Chess making a classroom comeback

Now what do you learn at school in a typical day?

A bit of maths, some science maybe... But chess is a bit less likely.

There was a time when it was the game to play - Kings and queens and kids across the country saw it as true test of skill.

And now a national campaign is trying to bring it back to a classroom near you, so we sent Nel went to find out more.

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