by Sarah Hegarty | Dec 2, 2018 | Blogs, Chess Lab Children, Chesslab Teachers
Chess Battle Manual – Solutions The following are the solutions to the puzzles in the “Chess Battle Manual”. In chess there is a special language called ‘chess notation’ that allows us to describe what moves are being made on the chess board (see ‘N:’ in...
by Sarah Hegarty | Dec 2, 2018 | Blogs, Chesslab Teachers
If you are thinking of setting up a chess club for children – or even if you are already running a club – you may be wondering what the best approach is to teaching the children the basics of the game. Even for experienced chess players it can be a daunting thought –...
by Sarah Hegarty | Sep 24, 2018 | Blogs
Unlike some other modern individual sports – such as tennis and golf – the best chess player in the World is determined through the ‘World Championship Cycle’ rather than a ranking system or a series of ‘Majors’. Chess does have a ranking system – and there is...
by Sarah Hegarty | Jun 27, 2018 | Blogs
With the Gigafinals approaching fast this weekend I thought it would be useful to post some pointers for players – especially players for whom this is their first Gigafinal. This post contains some general advice about the day and also some chess advice. Though...
