa.
Success for Berkshire pupils in EJCOA tournament
Two pupils from CSC’s chess club at Goldsworth Primary School in Woking had an excellent result at a recent tournament.
Level Up! Join Our Free Chess Webinar Series for Kids
Our new webinar series has just launched! Our Chief Trainer Sean Marsh is here to help young chess enthusiasts take their chess to the next level.
Stepney League Moves from Strength to Strength
The inter-school Stepney League has made the area a thriving hotspot for chess.