2026
| Date | Event | Registration |
|---|---|---|
| 13 June 2026 | The SMART Method to Teach Chess Instructor: Philippe Vukojevic Course language: English (The course is conducted in English with French, Dutch and German translation if needed.) Format: In-person, in Belgium Address: Pardoes, Ontvoeringsplein 12, 2800 Mechelen/Malines | More info and Registration |
| 07 September 2026 | Chess in Primary Education Academic Training Course Continuous Professional Development ECU & University of the Aegean Lifelong Learning Centre 20-week Distance Learning programme | More info and Registration |
| 24-25 October 2026 | The SMART Method to Teach Chess Instructor: Jesper Hall/John Foley/ Brigitta Peszleg Course language: English Format: Zoom Webinar | More info and Registration |
| 13-15 November 2026 | Die SMART-Methode zum Schachunterricht Instructor: Lothar Handrich Course language: German Format: Zoom Webinar | More info and Registration |
Past Events:
2026
| Date | Event | More info |
|---|---|---|
| 27 May 2026 | Chess in Education Discussion Group Meeting Chess in Schools BEST practice award A successful national project from Czechia Venuše Souralová (Czechia) | More info |
| 23-24 May 2026 | The SMART Method to Teach Chess Instructor: Jesper Hall/John Foley/ Brigitta Peszleg Course language: English Format: Zoom Webinar | |
| 09-10 May 2026 | Chess and Strategy Games in the Classroom Instructor: John Foley/Brigitta Peszleg Course language: English Format: Zoom Webinar | |
| 29 April 2026 | Chess in Education Discussion Group Meeting Building a Teacher Network for Chess in Education – The Story of Ficheall in Ireland Liam Murray (Ireland) | More info |
| 24-26 April 2026 | Chess, AI and Educational Innovation Conference in Menorca (Spain) | |
| 17-18 April 2026 | Chess Party The biggest Chess Festival of the Year in Stockholm (Sweden) | |
| 13 April 2026 | International Conference on Chess in Future Education Katowice (Poland) | |
| 25 March 2026 | Chess in Education Discussion Group Meeting Forest Chess Pedagogy: What Can Emerge from Combining Chess and Forest Science? Vitalie Gulca (Moldova) | More info |
| 14-28 March 2026 | Metoda SMART pentru predarea șahului Lejean-Anușca Mădălina-Maria Course language: Romanian Format: Google Meet Webinar | |
| 07-08 March 2026 | The SMART Method to Teach Chess Instructor: Jesper Hall/John Foley Course language: English Format: Zoom Webinar | |
| 25 February 2026 | Chess in Education Discussion Group Meeting Designing Chess Lessons Where Children Want to Think Elliott Neff (USA) | More info |
| 20-22 February 2026 | Die SMART-Methode zum Schachunterricht Instructor: Lothar Handrich Course language: German Format: Zoom Webinar | |
| 06….21 February 2026 | Metoda SMART pentru predarea șahului Lejean-Anușca Mădălina-Maria Course language: Romanian Format: Google Meet Webinar | |
| 07-08 February 2026 | Teaching Mathematics through Chess Instructor: Hari Neocleous & John Foley Course language: English Format: Zoom Webinar | |
| 28 January 2026 | Chess in Education Discussion Group Meeting An Austrian High School Pathway from Learning Chess to Teaching It Hans-Jürgen Koller (Austria) | More info |
| 24-25 January 2026 | Chess and Strategy Games in the Classroom Instructor: John Foley/Brigitta Peszleg Course language: English Format: Zoom Webinar | |
| 19 January 2026 | Chess in Primary Education Academic Training Course Continuous Professional Development ECU & University of the Aegean Lifelong Learning Centre 20-week Distance Learning programme |
2025
| Date | Event | More info |
|---|---|---|
| 8 November 2025 | Chess and Strategy Games in the Classroom MASTERCLASS in Bruxelles Instructor: John Foley/Brigitta Peszleg Course language: English | More info |
| 7-9 November 2025 | 17th German School Chess Congress Dormagen, Germany Organisation of chess at school, presentation of methods, didactics, and teaching concepts through workshops. | More info |
| 18-19 October 2025 | ECU101 Training Course, The SMART Method to Teach Chess Instructor: John Foley/Brigitta Peszleg Course language: English Format: Zoom Webinar | |
| 17-19 October 2025 | ECU101 Training Course, The SMART Method to Teach Chess Die SMART Methode zum Schach lehren Instructor: Lothar Handrich Course language: German Format: Zoom Webinar | |
| 11-12 October 2025 | Every Lesson Counts – MasterClasses in Chess in Education London, MindSports Centre Organised by FIDE and ECU EDU | |
| 04-05 October 2025 | ECU102 Training Course Teaching Mathematics through Chess Instructor: Hari Neocleous & John Foley | Feedback |
| 24 September 2025 | Chess in Education Discussion Group Meeting Let’s prepare our chess class for the next academic year Brigitta Peszleg (UK) | More info |
| 13-14 September 2025 | ECU101 Training Course The SMART Method to Teach Chess Instructor: Jesper Hall/John Foley Course language: English | Feedback |
| 2-4 August 2025 | Smart Moves Summit Washington (USA) International School Chess Federation | |
| 11-13 July 2025 | ECU101 Training Course Die SMART Methode zum Schach lehren Instructor: Lothar Handrich Course language: German | Feedback |
| 28 May 2025 | Chess in Education Discussion Group Meeting Educational chess for life in the Peruvian context Martín Malaspina Quevedo (Peru) | More info |
| 30 April 2025 | Chess in Education Discussion Group Meeting From The Mechanical Turk to fair play Dominika Stochniałek (Poland) | More info |
| 26 April 2025 | ECU107 Training course Chess and Strategy Games in the Classroom Instructors: John Foley/Brigitta Peszleg | More info |
| 26 March 2025 | Chess in Education Discussion Group Meeting Someday I’ll Be a Queen – Introducing chess to preschoolers Christel Minne (The Netherlands) | More info |
| 21-22 March 2025 | III. International Congress of Social and Therapeutic Chess Menorca (Spain) | More info |
| 08-09 March 2025 | ECU101 Training Course The SMART Method to Teach Chess Instructors: Jesper Hall / John Foley | Feedback |
| 26 February 2025 | Chess in Education Discussion Group Meeting What is Recreational Mathematics and how does it relate to chess? Tiago Hirth (Portugal) | Meeting Notes |
| 29 January 2025 | Chess in Education Discussion Group Meeting Communication in the Chess Classroom Brigitta Peszleg (UK), Hari Neocleous (UK) | Meeting Notes |
| 20 January 2025 | Chess in Primary Education Academic Training Course ECU & University of the Aegean Life Long Learning Center | More info |
2024
| Date | Event | More info |
|---|---|---|
| 14 December 2024 | Chess for Everyone I Conference & Festival Stockholm (Sweden) | More info |
| 27 November 2024 | Chess in Education Discussion Group Meeting May the Best Player Win Kyla Zhao (USA) | Meeting Notes |
| 09-10 November 2024 | ECU101 Training Course The SMART Method to Teach Chess Instructors: Jesper Hall / John Foley | Feedback and Reflection |
| 30 October 2024 | Chess in Education Discussion Group Meeting Chess for children with autism spectrum disorder Anastasia Sorokina, Maria Tamkovich (FIDE) | Meeting Notes |
| 28-29 September 2024 | ECU101 Training Course The SMART Method to Teach Chess Instructors: Jesper Hall / John Foley | Feedback and Reflection |
| 25 September 2024 | Chess in Education Discussion Group Meeting Creativity and Creation in the Chess Classroom Tom Mahoney (USA) | 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, Instructors: Jesper Hall | Feedback and Reflection |
| 10 June 2024 | Chess in Primary Education Academic Training Course ECU & University of the Aegean Lifelong Learning Centre | More info |
| 03 June 2024 | Introduction and Q&A Chess in Primary Education Academic Training Course | Course Overview |
| 29 May 2024 | Chess in Education Discussion Group Meeting Chess and Classroom Management Victoria Winifred (USA) | 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 Instructors: Jesper Hall / John Foley | Feedback and Reflection |
| 24 April 2024 | Chess in Education Discussion Group Meeting Teaching Games to Maximise Engagement John Foley (UK) | Meeting Notes |
| 22-24 March 2024 | Chess – Education – Health II. International Conference Menorca (Spain) | More information ECU EDU Report |
| 28 February 2024 | Chess in Education Discussion Group Meeting Chess and Community Devina Rishi (UK) | Meeting Notes |
| 31 January 2024 | Chess in Education Discussion Group Meeting How to turn your idea into a successful project? Jesper Hall (Sweden), Alessandro Dominici (Italy) | Meeting Notes |
| 27-28 January 2024 | ECU101 Training Course The SMART Method to Teach Chess Instructors: Jesper Hall / John Foley | Feedback and Reflection |
| 20 Jan 2024 | Chess and AI Conference Milan (Italy) | |
| 15 Jan 2024 | Chess and AI Conference Lundt (Sweden) | More information |