Join the global conversation about Chess in Education!

Every last Wednesday of the month ChessPlus in collaboration with the European Chess Union holds a Discussion Group Meeting for chess educators to share and discuss their experiences, ideas and knowledge on different topics related to Chess in Education.

Mission

Our Mission with the monthly Discussion Group Meetings is to provide a platform and connect chess educators from all over the world to learn from each other and gain new insights through different perspectives and experiences.

See Next Events:

2024	Topics and Speakers	Meeting Notes
November	May the Best Player Win Kyla Zhao (USA)	More info
Oktober	Chess for children with autism spectrum disorder Anastasia Sorokina (Poland)	Meeting Notes
September	Creativity and Creation in the Chess Classroom Tom Mahoney (USA)	More info
May	Chess and Classroom Management Victoria Winifred (USA)	More info
April	Teaching Games to Maximise Engagement John Foley (UK)	More info
February	Chess and Community – Devina Rishi (UK)	More info
January	The CGS Project Chess: a Game to be Spread in Schools Alessandro Dominici (Italy) & Jesper (Hall Sweden)	Meeting Notes

2023	Topics and Speakers	Meeting Notes
November	Running Lunchtime Chess Clubs – John Uppham (UK)	Download
Oktober	Chess and Science Karel van Delft (The Netherlands)/Can Kabadayi (Sweden)	Download
September	Planning your chess lessons John Foley (UK)/Brigitta Peszleg (UK)	Download
June	Chess and Social Inclusion – Jesper Hall (Sweden) Chess in Schools – Mădălina Anușca (Romania)	Download
May	The brain on the curriculum – Mikkel Nørgaard (Denmark) Students’ individual needs – Oliver Conran (Hong Kong)	Download
April	Chess and Creativity – Beatrice Rapaccini (Italy) Chess and Literacy – Victoria Winifred (USA)	Download
February	Chess and STEM – John Foley (UK)	Download
January	Starting and Running a School Chess Club Etienne Mensch (France) & Rhys Edwards (UK)	Download

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