At Red King Chess, we pride ourselves in facilitating high quality chess events in schools, libraries and adult education centres nationwide. We specialise in chess workshops, chess tournaments and chess club set-up. The benefits of chess can be enjoyed by people of all ages, and we are committed to helping our workshop participants get as much from the game as they can.
Ruairí McManus is our lead facilitator. He is a member of the ICU, Ficheall and the Irish Teaching Council. He is fully qualified, and Garda vetted. He is passionate about chess and promoting the game wherever he can. Ruairí has personally delivered hundreds of workshops, ran numerous chess tournaments and set up multiple chess clubs across the country.
“I have come to the personal conclusion that while not all artists are chess players, all chess players are artists.” Marcel Duchamp
“Playing chess has many aspects that can be useful in everyday situations like planning, concentration and combinations. You learn to win but you also learn to lose and be creative.’ Judit Polgar
“The beauty of chess is it can be whatever you want it to be. It transcends language, age, race, religion, politics, gender, and socioeconomic background. Whatever your circumstances, anyone can enjoy a good fight to the death over the chess board.” Simon Williams
Welcome to the exciting world of chess.
Benefits of Chess
- Enhances memory and focus
- Improves cognitive skills
- Increases creativity
- Engages both sides of the brain
- Improves self confidence
- Inclusive
- Enhances problem solving skills
- Improves logical thinking
- Teaches responsibility and consequences
- Promotes mental health
- Opportunity for less screen time
- It’s fun!!!