Chess Initiatives from Home
Here are some initiatives currently underway to encourage and promote the playing and learning of chess at home
1 CHESSBUD IRELAND YOUTUBE CHANNEL - International Master Mark Quinn ( Kilkenny based) is
planning to upload a new video each week for Irish primary school
students who already know the basics of chess and are keen to learn new
tactics and strategies. He has created three playlists for students to
choose from: Beginner's Mind (for students who understand the pieces and
checkmate), Challengers and Masters. [5]. Where possible Mark will
feature the tactics of Irish chess players. He is planning to upload
weekly lessons for free during school closures. www.chessbud.ie
2 CHESSOSSITY (chess lessons, puzzles) is free for the next two months
and they're running a puzzle-solving championship until May 31st. It
starts next Monday 30th March. For more information see this link
http://movesforlife.ie/uncategorized/online-chess-for-kids-spring-2020-program/
and then go to www.chessossity.com [4] to register. The password for
teachers to setup an account is "homeschool".
3. MOVES FOR LIFE is running an art competition - design your own chess
set from junk materials in the house. All you have to do is make the
set, and send a photo of it into mfl@movesforlife.ie. See
www.movesforlife.ie [3] for more details. All sets will be displayed on
their facebook page so just photograph the set if you don't want your
child's photo online.
4. CHESSKID.COM are offering free gold membership for the next two
months. Lessons, puzzles and online games. You can even
set up your own online club on this site. It's a well-known, reputable
international site. Use this link to get free gold membership -
https://www.chesskid.com/promo/brainblox.
LINKS:
[1] https://twitter.com/Ficheall_ie
[2] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm1S7hbl24_Ex1j3pGlA_4g
[3] http://www.movesforlife.ie/
[4] http://www.chessossity.com/
[5] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz1UgAmtSgGV_h7pTida0cA/playlists
[6] https://forms.gle/gqHrtEwYM7W1JREH9
1 CHESSBUD IRELAND YOUTUBE CHANNEL - International Master Mark Quinn ( Kilkenny based) is
planning to upload a new video each week for Irish primary school
students who already know the basics of chess and are keen to learn new
tactics and strategies. He has created three playlists for students to
choose from: Beginner's Mind (for students who understand the pieces and
checkmate), Challengers and Masters. [5]. Where possible Mark will
feature the tactics of Irish chess players. He is planning to upload
weekly lessons for free during school closures. www.chessbud.ie
2 CHESSOSSITY (chess lessons, puzzles) is free for the next two months
and they're running a puzzle-solving championship until May 31st. It
starts next Monday 30th March. For more information see this link
http://movesforlife.ie/uncategorized/online-chess-for-kids-spring-2020-program/
and then go to www.chessossity.com [4] to register. The password for
teachers to setup an account is "homeschool".
3. MOVES FOR LIFE is running an art competition - design your own chess
set from junk materials in the house. All you have to do is make the
set, and send a photo of it into mfl@movesforlife.ie. See
www.movesforlife.ie [3] for more details. All sets will be displayed on
their facebook page so just photograph the set if you don't want your
child's photo online.
4. CHESSKID.COM are offering free gold membership for the next two
months. Lessons, puzzles and online games. You can even
set up your own online club on this site. It's a well-known, reputable
international site. Use this link to get free gold membership -
https://www.chesskid.com/promo/brainblox.
LINKS:
[1] https://twitter.com/Ficheall_ie
[2] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm1S7hbl24_Ex1j3pGlA_4g
[3] http://www.movesforlife.ie/
[4] http://www.chessossity.com/
[5] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz1UgAmtSgGV_h7pTida0cA/playlists
[6] https://forms.gle/gqHrtEwYM7W1JREH9