AJEDREZ KENDAL


Miss Elena Leyton, Administrative Headmistress and mentor of the school chess project. This project was born in 2011 as a chess workshop open to students from the Providencia campus. 
This project was born in 2011 as a chess workshop open to students from the Providencia campus. Today contemplates four areas of development for our students:
  • Classroom Chess (Primary - Junior - Senior)
  • Chess Workshop 
  • Advanced competitive training
  • International competition


Kindergarten students learning the movement of the towers and bishops, headquarters of the Ñuñoa school.
Teaching chess to senior students of last year, at the Central House Kendal English School, Las Condes.
Students from the Providencia headquarters of the school, having fun at recess playing chess.

Kindergarten students learning the movement of the towers, headquarters of the Providencia school.

Tournament at central house in Kendal English School.


Grand Final of Chess in the Classroom, in the Central House Kendal English School.


Tournament at central house in Kendal English School.

Tournament at central house in Kendal English School.

Tournament at Central House in Kendal English School. Fight between strong players.

Teaching chess to senior students of last year, at the Central House Kendal English School, Las Condes.

Students learning the movement of the knights, headquarters of the Providencia school.

Champions of the Metropolitan Region of Chile, Alfredo Salas and Melisa Aguilera.


Match against the Deutsche Schule of Santiago, at the Central House Kendal English School.


Match against the Craighouse School, at the Central House Kendal English School.

The Kendal English School is crowned champion of the Providencia district of Santiago de Chile.



The chess project teachers with two students awarded for their high performance.

Fourth grade students from the Providencia headquarters of the school, participating in the Grand Final of their respective classroom chess cycle.