London Chess Conference

06/10/2025

MasterClasses in
Join us this weekend in London at the MindSports Centre
⏰11-12 October 2025
Chess in Education Commission - FIDE
ECU Education Commission
ChessPlus
Logiqboard

📢Join us in London 🇬🇧for a transformative weekend dedicated to exploring chess as a powerful educational tool.♟️📘

Whether you’re already teaching chess or simply curious about its potential, this event offers 💡 fresh strategies and practical resources to enrich your teaching practice and engage students in new ways.

🌍 The event is funded by FIDE and the International Olympic Committee, underscoring its global significance and commitment to educational excellence.

📍 Location: London MindSports Centre
🗓️ Date: Saturday 11 – Sunday 12 October 2025

Organised in collaboration with the FIDE Chess in Education Commission and the ECU Education Commission, the weekend will bring together teachers, tutors, and 🎓 education specialists to discover how chess can foster lifelong skills.

Through a series of interactive Masterclasses, participants will gain hands-on tools and insights that can be immediately applied in the classroom. You’ll also receive a booklet on all Masterclass materials and enjoy opportunities to connect with fellow educators over lunch and refreshments, which are included with your ticket.

🎟️ Book your tickets here: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/chessplus/1842399

04/07/2025

Thank you to all the supporters, panellists, and participants for attending the 1st London Strategy Games Festival and making it a memorable and unique occasion.
Stayed tuned, more to come!

24/06/2025

💡Sunday, 29 June 2025
🎯LEARN, PLAY, DESIGN
💬Join us!
📣Share the news!
👉Register: https://strategygamesfestival.com/

03/06/2025

London Strategy Games Festival
Date: Sunday, 29 June 2025
Location: Mind Sports Centre, 21 Dalling Rd, LONDON, W6 0JD
Read our story:
https://strategygamesfestival.com/our-story/

Here, at ChessPlus, we have been involved in numerous projects for years to promote the love of strategy games and highlight their educational benefits. Now, we are organising the first London Strategy Games Festival. We want to bring back the element of pure play and joy into people’s lives.
Read our story:
https://strategygamesfestival.com/our-story/
Gen42 Games
British Go Association
Mind Sports Olympiad
The Oware Society
British Othello Federation

13/03/2025

Next Discussion Group Meeting!
Wednesday, 26th March 2025
19:00 - 20:30 Central European Time
More info and Registration:
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/chessplus/1622341

Do you remember 💬Christell Minne from the last London Chess Conference? Her wonderful book "Someday I'll Be a Queen" was translated into English last year and she will share her journey as an author and chess educator in our next Discussion Group Meeting!
Wednesday, 26th March 2025
19:00 - 20:30 Central European Time
More info and Registration:
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/chessplus/1622341
European Chess Union
Schaken met kleuters en jonge kinderen
Chess in Education Commission - FIDE

26/02/2025

Do you remember Thiago from the last London Chess Conference?
Don't miss his presentation, it is happening today. 19:00-20:30 CET
You can still register

Tiago Hirth, Ph.D, is a maths & science communicator, researcher and educator. His main interests are Recreational Mathematics, Magic and Games. He is a member of the Inter University Center for History of Science and Technology (CIUHCT) and works with Associação Ludus popularizing and promoting m...

12/02/2025

Do you remember Tiago from our last London Chess Conference?
Join the Discussion Group!

🔎What is Recreational Mathematics and how does it relate to chess? 👉Find out more at our next Discussion Group Meeting
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/chessplus/1584540
⏰26 February 2025, 19:00-20:30 Central European Time
🗣 Speaker: Tiago Hirth (Portugal) – Researcher I CIUHCT, Ludus
Tiago Hirth, Ph.D, is a maths & science communicator, researcher and educator. His main interests are Recreational Mathematics, Magic and Games. He is a member of the Inter University Center for History of Science and Technology (CIUHCT) and works with Associação Ludus popularizing and promoting mathematics, among others through the Circo Matematico project, which he jointly funded a decade ago. He does various consultation works for school book publishers, recreational mathematics foundations, and science centers. He believes that play is serious and mathematics is the greatest game of them all.
European Chess Union
Associação Ludus
Jorge Nuno Silva

27/01/2025

Another Conference in Lisbon, Portugal.
27-29 January 2025.
Recreational Mathematics Colloquium 8
https://ludicum.org/en/rmc-viii-2025/

Speakers, mathematicians, game enthusiasts.
Long-time working partners, Rita Atkins and John Foley on the 1st day of this amazing conference in Portugal. Rita and John have been involved in various Erasmus+ projects on Chess, Mathematics and Strategy Games with Jorge Nuno Silva the organiser of the Recreational Mathematics Colloquium. Their collaboration was the birth of Logiqboard. An amazing platform to create games and puzzles on a chessboard to be used in education.
Enjoy, play, and have fun with games, puzzles and mathematics!

20/11/2024

Hello John! I want to take your 🥳birthday as an opportunity to let the world know about your huge contribution to Chess in Education. I met you first at the Lon

30/03/2024

This year, we attended the Chess, Education and Health Conference in Menorca

The Director, The Councilor, The Secretary, The Chairman and The Manager. 🔍 What is their next move? 😊
European Chess Union José Francisco Suárez Roa John Foley Peszleg Brigitta Jesper Hall Alessandro Dominici

19/03/2024

Speaker, John Foley, member of the ECU Education Commission, director of ChessPlus and the London Chess Conference at the II. International Chess Congress in Menorca.
Olimpia Chess Academy is preparing to welcome leading international experts in the field of Chess, Education and Health, in the framework of the II. International Congress of Chess, which will be held on 22, 23 and 24 March 2024.

¡Conoce a nuestros ponentes del II Congreso de Ajedrez, Educación y Salud en Menorca! 🌐🧠
18.John Foley
John Foley es el director de ChessPlus Limited, una consultoría educativa en ajedrez y ha desarrollado enfoques innovadores para la pedagogía del juego. Es concejal de la Comisión de Educación de la Unión Europea de Ajedrez y presidente del Kingston Chess Club. Estudió filosofía en la Universidad de Oxford y fue campeón juvenil de ajedrez en Londres.

¿Cuál de nuestros ponentes estás más emocionado por escuchar? Déjanos saber en los comentarios. ¡Nos vemos en el congreso! 🎓🔍
https://congresodeajedrezmenorca.com/