Upcoming Events

DateEventRegistration
28
May
2025
Chess in Education Discussion Group Meeting
Educational chess for life in the Peruvian context
“We shake hands to start the game”.
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Registration
30-31-1
May/June
2025
ECU101 Training Course
The SMART Method to Teach Chess
Instructor: Pep Suarez
Course language: Spanish
Format: Zoom Webinar
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Registration
1
September
2025
Chess in Primary Education – Academic Training Course
Accredited by the University of the Aegean
Life Long Learning Center
Course language: English
Format: 20-week Distance Learning Program
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13-14
September
2025
ECU101 Training Course
The SMART Method to Teach Chess
Instructor: Jesper Hall/John Foley
Course language: English
Format: Zoom Webinar
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20-21
September
2025
ECU101 Training Course
The SMART Method to Teach Chess
Instructor: Jesper Hall
Course language: Swedish
Format: In-person
Location I Stockholm
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24
September
2025
Chess in Education Discussion Group MeetingMore info and
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18-19
October
2025
ECU101 Training Course
The SMART Method to Teach Chess
Instructor: Jesper Hall/John Foley
Course language: English
Format: Zoom Webinar
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29
October
2025
Chess in Education Discussion Group MeetingMore info and
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7-9
November
2025
17th German School Chess Congress
Dormagen, Germany
Organization of chess at school, presentation of methods, didactics, and teaching concepts through workshops.
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15
November
2025
Chess and Strategy Games in the Classroom
Instructor: John Foley/Brigitta Peszleg
Course language: English
Format: Zoom Webinar
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26
November
2025
Chess in Education Discussion Group MeetingMore info and
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DateEventMore info
30
April
2025
Chess in Education Discussion Group Meeting
From The Mechanical Turk to fair play
Chess stories in the classroom to teach ethics and fair play
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26
April
2025
Chess and Strategy Games in the Classroom
Instructor: John Foley/Brigitta Peszleg
Course language: English
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26
March
2025
“Someday I’ll Be a Queen”
Introducing chess to preschoolers while also involving teachers, parents and grandparents in the adventure.

Christel Minne (The Netherlands)
Chess in Education Discussion Group Meeting
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21-22
March
2025
III. International Congress of Social and Therapeutic Chess
Menorca (Spain)
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08-09
March
2025
ECU101 Training Course
The SMART Method to Teach Chess
Zoom Webinar
Feedback
26
February
2025
What is Recreational Mathematics and how does it relate to chess?
Tiago Hirth (Portugal)
Chess in Education Discussion Group Meeting
Meeting Notes
29
January
2025
Communication in the Chess Classroom
Brigitta Peszleg (UK), Hari Neocleous (UK)
Chess in Education Discussion Group Meeting
Meeting Notes
20
January
2025
Chess in Primary Education
Academic Training Course

University of the Aegean Life Long Learning Center
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DateEventMore info
14
December
2024
Chess for Everyone I Conference & Festival
Stockholm (Sweden)
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27
November
2024
May the Best Player Win
Kyla Zhao (USA)
Chess in Education Discussion Group Meeting
Meeting Notes
09-10
November
2024
ECU101 Training Course
The SMART Method to Teach Chess
Feedback and Reflection
30
October
2024
Chess for children with autism spectrum disorder
Anastasia Sorokina, Maria Tamkovich (FIDE)
Chess in Education Discussion Group Meeting
Meeting Notes
28-29
September
2024
ECU101 Training Course
The SMART Method to Teach Chess
Feedback and Reflection
25 September
2024
Creativity and Creation in the Chess Classroom
Tom Mahoney (USA)
Chess in Education Discussion Group Meeting
Meeting Notes
17-18
September
2024
Judit Polgar’s
Global Chess Festival 2024
Budapest
More info
07-08
September
2024
ECU101 Training Course
The SMART Method to Teach Chess
Stockholm
Feedback and Reflection
10
June
2024
Chess in Primary Education
Academic Training Course
from
ECU & The University of the Aegean
Continuing Professional Development
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03
June
2024
Introduction and Q&A
Chess in Primary Education
Academic Training Course
Course Overview
29 May
2024
Chess and Classroom Management
Victoria Winifred (USA)
Chess in Education Discussion Group Meeting
Meeting Notes
18 May
2024
Chess in Education Conference
Methodology and Prospect
Speakers
Video
27-28
April
2024
ECU101 Training Course
The SMART Method to Teach Chess
Feedback and Reflection
24
April
2024
Teaching Games to Maximise Engagement
John Foley (UK)
Chess in Education Discussion Group Meeting
Meeting Notes
22-24
March
2024
Chess – Education – Health
II. International Conference Menorca (Spain)
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ECU EDU Report
28
February
2024
Chess and Community
Devina Rishi (UK)
Chess in Education Discussion Group Meeting
Meeting Notes
31
January
2024
How to turn your idea into a successful project?
Jesper Hall (Sweden), Alessandro Dominici (Italy)
Chess in Education Discussion Group Meeting
Meeting Notes
27-28
January
2024
ECU101 Training Course
The SMART Method to Teach Chess
Feedback and Reflection
20 Jan
2024
Chess and AI Conference
Milan (Italy)
15 Jan
2024
Chess and AI Conference
Lundt (Sweden)
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