12 unique solutions allowing for transformations 12 unique solutions allowing for transformations. Only one of these has a queen in the corner. Each solution has four queens on black squares and four queens on white squares. CHESS FOR EDUCATION 2019

for educational purposes to develop social and intellectual skills Founded 1985, currently 54 countries President: Zurab Azmaiparashvili (Georgia) 2012: EU Parliament declared that Member States should encourage chess in schools 2014: ECU Education Commission was created to lead the development of chess in schools (CiS) in Europe for educational purposes to develop social and intellectual skills

Information Gathering Talking to Federations Chess in Schools organisations Networking Conferences (CSC, ECU) Survey

Survey results Chess in Schools activity France Ireland Norway Sweden Finland Estonia Latvia Spain Portugal Belgium Netherlands Germany Switzerland Italy Czech Rep Slovakia Austria Poland Ukraine Turkey Bulgaria Romania Serbia Bosnia and H Croatia Hungary Albania Greece Kazakhstan Denmark Slovenia Belarus Moldova Russia Montenegro Iceland Lithuania Georgia Azerbaijan Armenia Luxembourg Macedonia Cyprus England Scotland Wales No response High Moderate *EU member country Israel

Survey results Federation Involvement France Ireland Norway Sweden Finland Estonia Latvia Spain Portugal Belgium Netherlands Germany Switzerland Italy Czech Rep Slovakia Austria Poland Ukraine Turkey Bulgaria Romania Serbia Bosnia and H Croatia Hungary Albania Greece Kazakhstan Denmark Slovenia Belarus Moldova Russia Montenegro Iceland Lithuania Georgia Azerbaijan Armenia Luxembourg Macedonia Cyprus England Scotland Wales No response Active in CiS Passive *EU member country Israel

Survey Conclusions Chess in Schools is a rapidly growing movement Education Commission Chess in Schools is a rapidly growing movement There is huge diversity in how CiS is implemented Important to establish chess as a pedagogic tool Need for training in didactic skills ECU needs to create new standards for CiS

Current Projects Chess Teacher Newsletter The European School Team Chess Internet Championship Collecting Research on impact of chess Full system for teaching chess School Chess Teacher Certificated Course Method books on how to teach chess

ECU Courses Mathematics Early Years Chess Didactics Chess Training Special Needs Social Integration

The Future Education Commission Chess will be regarded as an educational tool A new standard for how to teach – will give better results in research Brain training tool – a broader field Chess in after-school activities and chess as a profile for schools Chess must be established on academic level Co-operation instead of competition – the new way of enjoying chess

Thank you! Jesper Hall jesper.hall@telia.com www.europechess.org/commissions/educational-commission/