A SOCIAL ENTERPRISE INITIATIVE CONNECTING PEOPLE THROUGH CHESS
“Chess is the gymnasium of the mind.”
– Blaise Pascal
mission
Our Mission
We aim to improve emotional well-being and increase community engagement. We do this by hosting events where children and young people play chess with each other and grandparents/seniors, whilst their parents socialise.
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Intergenerational
Events
WE CONNECT CHILDREN AND THEIR PARENTS TO OTHER CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY THROUGH CHESS.
SOCIALS
Commercial social events for parents and children in partner restaurant venues. Children play chess with each other (supervised) whilst the parents socialize separately. UGH CHESS.
ENGAGING THE ELDERLY
We arrange visits by parents and their children to retirement homes, sheltered housing and hospitals.
Events
ChessFest London
Sunday 18th July, 2021
Trafalger Square
11am – 6pm
FREE
Kids & Parents
Kids, Parents & Grandparents
Kids & Single Parents
Past Events
Our Launch Event
Baron’s Court, London
Our very first event in 2020 in London! Just in time before the pandemic hit…our friends brought their children along for a few games of Chess, some great food, and everyone made some new friends too!
2020
February
CommunityChessed
News
ChessFest – a Free Festival in Trafalgar Square
Chess In Schools and Communities (CSC) are staging a FREE festival of chess at Trafalgar Square, London between on Sunday 18th July, 2021. Lewis Carroll’s famous work celebrates its 150th anniversary of publication this year, and children attending are encouraged to...
Hello CommunityChessed! Our London launch event
After a year of planning, we launched CommunityChessed on Saturday 8th February at the Study Society/Colet House. In keeping with our ethos of inclusivity, kindness and spiritual engagement, this was a great venue to host our first event. We announced the launch with...
CommunityChessed Online Chess Club
Can’t make one of our in-person events? Don’t worry, we’re bringing our private community online soon, so your children can play chess with other children safely. Gated-arenas and verified members mean you can leave your kids to play unsupervised.
