Vladimir Kramnik Chess School in Russia Soon!
Hello chess blog friends, a chess school named after former world chess champion Vladimir Kramnik will start in Russia in about six months. Vladimir Kramnik was quoted by the Russian Chess Federation website:
"This is a very ambitious project. I speak again with the governor of the Krasnodar Territory, Alexander Tkachev. Done in school are children from all over the region, who want to learn to play chess, especially - professionally. There are plans to open six branches. In general, the structure has been created, but, of course, there is still a lot of organizational work."
The former World Chess Champion said the chess school is likely to be functional in about six months. The former world champion mentioned that the school would be possible by support and collective effort of a strong and committed team which was already working hard. Kramnik also said, not just chess coaches from the region, but those from outside would also be invited as guest lecturers at the chess school.
So, do we have more Russian world champions coming now soon from the Krasnodar region? Best wishes to GM Vladimir Kramnik with his chess school project.
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Rockford Chess Schools' Challenge Results Announced
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ROCKFORD — On Nov. 10, 134 students from 29 schools competed at the Fall 2012 Rockford Chess Challenge at Washington Academy, 1421 West St., Rockford.
First place individual winners are as follows: kindergarten, Sawyer Mundell; first grade, Kamaleshkumar Sureshkumar; second grade, Jack Wasilewski, third grade, Dylan Gibson; fourth grade, tie between Mylz Foreman and Chris Park; fifth grade, Sengdao Inthavong; sixth grade, Vincent Do; seventh grade, Sofia Dunn; and eighth grade, Steven Do.
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Big Chess Comeback in UK Schools
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This week, both the Daily Mail and the Independent have carried articles on how chess is making a dramatic comeback in British primary schools. Teachers have come to see it as a major stimulant for improving pupils’ concentration with academics believing it can also be used to improve maths skills.
A total of 175 schools – including those serving deprived areas – have reintroduced the game to the curriculum in the past two years. The charity behind its revival, Chess in Schools and Communities (CSC), is optimistic that the take-up will spread to 1,000 state schools in three years.
As 10-year-old Olivia Kenwright took a break from playing the game during a timetabled lesson, she agreed she was pretty sure it was helping her brain. “It’s really good for helping out with other subjects,” she said.
Olivia is a pupil at Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School in Kensington, in the heart of inner-city Liverpool – one of the 175 schools to start playing the game again. Davidson John, another 10-year-old who was a keen footballer but now prefers the board game, agreed with her, saying, “It can help you with sorting out problems.”
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Aronian and Sargissian open chess school in Yerevan
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2012Hi everyone,Grandmaster school has been founded in Yerevan by Levon Aronian and Gabriel Sargissian. The aim of the new chess center, found by the two gold medalists from the Chess Olympiad and with the sponsorship of the Armenian Chess federation, is the contribution to the chess development of children and chess talents of age 10-18 years old.
Levon and Gabriel are planning to set up training courses with the most talented young chess players of the country on the basis of individual approach and work. This refers to the prize-winners in World and European Championships, the chess players taken the 1st-2nd places in Armenian Youth Championships and the girl champions.
Two-three sessions will be held in a year for the duration of two weeks. Together with Aronian and Sargsyan other experienced specialists will be involved in the training work. With this Armenia hopes to increase the number of top FIDE rated players in the years to come.
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Congratulations to GM Vassily Ivanchuk for opening chess school
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One of the strongest grandmasters of our times, Vassily Ivanchuk has opened a chess school in the city of Lviv, Ukraine. Congratulations to the Grandmaster. GM Ivanchuk said, "When we created this school, I wanted first of all, that children would discover something new, learn a lot, find new friends, learn to think logically. And, in general, they should know that they live in this wonderful city that is famous for its chess and sports traditions."
GM Ivanchuk said children can start learning chess at the age of six - or younger if they are attracted to the game. GM Ivanchuk would be teaching himself at the school along with a few teachers he has selected.
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Azerbaijan president inaugurates chess school
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 Chess Love: Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev
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It's great joy to know whenever a chess school opens somewhere in the world. It speaks volumes of a country's chess love when you find that the head of state has inaugurated a chess school! We just did. Here is the full news.
President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan, attended the inauguration ceremony of the Chess School in Mingachevir city of Azerbaijan!
President Aliyev was informed the classrooms with a total capacity of 32 pupiles were equipped with chess-boards, clocks and computers. The video cameras were installed to monitor education process.
Wow!
The photo exhibition of the school displays achievements of the local chess players in international and republican competitions. The Head of state and his spouse Mehriban Aliyeva posed for photographs together with the children.
Now, that's really taking out time specially for chess. How cool!
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Another school encourages chess
 Kepnock State High School chess club members pit their brains and strategy against each other using the school’s new giant chess set.
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It's always nice to know when a school - no matter how small - introduces chess. Therefore, it was great to read this news tucked away on a website. And, we thought it would be nice to share it.
Kepnock State High School, USA, has created a new outdoor recreation area with a giant chess set. Wow.
Principal Jenny Maier said it was great to revamp the unused area into a refurbished storage area for the chess pieces and other outdoor equipment.
“Chess is one of those games that's been around for years but continues to enjoy a strong following by people of all ages and walks of life,” she said.
She said the valued school addition would also hold life skills for students.
“We live in a fast-moving world where we have a propensity to act quickly, sometimes without giving sufficient thought to the potential consequences of an action,” she said.
“Chess is a game of strategy that challenges players to think deeply and carefully before making a move.
“The parallel with real life is clear.”
She said the outdoor area was a fun way for students to develop their thinking skills.
“Since lunch time games began a few weeks ago, students and staff have shown keen interest; attendance at chess club has grown steadily,” she said.
If your school is doing something special for chess do share it with us.
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