ChessFest is the UK’s largest chess event. It’s free to attend and features a wide range of fun, family friendly chess activities. Here’s our video to remind you.

Grandmaster Gawain Jones had a spectacular tournament, clinching his first title at the XTX Markets London Chess Classic, held at Arsenal FC's Emirates Stadium.

Vidit Gujrathi from India today confirmed his participation in our tournament in four weeks’ time.

On Saturday, 19th October, the sixth tournament of the CSC Junior Grand Prix took place at South Hampstead High School.

CSC organised the Westminster Schools’ Chess Tournament, held in the spectacular setting of the Lord Mayor’s Parlour at Westminster City Hall.

Grandmaster Gawain Jones gave an inspiring talk on chess strategy to 30 CSC pupils.

Thomas Buxton Primary School from Whitechapel received a real treat this week - a masterclass from American Grandmaster Andrew Hong.

Thirty children from Malorees Junior School in Brent enjoyed a trip to the Global Chess League (GCL) in central London.

The tournament will be held on Saturday 19th October 2024 at South Hampstead High School, London.

The Evelyn Partners Cup, an exciting new corporate chess event, took place this month in partnership with the City Chess Association and CSC.

A Year 6 class from Thomas Buxton Primary School had an unforgettable opportunity to take on the legendary Grandmaster Judit Polgar.

Grandmaster Simon Williams, the Ginger GM, took on 20 prisoners in a simultaneous display at HMP Wandsworth.

Students from CSC schools in Hackney participated in an exciting summer tournament.

Over 300 children from 30 CSC schools visited our ChessFest School Days in Manchester Square, London.

ChessFest 2024 took place in Trafalgar Square on 7th July 2024 and welcomed a record 23,300 visitors.

The CSC Newham Schools' Chess Tournament took place in June 2024 in the grand setting of Stratford Old Town Hall.

CSC is extremely grateful to the EBRD for supporting and hosting the final round of our Tower Hamlets Primary Schools Chess League at their Headquarters in Canary Wharf.

Since September 2023, CSC has been working on a unique programme with Google DeepMind, a leading artificial intelligence research laboratory, and UCL Academy, a non-selective state secondary school in north London.