by Neil Dietsch | Nov 16, 2022 | Chess in Education, Chess in Education - US, International, US
We are delighted to announce that the International Chess Federation’s (FIDE) has appointed Jerry Nash to be Chair of its Chess in Education (EDU) Commission. The Commission, comprised of representatives from around the globe, works to advance chess as an educational...
by Neil Dietsch | Jul 26, 2021 | Chess in Education, Chess in Education - US, Chess in Education Initiative, International, US
Chess in Schools (CIS) is pleased to announce a cooperative agreement with the European Chess Union (ECU) supporting Chess in Education (CIE) in the United States. Under the agreement, the ECU, a world leader in CIE development, authorizes CIS as the exclusive...
by Jerry Nash | Dec 2, 2020 | Chess in Education, International
From our CIE Coalition Partners at ChessPlus and their First Rank Newsletter: The annual London Chess Conference is the most important chess gathering in the world as far as chess education is concerned. It usually run in conjunction with the London Chess Classic,...
by Neil Dietsch | Feb 23, 2020 | Friends of Chess in Schools, International
Article by Luca Gallina Black and White Sport: CHESS was a project co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union from January of 2018 until December of 2019. The project involved organizations in four countries: Sport Club Glamour Events (Italy);...
by Neil Dietsch | Feb 23, 2020 | Friends of Chess in Schools, International
Article by Jerry Nash February 23, 2020 – Students at Francisco de Quevedo Primary School in Fuenlabrada, Madrid have discovered a new way to learn math. They learn how to move chess pieces to collect one or more of the math information cards placed on each of...
by Neil Dietsch | Feb 23, 2020 | Friends of Chess in Schools, International
Article by Roger Langen — Secretary, Chess Nova Scotia — February 23, 2020 – Chess is a unique all-ages sport that is finally coming into maturity on this side of the Atlantic. Its Old World traveling ethos, of reason mixed with mystique, moved it...
