Stefan Löffler was involved as a facilitator at the 2023 London Chess Conference. He was the founding director of the conference in 2013 and used to be in charge of the programme until 2019. Here he reports from a breakthrough edition which established how chess enhances 21st century skills, interest in STEM subjects and even pre-school education. | Pictured: Rita Atkins, John Foley and Dana Reizniece-Osola | Photo: John Yip