CHESS tykes can forge new rivalries and develop their playing style for free.

Redbridge libraries will become battlegrounds as chess prodigies to go head-to-head in hour long sessions.

Gants Hill Library holds chess club on Fridays between 5.30pm and 6.30pm while Redbridge Library invites players to hone their skills on Saturdays between 11.30am and 12.30pm.

Sessions are aimed at children aged between seven and 13.