We could not recommend Ruairí at Red King Chess highly enough. He worked with all our children here at Suncroft NS from 2nd to 6th class. The children thoroughly enjoyed all their lessons and were so motivated that they went on to request their own lunch time tournament as a result. We wove our chess sessions into our well-being plan and monitored the children’s progress across the year. Ruairí provided a huge amount of resources. His lessons were well structured and all coaching sessions were differentiated for the children
according to their own individual ability. He provided opportunities for all the children to participate. He made chess fun for the absolute beginners and organised competitive matches for the more able players. Communication with Ruairí was quick and easy. Ruairí was friendly and extremely thorough. He cares about the children’s improvement and his passion for the game shines through in his lessons.

Thank You Ruairí
Breda Kane, Principal, Suncroft N.S.

Before the workshop very few students knew how to play chess however once they learned the art, they were very engaged and competitive.  I would highly recommend this workshop for all students.  It is engaging, interactive and fun.

Nigel Kerrigan, TY Coordinator, St. Wolston’s Community School

I couldn’t recommend Ruairí of Red King Chess enough! He taught a chess class in our adult education programme for those who wanted to learn the techniques of this popular game. In addition, he ran a weekly class for some of our TY students and facilitated a superb maths/chess workshop where 40 of our girls learnt the basic moves, enough to enable them to challenge each other. Ruairí was fantastic with this age group and his experience, expertise and patience were in abundance. We will 100% have him back next term! Thank you Red King Chess!

Lorna Doherty, Director of Adult Education, St. Mary’s College.

Ruairí provided arbiter services at many Ficheall chess tournaments in 2022/2023. Most importantly for us, the feedback from teachers referenced how kind and encouraging he is with children.

Liam Murray, Ficheall.ie Secretary and PRO