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.

Congratulations to three exceptional CSC partner schools—Park End Primary School in Middlesbrough, St William of York Catholic Primary School in Liverpool, and Stepney Park Primary School in London—who have been awarded the British Chess Educational Trust (BCET) award for 2024.

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ChessFest Liverpool took place in the city's Chevasse Park on Sunday 21st July 2024. Over 1,000 people enjoyed a day of fun, family friendly, free chess activities.

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

On 16th July, CSC hosted its annual Leeds Summer Tournament, bringing together over 30 young chess players for a day of fun, competitive chess.

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

Over 300 children took part in CSC's annual Merseyside Primary Schools Chess Tournament held in the splendid setting of St George's Hall, Liverpool.

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.

CSC Ambassador Rachel Reeves has often spoken about the important skills she developed by learning chess as a child. She describes how the ability to think ahead, to plan strategically, and to solve complex problems have proved critical throughout her political career.

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.

Woody Harrelson, a keen chess fan, joined CSC CEO on a trip to HMP Wormwood Scrubs.

Children in our programme often describe chess as being a relaxing activity. This was a clear theme in the feedback we obtained from our pupils in our recent Impact Report.

Peter Sullivan, CSC's Prisons Coordinator, tells us why he finds his work for the charity so fulfilling.

The UK’s largest chess event took place on Sunday 16th July in London’s Trafalgar Square. Now in its third year, the annual open-air chess festival saw over 14,000 people attend the free event organised by CSC, to promote and raise awareness for the game we all love.