After-school chess clubs led by talented
instructors in your primary school
After-school chess clubs led by talented
- Free At-Home Content
- Inter-school Tournaments
- Trusted By 38 Schools
Parent Testimonials
“Brought [son] out to mixing with other children.”
My son found this class very interesting, great interest in playing chess at home with family members and friends etc... Really brought him out to mixing with other children also.
Nicola C.
Mother of 8 Year Old
“Great Extracurricular Activity”
I highly recommend the chess club. My two boys attend and they thoroughly enjoy it. The club provides a fun and challenging environment that keeps them engaged and excited about learning chess. The instructor's dedication and passion for teaching are evident, and I would recommend the club to any parent looking for a great extracurricular activity for their children.
Cathal O'D.
Father of two boys
“Very interesting, enjoyable and informative”
My son found the course to be very enjoyable, interesting and informative. He liked the fact that there was a focus on strategy and tactics and his chess improved
Eoghan M.
Parent of 10 Year Old
preparing our little learners
CheckMates - an environment for learning chess and socialising.
CheckMates has been providing after-school chess clubs to primary schools since 2021. Over 550 students are learning chess through our programmes which are led by knowledgeable instructors.
Each lesson is led with the intention of not only teaching children how to play chess, but also to provide an environment in which children can express their competitive nature and advance their independent decision making skills thus building their self-confidence and sense of personal agency.
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Why enrol your child in an after-school chess club?
Tuition from experienced chess players
Fun in-person activity enabling children to make friends in our community
Free content shared with students internally so that your child can learn at home
Main Benefits
After-school clubs | learning and playing
The way that lessons are formatted are typically a 50/50 split between learning and playing, where the group is split into two by ability and spends half of the lesson learning and the other half playing, with other children at a similar skill level. This keeps clubs primarily educational, but also fun for children.
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Inter-school tournaments | Test skills and meet new friends
Inter-school tournaments are organised regionally in order for children to have an opportunity to not only test their newly learned skills, but also for them to meet other children from our growing community of junior chess players.
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In Progress: Platform for at-home content, getting in touch with instructors
We are working on, and will soon be running our clubs entirely through our application through which parents will avail of free content such as weekly puzzles, videos and more, and also be able to communicate directly with instructors so they can be on top of their children's in-class experience.
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