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Born in 2014, LearnChess Ltd was the brainchild of former teacher Julian Squiers. Its initial aim was to offer the opportunity for school children to develop their performance levels and tactical skills by playing the mind-sport of chess. Three years on, the company has firmly established itself in several schools across the South East of England, delivering quality coaching to over 300+ pupils. With a rapidly expanding business model and new interest from other parties, LearnChess is now working with independent living centres, companies, social groups and individuals, who together are being shown the incredible difference chess can make for everyone.

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The nature of our work and the service we provide means we are a people’s business first and foremost. LearnChess Ltd take full responsibility for training and vetting every new coach, assistant, and general trainee, to ensure they are ready to take on the challenges of working in specialist and sensitive environments. In short, all of our coaches are fully DBS checked and are high-level chess players themselves.

Working across such a broad spectrum, we expect every LearnChess team member to fulfil our criteria of not only being able to teach with knowledge, but instinctively follow the guidelines we set out for ensuring our client’s safety at all times.

Coaching is not about talking jargon and blinding people with opening theory, middle game tactics and end game analysis, this level comes when our students learn what they’re actually trying to achieve.  We coach people to walk, then run and if you are already running a bit, then we will show you the more complex theories – but again, only when you’re ready.

Thanks to our contacts in the chess world, we are also able to visit anywhere, anytime and set up chess clubs or groups to put your school or establishment on the ‘chess map’, with appropriately qualified coaches that really know what they’re talking about, and know how to teach with fully interactive tools and all the necessary equipment.

If you or a member of your team would like to find out more about LearnChess or wish to book a pilot session, and see the difference for yourself, please fill in our ‘contact form’ and we will respond within 24 hours.

We actively work across the SouthEast of England, supporting and running clubs and events in schools, offices (as part of team engagement days), social groups, independent living establishments as well as individual training sessions. Therefore we cater for everyone! The benefits of playing chess are well known.

LearnChess offers the opportunity for everyone, everywhere, to develop their performance levels and skills by playing chess

Operating in many schools across the SouthEast of England, we deliver quality coaching to over 300+ students and are aiming to expand our business model by approaching forward-thinking companies and everyday people who together are being shown the incredible difference this has made to the young minds of the children in schools where we teach

 Operates both online and face-2-face teaching programmes

 Coaching system we use has been created by published author and International Chess Master, Mike Basman

 We train small, medium and large groups of all ages

 Every one of our coaches is a regular club player, with county experience and competitive success in national competitions