Hello there mum and dad, and thanks for stopping by to find out a bit more about the two junior chess clubs I run each week during school term times. Please stay a while to read a little about chess as this will help you to choose a junior club for your child, so they can join up and start learning to play.
Chess is a great game for children to learn, so I hope this information will be useful to you.
As one of the most popular board games in the world, playing chess can really help young people to develop a positive attitude to learning. Click To TweetChess is an ancient board game that will test your child’s thinking abilities. It’s been a favourite game that children have played all over the world for many years. New players can start learning at any one of my junior clubs and I accept children from 6 years old. There is lots of research that outlines how children that learn and play chess perform better in school, have improved calculating ability, are more imaginative, creative, and self-motivated.
Chess also helps children to improve their decision-making and problem-solving abilities so they can make better choices. Chess challenges both girls & boys to think differently and to explore their ideas to see if they’ll work out. And all this makes chess fun, engaging and easy to learn and play.
When your child joins one of my junior clubs, they’ll learn the basic rules of chess and how each chessman moves and captures. Once they become comfortable with this they’ll learn how to start a game and be shown how to attack, defend and a few ‘checkmate’ techniques that help them win games. Lessons are conducted using a ‘hang up’ demonstration chessboard as this helps to encourage questions and discussions and also helps to boost their confidence to speak in a group, improve concentration, visualisation and their focusing abilities.
I use chess to strengthen children’s minds as it’s one of the best board games that can help to develop logical, precise thinking. Your child will get better at analysing situations and working out chess puzzles too. They will become more patient and develop sharper memories – all of which improves communication and their self-esteem. And these soft skills will be useful to them in real life situations as they mature and grow.
So, if you think your daughter or son might benefit from learning chess and you’d like them to give chess a try, there are now only 2 junior clubs in SE London they can join. You’ll find the details of the two junior clubs I run, so check these out to see which one suits you best. Then just give me a call to let me know you’re coming, or just drop by when you can and I’ll see you there when you bring your child along.
Children benefit in many ways when they play chess regularly. They become smarter, better behaved, calmer, more confident & prepared to keep on trying. Click To Tweet
Junior Chess Club locations
Gambit Juniors Chess Club, Eltham Park Baptist Church,
The Friendship Centre, Glenure Road, Eltham, SE9 1JE
Wednesdays 6.00 pm to 8.00 pm, £10.00 per session
Brambleberry Juniors Chess Club, Glyndon Community Centre,
75 Raglan Road, Plumstead, London SE18 7LB
Fridays 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm, £10.00 per session
Remember, whenever you’d like your daughter or son to start learning how to play, just let me know as places are available all year round during school term-time only. And if you’d like more information, please email me (see below) or call me for a chat on 07538 035896 
Contact Details
Richard Weekes Chess Academy
Telephone : 07538 035896
Email : rwchessacademy@hotmail.co.uk
Some Benefits of Playing Chess
Playing chess improves children’s minds!
Besides being a great game that is easy to learn and fun to play, chess is considered to be quite beneficial to the mind? This is because children learn many skills and techniques that can also be applied to other aspects of their life.
Chess is an educational game!
Chess teaches children to take responsibility for their actions and this encourages them to have patience, to think before they act, to plan ahead and to predict the consequences of their actions.
Chess trains them to analyse and weigh-up all the various factors associated with any given situation, then to make a final decision based upon the result of good analysis.
Chess trains them to cope and work well under pressure and to hold their nerve.
Chess can enhance your child’s problem-solving and analytical skills.
Chess will encourage them to explore new ideas, to be inventive and creative, and to use their imagination. Chess also improves children’s thinking skills.
Chess improves many other mental capacities such as concentration, visualisation, organisation, logical and abstract reasoning, and critical thinking.
Chess encourages self-improvement as there is always more knowledge to acquire and new skills to be learnt.
Chess teaches children how to win graciously and to learn from any mistakes they make when they lose games.
And, of course, winning at chess improves their self-confidence and self-esteem and gives children a great sense of achievement when they outsmart opponents.
Finally, chess is cheap and it costs very little to play. It’s a game your child will enjoy for the rest of their life.
Remember, there are many ways to succeed in chess as it develops many talents and skills.
Memory, visualisation and pattern-recognition are three of the most important skills that your child will use to succeed when playing chess.
