Step to develop chess in school into Romania: Agreement with National Education Minister Prepare chess in school teachers trough CCD Organize National CiS competitions Organize World School Chess Championship Chess in School Seminar – Bucharest, June 2013; Iasi – May 2015 – visit of World Champion Anatoli Karpov
Iasi it’s the strongest chess city from Romania with a lot of chess players, with many chess in school classes. Over th 5000 kids discover chess every year. Iasi County Chess Association has many chess projects: Chess in School Chess in Kindergardens Chess Simultaneous – Iasi 600 Chess in the Neighborhoods Iasi OPEN Mihail
We estimate that this event will be attended by over 500 pupils (aged between 7 years and 17 years) and 200 attendants from 60 countries on all continents. World School Chess Championship organizers received confirmation of participation of the following personalities: – Georgios Makropoulos – senior vice president of the World Chess Federation – Alexander Kostyev
During the WSCC 2017 we’ll organize a FIDE CiS Seminar with Kevin O’Connell and Vlad Ungureanu from FIDE CiS Commission.
Iasi have organized from 2011 till now many international competitions: 2011: European Youth Team Chess Championship 2012: World School Chess Championship 2013: World Amateur Chess Championship 2014:Â European Youth Team Chess Championship 2015: European Solving Chess Championship 2017: World School Chess Championship In September 4-13 RCF will organize in Mamaia, the European Individual Youth Chess Championship