London Chess Conference 2015, Day Two
Social Chess Project Competition FInalists
Balazs Kecskemeti, Ballysillan Private School, Belfast, Erasmus Plus
Björn Frank, Professsor of Behavioural Economics, Kassel University, Germany, How Cool are Chess Players?
Giovanni Sala, Psychologist, University of Liverpool, Meta-analysis of the impact of school chess on mathematics
Philippe Vukojevic, Chess Coordinator, Refugees, Red Cross
Social Chess Project Competition Winner: Luis Blasco and IM Malcolm Pein
Luis Blasco, Teodor Abreu, Marisa van der Merwe: Chess for ADHD
London Chess Conference 2015, Day Two
London Chess Conference 2015, Day One
London Chess Conference 2015, Day One
London Chess Conference 2015, Day One
IM Stefan Löffler, Conference Programme Director, Germany
London Chess Conference 2015, Day One
Jay Stallings, California Youth Chess League, Certifying chess coaches in the US.
Kevin O’Connell, FIDE Chess in Schools, Teacher Certification
Paul McKeown, Founder: Fulham Junior Chess Club, Creating centres of excellence
Fernando Moreno, School Counsellor, Teaching Life Skills Through Chess
Alexander Kostyev, Head of Chess Chair, Russian State Social University, Chess and Universities
Leontxo Garcia, Chess author and populariser, Spain. Extremadura, the cradle of social chess.
Ken Clark, Malcolm Pein and John Foley
IM Malcolm Pein: Festival Director
John Foley: Conference Director
Carl Portman, Chess in Prisons, Eng;ish Chess Federation, The beneficial impact of chess on prisoners
IM Jesper Hall, Sweden, Chairman, Education Commission, European Chess Union
FM Mike Klein, Chess.com / ChessKid.com, Online chess
Amanda Aldercotte, Social Psychologist, University of Cambridge, Thinking About Chess as a Mechanism for Executive Function
Suresh Timothy Shanker, Claremont Primary School, Manchester, eTwinning
Tereza Pribanova, Conference Organiser with Chris Fegan, CSC Chief Operating Officer
Luis Blasco, Club Villalba 64, Madrid, A club runs social chess projects
Niels van der Mark, Doetinchem Chess Club, Netherlands, Chess Co-ordinator, asylum seekers
John Foley, Chris Fegan, Malcolm Pein and Stefan Löffler
Rob Willmoth, Chess Coaching Services Ltd.
WGM Olga Dolzhykova, Stormester AS, Administrative Director
IM Craig Pritchett, Chess Scotland
London Chess Conference 2015, Day One
GM Simen Agdestein, Norway, Chess and Football
Tal Granite, Chess World Curriculum Developer, Implementing goal-setting into a curriculum
Chris Ross, Braille Chess Association, What chess did for me
See all the photographs from the 2015 Conference here (by Day)