July 20 is international chess day, which was established more than half a century ago. Interest in this intellectual game Moscow students and their parents not only continues but is growing every year. In the Metropolitan institutions of education for children of all ages today, more than 2.5 thousand chess sections. Doing more than 38 thousand people. Future winners of Championships and European Championships and the world serves international grandmasters and masters of sports.
More than 300 Metropolitan schools involved in the urban project “Chess in school”. They created the chess classes, which are events and classes in chess in clubs and as a third lesson of physical culture. Students become familiar with the history of this game, learn its basic rules, learn tactics, get practical experience, taking part in various tournaments organized by the Moscow centre “the Patriot. Sports” in cooperation with the chess federations of Russia and Moscow.
the Most widespread is the city chess tournament “White rook”. This is a competition of teams of schoolchildren and veterans. Annually the event is attended by over 430 educational institutions of the capital. This year it brings together nearly 25 thousand fans of this sport.
Another widespread and popular tournament individual championship among the schoolchildren of Moscow “Moscow gambit”. The competition is held in three stages: school, district and city. Every year there are more than 13 thousand young people in the capital.
Popular and online tournaments in chess, in which you can participate individually and with your family. This year from April to June was held on 21 online the tournament, which was attended by more than 1.8 thousand people.
as part of the “Sports Saturday” this past school year, there were five remote seven tournaments and online competitions on solution of chess problems.
