‘Check Mates’ by Stewart Foster

Felix is struggling at school, has ADHD and often finds himself in the isolation room. Grandad’s offer to teach him chess doesn’t go down well with Felix and leads to quite an adventure.

Yep, it’s another teenage novel, probably aimed at 11-14 year olds. But it was a good read, it’s funny and heartfelt, and has a nice twist at the end.