you know, that s amazing. and we ll have our allotments just how we want them, and they ll be open and ready. i m just so excited. carly s project has grown from a small seed and it s really bearing fruit. charlotte rose, bbc news. chess maybe centuries old, but it s enjoying a surge in popularity amongst young people, and the government wants it to continue. the english chess federation will be given £500,000 in funding to support coaching, and install a hundred new chess tables in public spaces. celestina olulode reports. the strategy, skill and anticipation of a game that s captivated minds for more than 1500 years. these new recruits from malorees school in north west london
celestina olulode reports. the strategy, skill and anticipation of a game that s captivated minds for more than 1500 years. these new recruits from malorees school in north west london have been learning since january. i feel relaxed and calmed because you got lots of, you have to put lots of concentration into thinking of how you would checkmate with the pieces and it s just really calm. always focus on the game cos there could be a secret attack on one of your special pieces like a rook or a bishop or a knight. so always focus. zachary and his friends learned to play with the help of a charity called chess in schools. and now isaac s teaching his parents. yes, i ve been teaching my mum
these new recruits from malorees school in north west london have been learning since january. i feel relaxed and calmed because you got lots of, you have to put lots of concentration into thinking of how you would checkmate with the pieces and it s just really calm. always focus on the game cos there could be a secret attack on one of your special pieces like a rook or a bishop or a knight. so always focus. zachary and his friends learned to play with the help of a charity called chess in schools. and now isaac is teaching his parents. yes, i ve been teaching my mum and my dad, and it s been really fun going through the experience of that. and what do your parents say to you? well, they re really, like, i think they re really proud of me and my brother playing chess, it s a really good game of the mind and thinking. since leo started playing chess, i ve seen a big improvement. he seems to be far better