CHESS IN SCHOOLS (CiS): THE TURKISH CASE 1 24 February 2016 European Commission

2 OUR PROJECTS 1-İş Bank Chess Classes 2-I’m Growing up with Chess 3-Let’s Meet at the Right Move 4-Chess for Children under Care 5-Chess for Detention Center Kids 6-Chess for Universities

3 Players: Trainers: Children in CiS: Schools: TCF FIGURES

Chess Classes İŞ BANK CHESS CLASSES PROJECT

5 Chess Books Chess Sets Training Boards MATERIALS TO SCHOOLS

6 Letters from Children

7 I’M GROWING UP WITH CHESS PROJECT Pre-School Level Kids Sponsorship from Spor Toto Seminar Organized and Teachers are Trained 1000 Chess Classes and 300 Garden Chess

8 Chess Sets Garden Chess 14 Provinces Kids

9 │ Sponsorship from Municipalities 1 st grade students receive chess sets and books sets were distributed LET’S MEET AT THE RIGHT MOVE PROJECT

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11 CHILDREN UNDER CARE PROJECT Protocol with the Ministry Chess Classes to 305 Units Training for Teachers Tournaments

12 CHESS FOR DETENTION CENTER KIDS PROJECT Protocol with the Ministry of Justice Chess Classes to Units Chess sets to 3500 kids

13 CHESS AT UNIVERSITIES Workshop with Academics at Suleyman Demirel Uni Chess Training Dpt. In 2017

14 TARGETS More projects in CiS Tournament all around Turkey Increased numbers of kids in Chess

15 TURKISH YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP ON JANUARY 2016 WITH RECORDS Participants from all 81 cities from Turkey 2236 chess players and nearly 2650 parents totally 5000 people Biggest ever sports tournaments in Turkish history and one of the biggest in the world

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17 Kasım YEKELER Board Member of Turkish Chess Federation Gülkız TULAY President of Turkish Chess Federation