Resources
Free to use, whether you are in the programme or not.
Everything on this page is available to any school, teacher or parent in India. You do not need to be enrolled with us.
For teachers and coaches
Thirty-week scheme of work
PDFThe full curriculum outline with session objectives, assessment points and suggested activities.
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Printable board and pieces
PDFA paper set for schools waiting on equipment, or for children to take home.
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Demonstration board exercises
PDFForty positions for front-of-class teaching, with the questions to ask alongside each.
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Running a school tournament
GuidePairings, timings, scoring and the disputes to expect, written for a teacher who has never run one.
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For parents
Helping at home without knowing chess
GuideWhat to ask your child after a game, and why 'did you win?' is the least useful question available.
Choosing a first chess set
GuideWhat to look for, and why the cheap plastic tournament set is genuinely the right answer.
Where to play online
We have no commercial relationship with any of these.
Lichess ↗
Free, open-source, no advertising, works on a low-end phone. Our recommendation for pupils in Class 6 and above.
ChessKid ↗
Designed for younger children with moderated play and a safer social layer. Suited to Classes 3 to 5.
All India Chess Federation ↗
Ratings, tournament calendar and the route into rated competitive play.
Enrolled schools get more
Workbooks for every pupil, a coach's manual, and the full online academy with progress tracking.