Features: · Education

  • Lots of avatars too choose – and pay for

    Commercial vibe – 02 Dec 2020

    Chess Universe combines the look and feel of a videogame with chess instruction. But the app’s salesmanship put Sophia Rohde off.

  • The house of Victor, the chess cat

    A cat house – 29 Jul 2020

    Victor is a charming chess teacher, but his programme, Victor’s Chess House, runs slow and doesn’t allow to jump any single lesson, game or test, writes Philippe Kalman.

  • This is how Chessity looks for the young learner

    Frogs and robots – 27 Jul 2020

    Chessity has been developed for classroom use but its gamified chess learning works equally well in a family context, writes Jérôme Maufras.

  • Top of a typical CSC worksheet

    #Chessathome – 18 Jul 2020

    How to keep teaching chess under lockdown? Matt Piper explains how the UK charity Chess in Schools and Communities (CSC) operates online and into the future.

  • Learning chess in the family can be fun.

    Teaching chess in 10 simple steps – 17 Jul 2020

    Teaching a child chess is to give a wonderful gift for life. Chess should be part of every child’s education. Once they have learned the basics, they can pick the game up again in the same way as learning to swim or to cycle reserves a permanent place in the memory. A short guide for parents from John Foley.