Danish children who play chess at school improve at maths ‘School Chess Day’ is spreading throughout the country February 10th, 2017 3:13 pm| by Ray W Danish school children across the country will be meeting once again on Friday...
KI: “Chess should be made an obligatory part of the national curriculum in Russian elementary schools”
World chess president pushes initiative to make game part of Russian school program Published time: 12 Dec, 2016 17:18 The president of the International Chess Federation (FIDE), Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, believes chess should be made an obligatory part of the...
Will we see mandatory chess in Russian Schools?
Mandatory Chess In Russian Schools? Senator Proposes Board Game Lessons Instead Of Physical Education BY JULIA GLUM ON 12/09/16 AT 11:13 AM In the wake of Russian grandmaster Sergey Karjakin’s World Chess Championship narrow defeat last month, a senator...
International Conference Chess Education in Schools
International Conference entitled “Theoretical and Practical Issues of Chess Education in Schools” was held on the 1st and 2nd of October, at “Russia” hotel in Tsaghkadzor resort city, Armenia. The Conference was organized under the auspices of Chess Academy...
Inauguration of a Chess School in Sumgayit
Baku, September 27, AZERTAC President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has attended the inauguration of a Chess School in Sumgayit. The head of state first cut the ribbon symbolizing the opening of the school. President Ilham Aliyev...
World’s biggest chess championship faces bankruptcy over £300k tax bill
Cheque, mate: World’s biggest chess championship faces axe over £300k tax bill By Leon Watson 28 AUGUST 2016 • 11:31PM The world’s biggest chess championship faces being wound up after its organiser was bankrupted over a £300,000 tax bill. The prestigious Delancey...
Chess in Schools Conference in Armenia
2014 saw the first, very important, Armenian Chess in Schools Conference in Yerevan. See those amazing results for creativity at http://cis.fide.com/en/chess-news/268-cis-conference-in-yerevan-important-results & much more at http://cis.fide.com/en/chess-news/271-armenian-conference-publications. This year, the second conference will be held in Tsaghkadzor 30 September to...
Many benefits for kids through chess
Check mate for children who competed at annual chess tournament 16:55, 1 JUL 2016 UPDATED 08:25, 3 JUL 2016 BY HELEDD PRITCHARD 180 youngsters from schools across the area took part More than 180 children went head to head...
Chess comes to Franklin County, MS
Skill and strategy: Chess comes to Franklin County; elementary kids win competitions Posted: Thursday, May 19, 2016 2:00 pm Ernest Herndon | Enterprise-Journal BUDE — Imagine a soccer coach comes to a school that has never seen the sport,...
Vladimir Putin: A big supporter of chess in Russia
RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN OPENS THE CHESS SECTION OF THE SIRIUS EDUCATIONAL CENTRE Sochi, 10 May 2016 – A new Chess section has opened today at the Sirius Educational Centre. The launch of the project was announced by Chairman...