Welsh Chess Union (Undeb Gwyddbwyll Cymru)

This can be viewed here.

This can be viewed here.

Chess in Schools and Communities (CSC), which as I’m sure you know delivers chess to schools mainly in inner cities, has launched a campaign to get 1 million children playing chess online during lockdown. While schools are closed, both schools and parents would appreciate an activity for children that keeps them entertained constructively and imparts some learning objectives.

Malcolm Pein, CEO of CSC, has convinced the best and most secure chess website for kids, ChessKid.com, to donate 1 million memberships (value £25 million) to the cause. CSC are offering these free memberships, valid for three months, to every child of primary school age in the UK via their schools or parents. The memberships include access to videos, lessons and puzzles. Children can play others from all over the world once they’ve learnt the rules.

See: https://www.chessinschools.co.uk/chesskid-for-parent and https://www.chessinschools.co.uk/chesskid-for-schools.

You can see a 1-minute video about ChessKid here: https://youtu.be/yxRUm–xlkw, and you can read the English Chess Federation’s website post about the campaign here: https://www.englishchess.org.uk/chess-in-schools-launch-exciting-campaign/.

Please not only share the details of this wonderful initiative with your junior players, but also spread the word to as many teachers, head teachers from any UK school, parents, chess coaches and chess clubs as you can?

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