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CHESS. Royal game (also) for the smallest ones. Worldwide chess It is estimated that over 1 billion people in the world play chess. European chess is covering around 80% of all chess activities in the world (according to official statistics of FIDE, world chess federation).
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CHESS Royal game (also) for the smallest ones
Worldwide chess • It is estimated that over 1 billion people in the world play chess. • European chess is covering around 80% of all chess activities in the world (according to official statistics of FIDE, world chess federation).
European Chess Union (ECU) • ECU is the umbrella organisation of 55 chess federations from whole Europe. • ECU Management Board is led by the ECU President Mr. Zurab Azmaiparashvili from Georgia.
European Chess Union (ECU) • ECU isannuallyorganising more than a dozenofficialtournamentsforall European playersbutalsoforseparatecategorieslikewomen, seniors and kids. • Youth and school European championships are festive and largeeventswiththousands of kids.
Some European Chess Personalities of nowadays • PresentWorldChampionMagnusCarlsen (Norway) • FormerWorldChampionsAnatolyKarpov and GarriKasparov (Russia) • FormerwomenWorldchampion Judit Polgár (Hungary)
Chess is fascinating kids, since they are in this intelectual world treated seriously and they are evaluated just upon their playing, independently from their age.
It is quite simple … Kids can start playing chess at the age of 4-5 years. Early beginning can contribute to the bigger and sooner success of the kid
„Chess is helping kids in developing different skills and abilities, that are very important for the daily life: “ A. Karpov
...increases INTELLECTUAL capacity of kids CREATIVITY Kids have to imagine different actions in different order before they happen. We teach them to imagine future moves without moving pieces. CHESS
...increases CONCENTRATION and improves PERSISTANCE Kids are led to master focused thinking, to be able to plan and to understand context. Kids learn first think then act. CHESS
...helps kids better focus the ATTENTION on a certain issue. Has a positive influence on kids with hyperactivity syndroms and attention related problems. ...REMOVES AGRESIVITY and teaches kids to be responsible for acting. ...Strengthens INTUITION of kids CHESS
...teaches TO CONSIDER different possibilities and to choose the best one. ...develops ABSTRACT THINKING of kids. ...teaches TO PLAN – setting objectives and defining specific steps to achieve them. CHESS
Ability to concentrate longer has a positive influence on school results BETTER RESULTS not only in MATHEMATICS (by 17-20%), also in LANGUAGE. Chess improves READING of kids, that is worth of mentioning. Better results are also in tests related to CRITICAL AND CREATIVE THINKING.
ECU contributes to European development • Chess in School commission and specialised seminars • Chess4Europe knowledge management platform • ECU strategies in line with Europe2020
European Parliament • EP declarationresent of 15 March 2012 on theintroduction of the CIS programme in theeducationalsystems of the EU. • Somesmallchessprojectsfinanced. • Needforstrategicsupport of chess as aneducationaltool. • Pilot cross-European chessproject needed. • Separatebudgetlineforchess.
CONTACT US Martin Huba European Chess Union Treasurer martin.huba@ibsslovakia.sk http://www.europechess.org/
