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Press-release №9
February, 3rd

Chess education congress should be organized in Khanty-Mansiisk




The International science-practical conference “Chess within the system of education in Russia and in the world” which took place at the Russian State Social University (RSSU) finished on Tuesday.

The conference was dedicated to the problem of chess integration into education program in many countries and was organized under the aegis of World Chess Federation (FIDE). Two representatives of the federation have done their reports - the Chairman of the FIDE committee “Chess in school” professor from Venezuela Uvensio Blanco and the chairman of the FIDE coach committee Russians Jury Razuvaev.

Mr. Blanco mentioned that measures on chess integration into educational programs are carrying out in different countries. The most active in this business are China, India, Italy, Latin America countries. Important element of this program is explanatory work with state officials which is holding by FIDE representatives in different countries. They are trying to prove necessity of integration of the “Chess in school” project.

As mentioned Doctor of Education Sciences Igor Suhin (Institute of theory and history of education of the Russian Education Academy) chess allover education in Russia began to develop most actively from 2004. The order about chess development was issued by the Ministry of Education of the RF in those times. The special council was created as well as program of measures was adopted and began being realized. Nowadays there are several regions in Russia where chess is included to the education program. These regions are: Kalmykia, Yakutia, Tomsk and Pskov regions, Khanty-Mansiisk autonomous district.

The reporters tried to answer such questions as “Why do we need to teach chess in the school? Who must teach it? What system of education is the most acceptable?”    

The final resolution was adopted after the conference. It was recommended to government institutions to work out the problem of introducing into the state classifier the new profession “Chess teacher in the initial classes”. Also the recommendation of the Russian chess federation about carrying out of the next congress during 39th chess Olympic Games in Khanty-Mansisk autonomous region devoted to questions of chess education has been accepted.

 

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