Chess is probably the most popular game in the world.

It is the original war game, invented in India about 600AD, and remains especially popular with schoolchildren.

In the year 2001 almost 50,000 schoolchildren entered the British Land Chess Challenge and that number is rising steadily.

If you would like your youngsters to enjoy the benefits of chess, improved concentration, better academic results etc., you need a skilled coach.

David Levens is a successful chess coach and experienced player.

An England Junior selector
Author of Basic Chess (Hamlyn)
A competitor for the British Championship on 3 separate occasions: Leicester 1959, Bath 1963 and Whitby 1964
Middlesex Minor Champion 1961
Finalist in Battle of Britain tournament
Winner St. Georges Prize for Best Game played in Midlands in 1965
Best Game prize winner for Notts. Chess Association in 1998, 1999 and 2000
Joint first in Notts. County Championship in 2002
David coaches at Foremarke Hall School and Nottingham Boys Junior High School, the most successful chess playing school in the country over the last 5-6 years

16 private pupils have represented England at different levels, including:

Balvinder Grewal, Amarjit Mehton, Ankush Khandelwal, Michael Keetley, Amisha Parmar, Kishan Lakhani, Anjali Lakhani, Toby Thurgood, Oliver Exton, Eric Williamson, Lateefah Messam-Sparkes, Daniel Wells, Ella Macleod, Brandon Clarke, Craig Whitfield and Andrew Garsid

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Private Pupils Ł25 per hour
Scholastic Ł2.50 per pupil (based on a group of 10-20 children, minimum fee Ł30.00)