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Wow. That is brilliant, thanks Richard. Two years ago I reorganised my hours at work and found myself with Monday afternoons off. With fond memories of my own primary school chess club I volunteered to run an after school club at my daughter's school. We've had 10 regulars for two years. I must admi...

I've been running an U7 (year 2) chess club for two years now and thought I'd share my / request your pearls of wisdom for teaching chess to 6 and 7 year olds. In my experience, these are the best dos and don'ts: DO Teach handshakes before and after the game. A win is not a win without a handshake. ...

Excellent, we hope to see you again next year. By next year, I am not sure that you will be able to get away with convincing your daughter that £12.50 really is six months pocket money, but good luck with that one :D Next year? She's up in arms about it now! I did though want to pass my thanks on ...

Seven year olds are much like Mutley from Whacky Races - it's all about the medals!

A shiny trophy, a certificate and six months worth of pocket money in one go is more than she could have hoped for!

I took two U7 girls and an U7 boy to the Somerset Megafinal last Sunday. On the whole I thought it was a well run event. However... I utterly fail to see the logic of putting my two U7 girls in a girls only U7-U10 group when there are plenty of U7 boys. Logic surely dictates that they should be gro...

I took two U7 girls and an U7 boy to the Somerset Megafinal last Sunday. On the whole I thought it was a well run event. However... I utterly fail to see the logic of putting my two U7 girls in a girls only U7-U10 group when there are plenty of U7 boys. Logic surely dictates that they should be grou...