by Sarah Hegarty | Dec 3, 2018 | Chesslab Teachers
Online Chess Resources for Teachers There are some fantastic online resources to help teach yourself chess, to practice solving puzzles and to play against other players. There are also educational resources available to chess teachers to help them manage their chess...
by Sarah Hegarty | Dec 2, 2018 | Blogs, Chess Lab Children, Chesslab Teachers
Chess Battle Manual – Solutions The following are the solutions to the puzzles in the “Chess Battle Manual”. In chess there is a special language called ‘chess notation’ that allows us to describe what moves are being made on the chess board (see ‘N:’ in...
by Sarah Hegarty | Dec 2, 2018 | Blogs, Chesslab Teachers
If you are thinking of setting up a chess club for children – or even if you are already running a club – you may be wondering what the best approach is to teaching the children the basics of the game. Even for experienced chess players it can be a daunting thought –...
by Sean | Nov 9, 2017 | Blogs, Chesslab Teachers
Simultaneous Display There are lots of different special events that can be used to boost a chess club. One such event is a simultaneous display, in which a strong player plays a number of games at the same time. This can be a very large number indeed. For example,...
by Sean | Nov 9, 2017 | Blogs, Chesslab Teachers
Part 2 You have a person to run the club. You have a suitable room and all the equipment you need. Time to continue the journey… Step 4… Players This is the easiest step of all. Send a note around a school asking if anyone would like to join a new chess club and the...
by Sean | Nov 9, 2017 | Blogs, Chesslab Teachers
Part 1 Eddie Cochran revealed the Three Steps to Heaven back in 1960. Many have since followed in his footsteps, with varying degrees of success. I cannot offer a comparable path to such an exalted plain but I can offer advice on a more terrestrial matter. Here are...
